Ekaterinburg-Beresov, Russia/ekatberezov701
Previous | Home | NextThis is an example of a platinum placer from the famous Nizhny-Tagil Massif, which is located roughly 35 km southwest of Nizhniy Tagil, near the village of Visim. The Nizhy-Tagil Massif has produced more platinum than any other site in the world. As platinum was being produced in the Nizhniy Tagil area in the early 1800s, it was sent to St. Petersburg where it was coined 1828-1844. [LINK: Money Yard in St. Petersburg] The platinum residues were processed and studied by Klaus in Kazan, [LINK: Kazan] who thereby discovered ruthenium. Courtesy, BRGM-A. Genna. [BRGM = Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières].
