precious metal
Gold or platinum
A precious metal is a rare metallic element valued for its scarcity, durability, and luster—primarily gold, silver, and platinum.
These metals serve as stores of wealth, currency backing, and materials for jewelry and industry.
Gold remains the most trusted precious metal during economic uncertainty.
The category sometimes extends to palladium, rhodium, and other platinum-group metals.
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- mining claimLegal right to extract minerals
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- ingotCast metal block
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- Gold and Silvergold bullion, gold nugget, gold nuggets, gold dust, gold ingots
- precious metalsgold, silver, platinum, palladium, bullion
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- Platinum Metalsplatinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium
- ore processingcrushing, grinding, crushers, flotation, magnetic separation
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
precious metalbase metal
Non-precious metallic element
industrial metal · scrap metal · pig iron · slag · tin
precious metalnon-metal
Element without metallic properties
plastic · synthetic material · composite material · organic matter · wood
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