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Precious metal

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021868

  1. Any of several relatively scarce and valuable metals, such as gold, silver, and the platinum group metals.

  2. 1. Any of several relatively scarce and valuable metals, such as gold, silver, and the platinum group metals.

    2. Gold, silver, or platinum group metals and the principal alloys of those metals.

    3. Gold, platinum, palladium and silver and their alloys. Any alloy containing 30 or greater percent by weight of precious metals is considered a precious metal.

    4. Gold, platinum, palladium, and silver and their alloys. Any alloy containing 30 or greater percent by weight of precious metals is considered a precious metal alloy.

    5. Gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021868
FieldEnvironment
SubjectLand, waste and cleanup; Chemical substances
ReferencesAbandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary; 40 CFR 466.02 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 468.02 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 471.02 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 421.261 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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    "Any of several relatively scarce and valuable metals, such as gold, silver, and the platinum group metals.",
    "1. Any of several relatively scarce and valuable metals, such as gold, silver, and the platinum group metals.\n\n2. Gold, silver, or platinum group metals and the principal alloys of those metals.\n\n3. Gold, platinum, palladium and silver and their alloys. Any alloy containing 30 or greater percent by weight of precious metals is considered a precious metal.\n\n4. Gold, platinum, palladium, and silver and their alloys. Any alloy containing 30 or greater percent by weight of precious metals is considered a precious metal alloy.\n\n5. Gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Land, waste and cleanup",
    "Chemical substances"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 466.02 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 468.02 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 471.02 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 421.261 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/precious-metal/"
}

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