The Use of Gold in Electronics At Garfield, we often talk about gold in jewelry, bullion and even dental crowns. But did you know that gold also… Read Full Post
Palladium 101: History, Uses and Recycling It’s been a wild ride for precious metals in 2025. Gold prices just broke a whopping $4,200/oz, and silver recently… Read Full Post
What are Precious Metals? At Garfield Refining, we’ve been buying and selling precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium for over a century…. Read Full Post
What are Platinum Group Metals? Platinum group metals (PGMs): where do they come from, and where do they go? Are we running out of platinum,… Read Full Post
The Many Uses of Medical Platinum When most people think of platinum, luxury jewelry or even catalytic converters come to mind – but there’s much more… Read Full Post
Fun Facts About St. Patrick’s Day, Leprechauns and Gold Picture St. Patrick’s Day: leprechauns, shamrocks, rainbows, and most importantly, pots of gold. Have you ever wondered about the origins… Read Full Post
Is There Still Gold in Fort Knox? Gold’s tremendous prices have been flooding headlines lately. 2024 was a milestone year for gold, and the momentum has propelled… Read Full Post
What’s A Precious Metals Alloy? Simply put, an alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. The word “alloy” comes from the Latin “ligare,”… Read Full Post
7 Fun Facts about Platinum Of the most popular precious metals – gold, silver, platinum and palladium – platinum is the rarest of all. This… Read Full Post
