Palladium, iridium, and gold in the ores and host rocks of …
However, it may release significant quantities of gold and sulfur.The ultramafic host rocks of the nickel sulfide ores have very low Pd/Ir ratios relative to the nickel ores and also to "normal" ultramafic rocks that are not known to be associated with major amounts of nickel sulfides. This relation may be a valuable exploration guide.
