While the stock market is a risky investment, precious metal corporations usually do well. Right now, gold is doing extremely well and would be a fabulous investment.
It is much more precious than gold. According to Wikipedia, rhodium is usually the most precious expensive metal on the market. It is part of the platinum group. Rhenium can surpass the value of rhodium depending on the market. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenium
No. Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive.
No, zinc is not a precious metal. It is a necessary industrial metal.
Technibond is a trade name for jewelry sold on a television shopping channel. It is similar to the term "vermeil" in which a layer of karat precious metal is bonded onto another metal, usually sterling silver. The precious metal can be such as platinum, or 18 karat gold for example. This is not the same as "plated" with a precious metal. It is a bonding technique.
iradium is the precious metal element apart from platinum
is brass a precious metal
a lump of precious metal is called at nugget if talking about gold
Niobium is a rare metal, good additive for stainless, but not precious - it is grey
Uranium is not a precious metal (as Au, Ag, Pt,.....) but is a valuable metal mined in Namibia.
Items, usually of precious metal and stone, but not always, worn strictly as adornment, and excluding clothing.
Yes. Gold is an extremely precious metal. It is one of the most expensive metals there is.
Platinum, a precious metal, is used in catalytic converters.