Materials
Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium show up in industrial settings in forms most buyers can't identify or won't price correctly. Thermocouple wire, PGM gauze, plating solutions, spent catalysts. We know what it is and we know what it's worth.
The Material
Precious metals in industrial settings look nothing like jewelry. They show up as thermocouple wire coiled in drums, platinum gauze in chemical reactors, palladium catalyst in spent beds, gold plating on connector assemblies, and silver contacts inside electrical equipment. Most buyers either don't recognize the material or don't have the connections to move it properly.
Platinum group metals (PGMs) include platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium. Of these, platinum, palladium, and rhodium are the most common in industrial scrap. They appear in catalytic applications, thermocouple wire, lab equipment, and high-temperature processing environments.
Thermocouple wire is one of the more consistently valuable materials we buy. Type S, R, and B thermocouples contain platinum or platinum-rhodium alloys. Type K is nickel-based and worth less, but it's common and still buyable. Industrial facilities often have drums of used thermocouple wire that sit forgotten because nobody knows what to do with it. We do.
Precious metals price daily against spot. Whatever the market is doing on the day we assess is what you get paid on. We don't lock a rate days before pickup and gamble on the market.
Pricing Factors
What We Accept
Precious metals in industrial scrap come in more forms than most buyers know how to handle. If you're not sure what you have, send a photo or call and describe it. We'll tell you straight.
Type S, R, and B wire contain platinum and platinum-rhodium. Any quantity, used or unused, coiled or loose. One of our most active buy categories.
Spent or new platinum and platinum-rhodium gauze from chemical processing and catalyst applications. Weighed and priced on platinum content.
Palladium, platinum, and rhodium catalyst from industrial and chemical processes. Assay paperwork from previous runs helps price accurately.
Gold contacts, bonding wire, plating anodes, and gold-bearing solutions from industrial and electronics applications. Priced on recoverable content.
Silver contacts, electrical silver, plating anodes, and industrial silver in all forms. Priced on weight and purity against current spot.
Gold, silver, and platinum-bearing solutions from plating and recovery operations. We handle these carefully and price based on assay or estimated content.
In The Field
Precious metals in industrial scrap rarely look like what you'd expect. If you're not sure what you have, send us a photo and we'll tell you what it is.
The Supply Chain
Your material goes to verified, responsible downstream handlers.
Why Liberty
Most scrap buyers treat precious metals as an afterthought. We treat it as a primary business.
We can identify thermocouple wire types, PGM alloy compositions, and precious metal-bearing scrap on sight. You don't need to know what you have before calling us.
Every precious metal purchase is priced against current spot on the day of assessment. No fixed weekly schedules. No delayed pricing.
Settled in full at time of collection, every time. However works best for you. No waiting on refinery returns for standard material.
High-value precious metal transactions are handled with full discretion. NDAs available for sensitive material streams or proprietary process waste.
Call or email. Tell us what you have, attach a photo if you can. We'll identify it and get you a number.