By 1998 Birch Mountain Resources obtained mineral exploration permits over an extensive area in the Athabasca region where limestone was close to the surface. These permits were originally evaluated for precious metals and later for their potential for aggregates and reagent limestone products.

Birch Mountain has:
Discovered natural nanoparticulate metals
Confirmed the presence of precious metal microparticles in Athabasca rock 
Secured the rights to precious metals in tailings from Suncor Energy
Extracted nanoparticles from rock into solutions
Confirmed the presence of precious metals in extract solutions
Observed that a platinum microparticle in rock is composed of nanoparticles of platinum

They're tiny, but we can see gold, platinum, palladium, and other precious metal microparticles in the limestone. We have focused on these microparticles - seen here in a scanning electron microscope image - and continue in our quest for reliable analytical and extraction methods. For more information on nanopartical research and exploration contact Dr. Hugh Abercrombie.

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