Plating Thickness Testing
Plating Thickness on Gold or Silver jewelry articles can be precisely measured by one of the non-destructive XRF pieces of equipment. Rhodium plating thickness can be measured with high accuracy using this equipment.
Analytical Services for Precious Metals and Jewelry
Our refining customers as well as our product customers benefit from United's advanced analytical services laboratory. Fire assay, x-ray analysis and ICP are all used to detect payable metals in a refining lot and as quality control so you know each jewelry manufacturing product you buy from United is pure and free of any dangerous metals like cadmium.
Precious Metal Spot Prices
| Bid | Change | |
| Gold | $1,266.27 | +$7.21/ |
| Silver | $16.65 | +$0.10/ |
| Platinum | $930.00 | +$9.00/ |
| Palladium | $880.00 | +$7.00/ |
| Gold | 2017-07-28 10:49 AM |
| Bid/ |
$1,266.27/ |
| High/ |
$1,267.78/ |
| Change | +$7.21/+0.57% |
| Silver | 2017-07-28 10:49 AM |
| Bid/ |
$16.65/ |
| High/ |
$16.77/ |
| Change | +$0.10/+0.60% |
| Platinum | 2017-07-28 10:49 AM |
| Bid/ |
$930.00/ |
| High/ |
$939.50/ |
| Change | +$9.00/+0.97% |
| Palladium | 2017-07-28 10:49 AM |
| Bid/ |
$880.00/ |
| High/ |
$889.00/ |
| Change | +$7.00/+0.80% |
Prices shown are for reference only. Please contact our trading desk for accurate, up-to-the-minute pricing.