Show Discovered lit lu 1735 Platinum was discovered In what IKno is IK isnow isnow now no Colombia In 1735 2735 by n a Spaniard names named Don Antonio de Ulloa who accompanied accompanied ac ne companied a French scientific expedition expedition tion and his account of It was waR the first Information regarding ln the metal to be brought to the attention of ot Europeans In the placer pIncer mining of gold In Colombia Co Co- Colombia lombia It was formerly thrown away uway as waste and when the I Ilse I e In price made It t more valuable than Ulan gold hold the ground on which the waste hu hud bud been hn thrown became In Its turn a n Held field for mining operations and even P the streets of or the time principal center of ot gold Jolli refining In Colombia were torn up ane and the time soil soli washed for tor particles par pur particles of or the new treasure One mantore man mon mantore tore down his store In or order er to get et at atthe atthe atthe the ground beneath and found so much mach platinum that he was Wilt enabled to rebuild and e an un extra for his trouble c |