Base metals are any nonferrous (they contain no iron) metals that are neither precious metals nor noble metals. The most common base metals are copper, lead, nickel, tin, aluminum, and zinc. Base metals are more common and more readily extracted than precious metals, which include gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Noble metals, some of ... More @Wikipedia
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