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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1282245, member: 66&quot;]Another reason it was probably considered precious was that it was probably one of the first metals discovered.&nbsp; Most metals are chemically active and are almost never found in their metallic form.&nbsp; They are always as ore of oxides, sulfides, carbides etc , and also usually mixed with ores of other metals.&nbsp; But gold is relatively unreactive and does tend to show up as a metal in veins, flakes, or even natural &quot;wire&quot;.&nbsp; Silver, copper, lead and a couple of others can be found in the metal form, but much more rarely except for lead.&nbsp; I&#039;ve often wondered how primitive man ever managed to discover most metals.&nbsp; I mean how do you figure out what you have to do to this rock to get copper out of it?&nbsp; I know that they roast the copper ore, but how would you be the first person to figure that out since the temperatures needed tend to be much higher than those produced in your typical campfire?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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