Small-scale mining has taken place in the past and rights exist to operate a small osmiridium mines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia] Reference

After figuring out the alloy osmiridium, Tom had distilled it into the jetmarine by a superhigh vacuum so that every exposed surface of the machinery was protected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Swift Jr And His Jetmarine]

The osmiridium will remain as an insoluble residue, which can be separated and weighed.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference

As he left he presented me with a hatyk and, rummaging through my saddle bags, I found a single article that might be considered worthy as a gift for a Hutuktu, a small bottle of osmiridium, this rare, natural concomitant of platinum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beasts, Men and Gods] Reference

"That osmiridium you sprayed on the pipes did the trick.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Swift Jr And His Jetmarine]

Occurs in nature alloyed with osmium as osmiridium or iridosmine, which is "rather abundant in the auriferous beach sands of Northern.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference

Gorisa, and Tipendemos over the last eight years, you'll find that any additional modifications to the SCCAM weapons system must take into account the stress limitations of the osmiridium casing itself. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Orphan Star]

The poor chap had swallowed my osmiridium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beasts, Men and Gods] Reference