Compositions and methods of mineral pitch resin as a semisolid, solid, and powder comprising a higher than negligible content of at least one of gold, silver and platinum are provided. For example, the product could have a content of above 1 ppm of one or more precious metals. Such mineral pitch resin compositions may be safely consumed orally or topically. Compositions and methods of mineral pitch resin comprising at least one of gold, silver and platinum added during processing to result in a product having a content of above 0.01 ppm of a precious metal is also provided.
