A　one-pot　redox　deposition　method　is　described　to　prepare　silica-supported　bimetallic　NiPt　and　CuPt　catalysts　using　differences　in　standard　reduction　potentials.　The　synthesis　involved　the　initial　reduction　of　non-noble　metal　ions　(Ni2+　and　Cu2+)　by　NaBH4,　followed　by　reduction　of　Pt　ions　by　these　reduced　metals.　Alloy　formation　and　phase　purity　were　established　by　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　bulk　composition　by　X-ray　fluorescence　(XRF),　and　surface　composition　by　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　(XPS).　Alloy　formation　was　enhanced　by　increase　in　the　amount　of　base　metals　available　to　reduce　Pt,　or　through　the　use　of　excess　NaBH4　after　redox　deposition.　The　catalysts　were　evaluated　for　methane　oxidation　at　300-400　°C　and　atmospheric　pressure.　Reference　samples　prepared　using　the　incipient　wetness　impregnation　(IW)　method　had　inferior　performance　and　characteristics.　The　redox　deposition　method　provides　a　simple　and　versatile　protocol　for　the　preparation　of　bimetallic　alloys　between　noble　metals　and　base　metals.　©　2019　Elsevier　B.V.