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Platinum metallurgy - Ores and processes

Authors: Pierre BLAZY, El-Aïd JDID

Publication date: December 10, 2003 | Lire en français

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    5. Mineral processing

    Treatment processes for platinum ores differ completely depending on whether the ore consists of alluvium (placer deposits) in which the PGMs are in a free state, or of Ni-Cu sulfide ores in which the platinum is mineralogically bound, with the exception of the summit parts of the deposit where free platinum can be found as a result of oxidation of the deposit.

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