The recovery of platinum-group elements from the UG-2 chromitite, Bushveld Complex - A mineralogical perspective

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 213-222

  Penberthy, C J ^a   Oosthuyzen, E J ^a   Merkle, R K W ^b  

^a MINTEK   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; GANGUE; GRAIN SIZE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MILLING; MINERALOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SULFIDE; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0005761902     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100050010     Document Type: Article

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