Review of germanium processing worldwide

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-402

  Moskalyk, R R ^a  

^a Nordic Metall Consultants Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extractive metallurgy; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPETITION; EXTRACTION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GALLIUM; GERMANATE MINERALS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; INDIUM; MARKETING; METAL RECOVERY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; VIDEODISKS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

MARKET SHARE; SULPHIDE ORES;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 1142300312     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2003.11.014     Document Type: Review

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