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1994 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Rhenium

Author : Phillip Crowson

Published in: Minerals Handbook 1994–95

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Rhenium is obtained as a byproduct of molybdenite in porphyry copper operations. The reserve base is 10000 tonnes, of which over 80% is in the USA, Chile and Canada. Only a few copper/molybdenum deposits contain economically viable traces of rhenium.

Metadata
Title
Rhenium
Author
Phillip Crowson
Copyright Year
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13431-1_35

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