1994 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Rhenium
Author : Phillip Crowson
Published in: Minerals Handbook 1994–95
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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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.