Exploration for platinum-group element deposits
The Ferguson Lake Ni–Cu–Co–platinum-group element (PGE) deposit in Nunavut, Canada, occurs near the structural hanging wall of a metamorphosed gabbroic sill that is concordant with the enclosing…. Expand. 17. Highly Influenced. 10 Excerpts.
Global Platinum-Group Resources Estimated at More …
The first-ever inventory and geological assessment of known and undiscovered platinum-group element (PGE) resources estimates that more than …
(PDF) EXPLORATION FOR THE PLATINUM--GROUP …
Exploration for Platinum-group elements (PGE) in the Carpathian-Balkan system Economou-Eliopoulos M. Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens GR,e-mail: [email protected] Abstract The platinum-group elements (Os, Ir, Ru, Rh, Pd and Pt), which are the most valuable …
Some geochemical considerations for platinum-group-element exploration
It has long been recognized that platinum-group-element (PGE) deposits in layered intrusions preferentially occur in intrusions that crystallized from high-Mg parent magmas. Recent studies suggest ...
PGE geochemistry and platinum-group minerals in …
Abstract Podiform chromitites, a part of Nidar ophiolite complex from the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ), southeast Ladakh, host significant platinum-group elements (PGE) and platinum-group of minerals. These high Cr chromitites are found to be enveloped within the dunite rocks in the form of massive, semi-massive and stringers …
(PDF) PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT EXPLORATION
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Platinum-group elements
The platinum-group elements (PGEs)—platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium—are metals that have similar physical and chemical properties and tend to occur together in nature. ... Exploration and mining companies report resources of about 104,000 metric tons of PGEs (including minor amounts of gold) in mineral deposits ...
Hydrogeochemistry as a Tool for Platinum Group Element …
The use of surface and ground water for exploration of platinum group elements (PGE) has been studied in the Sittampundi anorthosite complex, Tamil Nadu, south India, where PGE mineralization is known to occur in basic and ultrabasic rocks. Groundwater interacting with mineralized rocks creates a geochemical signature which …
Platinum-group element exploration
The platinum-group elements (PGE) include platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. They are currently receiving world-wide attention as an attractive exploration target because they offer the dual attraction of rare, high value precious metals as well as major industrial applications. Platinum has aesthetic qualities ...
Magmatic nickel-copper-platinum group element deposits
Abstract. Magmatic deposits containing exploitable quantities of nickel, copper, and platinum group elements (PGE) are associ-ated with variable quantities of localized sulphide concentrations in ...
Platinum‐group metals
Summary. The six elements of the platinum group – ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum – are referred as platinum-group metals (PGM). Enrichment of PGM occurs in deposits of several types developed in a limited range of geological settings, commonly associated with nickel and copper. Underground …
(PDF) GENERAL OVERVIEW ANALYSIS OF PGE POTENTIAL …
One such resource is Platinum Group Elements (PGE). This resource is very rare and as such has a high monetary value. However, there is very little exploration work done to quantitatively define ...
Platinum-Group Element Exploration (ISSN)
The platinum-group elements (PGE) include platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. They are currently receiving world-wide attention as an attractive exploration target because they offer the dual attraction of rare, high value precious metals as well as major industrial applications. Platinum has aesthetic qualities ...
Exploration for platinum group element (PGE) deposits in …
A platinum group element (PGE) investigation of a 5.3km-thick stratigraphic section of the Stillwater Complex, Montana was undertaken to refine and test a geochemical technique to explore for ...
EXPLORATION FOR DEPOSITS OF PLATINUM …
EXPLORATION FOR DEPOSITS OF PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS. Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series Volume 35. Edited by. James E. Mungall …
Platinum : Properties, Uses, Occurrence and Localities
The largest producers of platinum are typically South Africa, Russia, and Zimbabwe, where significant deposits of platinum group elements are found. The exploration and extraction of platinum are carried out using a combination of geological surveys, drilling, and mining techniques to locate and extract the metal from its primary …
Platinum-Group Element
The platinum-group elements are extracted by the following process steps: (a) crushing and grinding of the ore; (b) production of a bulk sulphide concentrate that is rich in …
Platinum Group Element
15 rowsThe platinum group elements (PGE) consist of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os) and iridium (Ir), and always occur together in …
(PDF) Exploration for Platinum-Group Minerals in Till: A …
Exploration for Platinum-Group Mineral s . For a long time, placer dep osits were the only PGM sources, but currently their con-tribution to the global resources is less than 4% [28].
Platinum-Group Element Deposits in Layered Intrusions
Oberthür T, Melcher F (2005) Behaviour of platinum-group elements and platinum-group minerals in the supergene environment: a caase study of persistence and redistribution in the Main Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. In: Mungall JE (ed) Exploration for Platinum-Group Elements Deposits, vol Short Course Vol. 35.
Mapping the 3-D extent of the Stillwater Complex, …
Geophysical models characterize the exposed and interpreted buried extent of the Stillwater Complex, critical for understanding the origin of the layered mafic intrusion and its associated high-grade platinum group element resources. The 3D models, constrained by gravity, magnetic, xenolith, seismic, borehole, and rock property data …
Magmatic geochemistry of the platinum-group elements. Exploration …
Forty-two volcanic rocks of the Panjal Traps were analyzed for platinum-group elements (PGE) to investigate magma genesis, high-temperature behaviour, and exploration potential of these elements.
Exploration for Platinum-Group Element Deposits
There are six platinum group elements (PGE): ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir) and platinum (Pt). ... Keiko H. Hattori, 2005. "CHAPTER 13: PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS IN GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION", Exploration for Platinum-Group Element Deposits, James E. Mungall. Download …
Cu/Pd and Cu/Pt of silicate rocks in the Bushveld Complex; …
DOI: 10.2113/GSECONGEO.91.6.1151 Corpus ID: 130601569; Cu/Pd and Cu/Pt of silicate rocks in the Bushveld Complex; implications for platinum-group element exploration @article{Maier1996CuPdAC, title={Cu/Pd and Cu/Pt of silicate rocks in the Bushveld Complex; implications for platinum-group element exploration}, …
Platinum-Group Element Exploration, Volume 26
Description. The platinum-group elements (PGE) include platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. They are currently receiving world-wide attention as an …
Geochemical exploration for platinum-group element …
Keywords: platinum-group elements (PGEs), geochemical exploration, stream sediments, Emeishan basalt province, China Received 13 August 2012; revised 18 March 2014; accepted 25 March 2014
Global exploration and production capacity for platinum-group …
Platinum-group metals (PGMs) are required in a variety of commercial, industrial, and military applications for many existing and emerging technologies, yet the United States is highly dependent on foreign sources of PGMs. Information on global exploration for PGMs since 1995 has been used in this study as a basis for identifying …
Mapping the 3D extent of the Stillwater Complex
1. Introduction. The Stillwater Complex, a late Archean ultramafic to mafic layered igneous intrusion, contains the J-M reef deposit, which is the world's highest grade reef type platinum group element (PGE) deposit (Zientek et al., 2002) and shows strong similarities with other world class PGE mineral systems.Yet little is known about the …
Julimar Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project
90-. Project Area. ~350km 2. The Julimar Nickel-Copper-Platinum Group Element (Ni-Cu-PGE) Exploration Project forms part of Chalice's large-scale exploration portfolio in the new West Yilgarn Province. The new province is entirely unexplored and is considered one of the most exciting new nickel sulphide provinces globally.
Platinum-Group Element Exploration (Volume 26) …
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