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Record 1 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper Mining
  • Nickel and Cobalt Mining
  • Economic Geology
CONT

In 1919, the recovery of by-product platinum metals from the Sudbury copper-nickel ores of Canada started.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cuivre
  • Mines de cobalt et de nickel
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Il existe des minerais sulfurés complexes [...] où le rapport Cu sur les autres métaux utiles est fréquemment très inférieur à l'unité. Ces minerais sont généralement accompagnés de quantités appréciables de métaux précieux : Ag, Au et parfois platinoïdes (minerais Cu-Ni des gîtes canadiens).

CONT

Mines de nickel-cuivre. Établissements dont l'activité principale consiste à extraire, préparer et enrichir du minerai de nickel-cuivre.

Spanish

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