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FIBER RECOVERY [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Asbestos Mining
  • Economic Geology
CONT

Chrysotile asbestos deposits typically contain on the order of 10 to 1000 Mt averaging 3 to 10% recoverable fibre.

CONT

... the Cassiar deposit amounted to 23 Mt with fibre recoveries in the range of 7 to 10%.

Key term(s)
  • fiber recovery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'amiante
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Les gisements typiques d'amiante chrysotile renferment de 10 à 1 000 millions de tonnes (Mt) de minerai contenant en moyenne de 3 à 10 % de fibres récupérables.

CONT

[...] le gisement de Cassiar renfermait 23 Mt de minerai contenant de 7 à 10 % de fibres récupérables.

Spanish

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