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SULFIDE BASE METAL [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Sulfosalts (e.g.,tennantite), tellurides and bismuthinite may be present, as well as base metal sulphides.

CONT

Probable sources of placer gold include gold-bearing quartz veins, felsic intrusions, base metal sulphide deposits, paleoplacers, and other gold-bearing deposits.

Key term(s)
  • sulfide of base metal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Le Congo a presque épuisé les filons complexes du Katanga où l'on trouve des oxydes et sels d'uranium, des sulfoséléniures de Ni et de Co, des sulfures de métaux usuels tels que le cuivre, des terres rares [...] et des métaux précieux [...]

OBS

métal de base [...] : terme très discutable.

Spanish

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