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Gold and Other Precious Metals

From Ore to Market

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Claudia Gasparrini

    1. Minmet Scientific Inc, Tucson, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 1-8

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Mineral Industry - Present State of the Art

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 11-16

    3. Reasons for Poor Planning of Precious Metal Recoveries

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 17-24

    4. Market Value and Other Variables Affecting Recovery Decisions and Recovery Costs

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 25-44

    5. Methods and Techniques for the Study of Ores

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 45-62

    6. General Principles of Mineral Processing

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      Pages 63-83

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Gold

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 87-148

    3. Silver

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 149-185

    4. Differences Between Gold and Silver and their Effects on Recoveries

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 187-191

    5. Platinum Group Elements

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 193-203

    6. Uranium

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 205-226

    7. Base Metals

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 227-283

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
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    2. Mineral Exploration

      • Claudia Gasparrini
      Pages 287-289

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 291-336
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About this book

The literature on gold deposits has increased exponentially during the past eight years. The books on gold geology and exploration cover in most cases certain geographical areas (for example, Gold in Canada, etc. ), or they contain papers presented at symposia and congres­ ses. The approach often missing in other texts is the one which combines geology with mineral­ ogy and the recovery problems and which addresses the earth scientist as well as the ex­ tractive metallurgist. Dr. Claudia Gasparrini has managed to fill this gap very well. She builds a bridge from the ore geology aspect to the mineralogical parameters and proper­ ties, specifically for the ore dressing engineer and, although to a lesser extent, for the ex­ ploration geologist. With her book, she helps to stop blind, one-sided recovery attempts, and points aptly to the importance of mineralogical and largely physical properties, such as the mineral intergrowth and the role of associated minerals. The intergrowth determines important steps of the metallurgical processes, and some of the associated minerals may mess-up the recovery procedure. I am convinced that engineers and scientists will recognize and acknowledge that the ap­ proach presented in the present book needs to be introduced everywhere and not only in very few places. As a matter of fact, the small company needs it just as badly, if not more than the large one. I wholeheartedly support the author's intention to prove.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Minmet Scientific Inc, Tucson, USA

    Claudia Gasparrini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gold and Other Precious Metals

  • Book Subtitle: From Ore to Market

  • Authors: Claudia Gasparrini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77184-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-77186-6Published: 16 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-77184-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 336

  • Topics: Mineral Resources, Mineralogy, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

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