The platinum metals
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IMPERIAL INSTITUTE
MONOGRAPHS ON MINERAL RESOURCES
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE
BRITISH EMPIRE
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
MINERAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
STAFF OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE
A. D. LUMB, A.R.S.M., F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. M.M.
Arthur Douglas Lumb
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THE PLATINUM METALS
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE
Advisory Committee on Mineral Resources
PREFACE
CONTENTS
Introduction
Occurrences
Properties of the Platinum Metals
Metallurgical Treatment
Platinum-Refining Agencies
The Uses of Platinum and its Allies
Alloy Substitutes for Platinum
Scrap Platinum
World’s Output of Platinum
EUROPE
ASIA
AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
AUSTRALASIA
EUROPE
ASIA
AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
WORLD MAP OF PLATINUM DEPOSITS
REFERENCES TO LITERATURE ON THE PLATINUM METALS