“… Ore/deposit | Beneficiation method | Identified minerals | References |
Сhromite ore (PGM-containing) | Hydro separation | Ruarsite, erlichamanite | [ 74 ] |
Alaskan or Dunite type ore | Gravity separation, jigging, panning | Sperrylite, osmiridium, platiniridium, cooperite, etc. | [ 67 , 75 , 76 ] |
Raglan, Clarabelle ores | Gravity concentration | Sperrylite, moncheite | [ 63 , 77 ] |
Ferrochrome host (PGM-containing) | Gravity and magnetic separation | Braggite, sudburyite, laurite | [ 63 , 78 ] |
Sulfide-hosted ores (PGM-containing) | Crushing, flash flotation, froth flotation | Cooperite, braggite, Kotulskite etc. | [ 63 , 67 , 79 ] |
Cu–Ni sulfide ore | Hydro separator, gravity concentration | Tetraferroplatinum, cooperite, sperrylite | [ 80 ] |
PGM minerals associated with Fe | Gravity and magnetic separation | Nickelferroplatinum, retraferroplatinum, tulameenite | [ 81 ] |
Chromite-hosted ore (PGM-containing) | Crushing, flash flotation, froth flotation | Cooperite, malanite, laurite, braggit, etc. |
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