An overview of chalcophile element contents of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits

ET Mansur, SJ Barnes, CJ Duran - Mineralium Deposita, 2021 - Springer
We have compiled the trace element concentrations in pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite,
and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposits with the aim of understanding their …

Love is in the Earth: A review of tellurium (bio) geochemistry in surface environments

OP Missen, R Ram, SJ Mills, B Etschmann, F Reith… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tellurium (Te) is a rare metalloid in the chalcogen group of the Periodic Table. Tellurium is
regularly listed as a critical raw material both due to its increased use in the solar industry …

Evolution of a hydrothermal ore-forming system recorded by sulfide mineral chemistry: a case study from the Plaka Pb–Zn–Ag Deposit, Lavrion, Greece

M Frenzel, P Voudouris, NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu… - Mineralium …, 2022 - Springer
Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and electron-probe
microanalysis were used to investigate the trace-element contents of sphalerite, chalcopyrite …

[HTML][HTML] Constraints on the behavior of trace elements in the actively-forming TAG deposit, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, based on LA-ICP-MS analyses of pyrite

HLJ Grant, MD Hannington, S Petersen, M Frische… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The distribution of trace ore elements in different paragenetic stages of pyrite has been
documented for the first time in the sub-seafloor of the actively-forming TAG massive sulfide …

Scheelite chemistry from skarn systems: implications for ore-forming processes and mineral exploration

ACR Miranda, G Beaudoin, B Rottier - Mineralium Deposita, 2022 - Springer
The trace element composition of scheelite from 19 well-documented reduced and oxidized
skarn systems was measured by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass …

Chalcopyrite leaching in novel lixiviants

IF Barton, JB Hiskey - Hydrometallurgy, 2022 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) makes up a large and increasing fraction of the world's future
copper resources, but is highly refractory to leaching with common lixiviants. Novel lixiviants …

[HTML][HTML] Bismuth: Economic geology and value chains

E Deady, C Moon, K Moore, KM Goodenough… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bismuth occurs in a wide range of mineral deposit types and is usually regarded as a
deleterious by-product. Its classification as a critical raw material by the European …

Indium distribution in sphalerite from sulfide–oxide–silicate skarn assemblages: a case study of the Dulong Zn–Sn–In deposit, Southwest China

J Xu, NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu, X Li… - Mineralium …, 2021 - Springer
Economic interest in indium (In) and other critical metals has accelerated efforts to
understand how such elements occur in nature and the controls on their mineralogy. In this …

An arsenic-driven pump for invisible gold in hydrothermal systems

GS Pokrovski, C Escoda, M Blanchard… - Geochemical …, 2021 - hal.science
Pyrite (FeS 2), arsenopyrite (FeAsS) and löllingite (FeAs 2) are exceptional gold
concentrators on Earth; yet the exact redox and structural state of this" invisible" gold and the …

Towards resilient and sustainable supply of critical elements from the copper supply chain: A review

M Moats, L Alagha, K Awuah-Offei - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
The highly specialized materials needed for the de-carbonization of energy, smart devices
and the internet of things have created supply concerns of critical elements used in these …