Abstract
Rhenium is obtained as a byproduct of molybdenite in porphyry copper operations. The reserve base is 10000 tonnes, of which over 80% is in the USA, Chile and Canada. Only a few copper/molybdenum deposits contain economically viable traces of rhenium.
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© 1994 Phillip Crowson
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Crowson, P. (1994). Rhenium. In: Minerals Handbook 1994–95. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13431-1_35
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