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Metallurgy, the study of the physical and chemical properties of metals, is a relatively new science. Many of the elements in the periodic table were discovered during the past 250 years (see chapter on base metals and table 17). Their systematic study has been carried out for less than a century.
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Gasparrini, C. (1993). General Principles of Mineral Processing. In: Gold and Other Precious Metals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77184-2_6
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