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There are two ways of looking at the recent emergence of platinum as a prime exploration target. One view is that it simply illustrates the abiding fatuousness of exploration geologists—their herd instinct, their inability to concentrate on more than one thing at a time and their slender grasp on economic realities. From the other point of view it is a classic case of market forces doing their thing—investment rushing to meet opportunity and plug anticipated gaps in the supply of essential materials.
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Morrissey, C.J. (1988). Exploration for Platinum: a Contemporary Viewpoint. In: Prichard, H.M., Potts, P.J., Bowles, J.F.W., Cribb, S.J. (eds) Geo-Platinum 87. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1353-0_1
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