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  title info:
    title: Platinum Group Metals Industry
  name:
    name part: Black, William
    name part: 1957-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    place:
      place term: Cambridge
    publisher: Woodhead Publishing
    date issued: 2000
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource
  abstract: This looseleaf manual provides a wealth of information on an industry that, until recently, was highly secretive. Unlike traditional market reports, it examines every aspect of the industry from exploration, mining and extraction through to production methods, applications, pricing and trading.
  table of contents: Front Cover; The Platinum Group Metals Industry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the author; Index; Chapter 1. The metals and their history; 1.1 Properties of metals; 1.2 Platinum; 1.3 Palladium; 1.4 Rhodium; 1.5 iridium; 1.6 Ruthenium; 1.7 Osmium; 1.8 Historical origins of the industry; Chapter 2. Mineral deposits; 2.1 Geological occurrence; 2 2 Location of major deposits; 2.3 Minor deposits; 2 4 Areas of exploration; Chapter 3. Extraction methods; 3.1 Mining; 3.2 Processing; 3 3 Precious metals refining; Chapter 4. Metal production; 4.1 Definition of producer.
  table of contents: 4.2 Primary producers4.3 Secondary production; 4.4 Toll refining; Chapter 5. Metal demand and applications; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Fundamentals of catalysis; 5.3 Catalysts; 54 Jewellery; 5.5 Crucibles; 5.6 Glass fibre manufacture; 57 Electronics; 5.8 Dental applications; 5 9 Anodes; 5 10 Fuel cells; 5 11 Pharmaceuticals; 512 Sensors; Chapter 6. Platinum group metal pricing; 6.1 Evolution of the pricing system; 6.2 The producer price and the dealer price; 6.3 price history of the metals; 6 4 Price setting; 6.5 Nominal and real metal prices; 6.6 Long term supply contracts; 6.7 Leasing of metal.
  table of contents: 6.8 Consignment stocks and salesChapter 7. Platinum group metal trading; 7.1 International exchanges; 7 2 Metal specifications; 7.3 Investment bars and ingots; 7.4 Coins and medallions; Chapter 8. Derivatives; 8.1 The origins of derivatives; 8.2 Forward contracts; 8 3 Futures contracts; 8.4 The futures trading centres; 8.5 Options; 8.6 The Commodities Futures Trading Commission; Chapter 9. Future prospects; 9.1 Overview; 9 2 Primary supply; 9.3 Secondary supply; 9.4 Demand; Appendix; A brief chronology of the platinum industry.
  note: William Black.
  subject:
    topic: Platinum group
  subject:
    topic: Platinum group industry
  subject:
    topic: Platinum industry
  subject:
    topic: Groupe du platine
  subject:
    topic: Platine
    topic: Industrie
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Industries
    topic: General
  subject:
    topic: Platinum group
  subject:
    topic: Platinum group industry
  subject:
    topic: Platinum industry
  classification: HD9539.P5
  classification: 338.27422
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    title info:
      title: Platinum Group Metals Industry
    name:
      name part: Black, William.
    origin info:
      publisher: Woodhead Publishing 2000
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  record info:
    record content source: IDEBK
    record creation date: 140124
    record change date: 20260326195732.8
    record identifier: in00005753425
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng