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How is sulfuric acid used to extract platinum

Hello I've been reading about sulfuric acid used for mining. I was wondering how the process works with sulfuric acid and removing platinum, palladium, and rhodium.

Jason Ta
recycler - Duarte, CA, US
July 14, 2008

July 15, 2008

Hi, Jason. I'm not sure I understood the question, but it sounds like the sulfuric acid will dissolve the rock and most everything else but the precious metals?

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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