Factors affecting nickel recovery from slags produced ...
Nickel is recovered as a byproduct of the platinumproducing processes operated in the Rustenburg area of South Africa. The metals are mined from the Bushveld Complex mainly as sulphide minerals contained in the platinum ores—the Merensky Reef, the Platreef and the UG2 chromitite reef. After concentrating, most of the nickel in the ore concentrates occurs as sulphide minerals ...