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The study of base-metal massive sulfide and tin–sulfide deposits in Siberia and the Russian Far East has revealed that the indium content in ores exceeding the average statistical value at similar deposits worldwide could be economically important. Sphalerite and chalcopyrite and chalcopyrite, bornite, and sphalerite are the major indium carriers in the base-metal massive sulfide and tin–sulfide ores, respectively. In addition, base-metal massive sulfide ores have high Cd, Ag, and Te contents, whereas tin–sulfide ores have elevated Ge, Ga, and Nb contents. This has stimulated the investment attractiveness of these deposits.
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Original Russian Text © I.V. Gaskov, A.G. Vladimirov, A.I. Khanchuk, G.A. Pavlova, V.I. Gvozdev, 2017, published in Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 2017, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 62–74.
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Gaskov, I.V., Vladimirov, A.G., Khanchuk, A.I. et al. Distribution of indium in ores of some base metal and tin–sulfide deposits in Siberia and the Russian Far East. Geol. Ore Deposits 59, 56–67 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701517010032
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