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The evolution of technology for extractive metallurgy over the last 50 years—Is the best yet to come?

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    Michael G. King (Director of Metallurgical Technology for Xstrata Nickel (formerly Falconbridge Ltd.)

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King, M.G. The evolution of technology for extractive metallurgy over the last 50 years—Is the best yet to come?. JOM 59, 21–27 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-007-0019-2

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