How is platinum extracted from its ore
Sep 19, 2014· For Platinum, the two- chief minerals are sperrylite or platinum arsenide (PtAs2) and co-operate or platinum sulfide (Pts). Extracting Platinum from these ores is arguably one of the most capital and labour intensive operations in the world. On average, it takes up to six months and up to 12 tonnes of ore to produce an industry standard troy ...