The ore sample contains 7wt. % Mo, 2 % Ni, 19 % S and 13 % C org, 10 % CO 2, 14 % CaO, % As, 2000 ppm Se, 5400 ppm Zn, 450 ppm U and V, and up to 1 ppm PGE (Orberger et al. 2007). One representative sample (641 g) of Mo–Ni–PGE ore (Figs 2 and 3) was crushed down to a grain size <125 µm by a RETSCH vibratory disc mill (RS 100), using ...