1. Introduction. Pyrite (FeS 2, iron disulfide), is the most abundant sulfide mineral and commonly associated with valuable minerals such as sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold as well as coal (Wang and Forssberg, 1991, Wang, 1995, Dimitrijevic et al., 1996, Jiang et al., 1998).Pyrite has very low economic significance and is usually …
