Facts About Ruthenium and Uranium
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
  
Not Available
  
Discovery
In 1844
  
In 1789
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %
  
22
~0.0000001 %
  
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust