CA2155050A1 - Recovery of nickel using heap leaching - Google Patents

Recovery of nickel using heap leaching

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CA2155050A1
CA2155050A1 CA002155050A CA2155050A CA2155050A1 CA 2155050 A1 CA2155050 A1 CA 2155050A1 CA 002155050 A CA002155050 A CA 002155050A CA 2155050 A CA2155050 A CA 2155050A CA 2155050 A1 CA2155050 A1 CA 2155050A1
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nickel
heap leaching
recovery
ore
eluate solution
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CA2155050C (en
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Trevor Tunley
Robert Huberts
Robert Gideon Fowles
Michael William Bell
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Billiton Intellectual Property BV
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407—Leaching processes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0453—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/18—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes with the aid of microorganisms or enzymes, e.g. bacteria or algae
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20—Recycling

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  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Biochemistry (AREA)
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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
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  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

Abstract

The production of nickel from a sulphide ore by heap leaching the ore by subjecting the ore to biological oxidation, separating nickel from iron, into an eluate solution, by solvent extraction or the use of an ion exchange reagent, and electrowinning ferronickel from the eluate solution.
CA002155050A 1994-08-01 1995-07-31 Recovery of nickel using heap leaching Expired - Fee Related CA2155050C (en)

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ZA94/5687 1994-08-01
ZA945687 1994-08-01

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CA2155050A1 true CA2155050A1 (en) 1996-02-02
CA2155050C CA2155050C (en) 2002-10-01

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CA (1) CA2155050C (en)
FI (1) FI110190B (en)
GB (1) GB2291869B (en)
ZA (1) ZA956205B (en)

Cited By (4)

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US6379919B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2002-04-30 Oxidor Corporation Inc Method for isolating thiocyanate resistant bacteria
US6498031B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2002-12-24 Oxidor Corporation, Inc. Column reactor for testing and evaluating refractory ores
US6736877B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2004-05-18 Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. Heap bioleaching process for the extraction of zinc
US7455715B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2008-11-25 Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. Heap bioleaching process for the extraction of zinc

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US5626648A (en) * 1995-07-17 1997-05-06 Bhp Minerals International Inc. Recovery of nickel from bioleach solution
AUPQ265199A0 (en) 1999-09-03 1999-09-30 Pacific Ore Technology Limited Improved bacterial oxidation of sulphide ores and concentrates
AU770734B2 (en) * 1999-09-22 2004-03-04 Billiton S.A. Limited Copper and nickel recovery
ZA200702600B (en) * 2004-09-17 2008-07-30 Bhp Billiton Ssm Tech Pty Ltd Production of ferro-nickel or nickel matte by a combined hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical process
EP3034635B1 (en) 2014-12-15 2018-10-31 Middle East Mine and Industry Company Tank bioleaching of copper sulfide ores

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SE9101893L (en) * 1991-06-19 1992-12-07 Boliden Mineral Ab PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX METAL SULPHIDE MATERIAL

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6379919B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2002-04-30 Oxidor Corporation Inc Method for isolating thiocyanate resistant bacteria
US6498031B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2002-12-24 Oxidor Corporation, Inc. Column reactor for testing and evaluating refractory ores
US6736877B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2004-05-18 Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. Heap bioleaching process for the extraction of zinc
US7455715B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2008-11-25 Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. Heap bioleaching process for the extraction of zinc

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ZA956205B (en) 1996-03-13
GB2291869B (en) 1998-05-27
GB9514968D0 (en) 1995-09-20
FI953488A0 (en) 1995-07-19
AU689599B2 (en) 1998-04-02
FI953488A (en) 1996-02-02
FI110190B (en) 2002-12-13
CA2155050C (en) 2002-10-01
AU2726395A (en) 1996-02-15
GB2291869A (en) 1996-02-07

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