<p>A process for the recovery of nickel and/or cobalt from a lateritic ore by heap leaching, the process including the steps of : a) forming one or more heaps from a lateritic ore body wherein that lateritic ore body includes a blend of both limonitic and saprolitic type ores; b) leaching the one or more heaps with a leach solution; and c) recovering the nickel and/or cobalt from the resultant heap leachate.</p>
