发明名称 |
Process for enhanced acid leaching of laterite ores |
摘要 |
A process is described for the recovery of nickel and cobalt from a nickeliferous laterite ore including the steps of: a) providing a nickeliferous laterite ore and separating that ore into its low magnesium limonite fraction and high magnesium saprolite fraction; b) treating the limonite fraction in acid solution in a primary high pressure leach step to produce a primary leach slurry; c) adding the saprolite fraction to the primary leach slurry to initiate precipitation of iron as goethite and/or hematite, while simultaneously releasing further acid from the iron precipitation, to effect a secondary atmospheric leach step, producing a secondary leach slurry; wherein all water used to prepare the ore slurries and/or acid solutions has an ionic composition that substantially avoids jarosite formation. |
申请公布号 |
ZA200706833(B) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.09.30 |
申请号 |
ZA20070006833 |
申请日期 |
2007.08.07 |
申请人 |
BHP BILLITON SSM TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD |
发明人 |
LIU, HOUYUAN;KREBS, DAMIEN GARY IGNATIUS |
分类号 |
C22B |
主分类号 |
C22B |
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