RECOVERY OF SOLID MAGNESIUM SULFATE HYDRATE

摘要

A process for recovering solid magnesium sulfate hydrate from a source of magnesium sulfate in solution said process including the steps of: (a) providing a source of magnesium sulfate in solution that is derived from part of a process associated with the leaching of a metal containing ore or concentrate; (b) adding sulfuric acid to the magnesium sulfate solution to salt out the magnesium sulfate as magnesium sulfate hydrate crystals in a salting process, and partially diluting the sulfuric acid; (c) recycling the diluted sulfuric acid for use in the process of leaching the metal containing ore or concentrate; and (d) recovering the solid magnesium sulfate crystals.