摘要 |
Metal values may be recovered from metal bearing sources in a hydrometallurgical process in which a metal bearing source such as an ore and the like is reduced with a reductive roast only or with the presence of at least one additive at temperatures ranging from about 500 DEG to about 900 DEG C. Thereafter the reduced source is subjected to a leach in the presence of a basic leaching agent to extract the desired metals from the source. In the present invention, the basic leaching agent which is employed comprises an ammoniacal ammonium chloride solution. |