Abstract
A method of recovering copper wherein a copper sulphide mineral is subjected to a chloride leach cycle, and then to a bioleach cycle in which the mineral is heated with a chloride-containing solution from the chloride leach.
- Title
- A chloride method for bioleaching
- Authors/Creators
- M.J. Nicol (Author/Creator)G.F. Rautenbach (Author/Creator)C. Van Buuren (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Patent, Vol.WO 2012001501 A1
- Publisher
- Bhp Chile Inc
- Identifiers
- 991005543736607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Other
- Publisher URL
- http://www.google.com/patents/WO2012001501A1?cl=en