CA1007054A - Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of copper from sulphide ores by oxidation with air or oxygen in ammoniacal solutions - Google Patents

Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of copper from sulphide ores by oxidation with air or oxygen in ammoniacal solutions

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CA1007054A
CA1007054A CA188,570A CA188570A CA1007054A CA 1007054 A CA1007054 A CA 1007054A CA 188570 A CA188570 A CA 188570A CA 1007054 A CA1007054 A CA 1007054A
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copper
oxygen
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Percy Dixon
David C. Madigan
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B19/00—Obtaining zinc or zinc oxide
    • C22B19/20—Obtaining zinc otherwise than by distilling
    • C22B19/24—Obtaining zinc otherwise than by distilling with leaching with alkaline solutions, e.g. ammonia
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0063—Hydrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0065—Leaching or slurrying
    • C22B15/0078—Leaching or slurrying with ammoniacal solutions, e.g. ammonium hydroxide
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0063—Hydrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0084—Treating solutions
    • C22B15/0089—Treating solutions by chemical methods
    • C22B15/0093—Treating solutions by chemical methods by gases, e.g. hydrogen or hydrogen sulfide
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B19/00—Obtaining zinc or zinc oxide
    • C22B19/20—Obtaining zinc otherwise than by distilling
    • C22B19/26—Refining solutions containing zinc values, e.g. obtained by leaching zinc ores
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407—Leaching processes
    • C22B23/0446—Leaching processes with an ammoniacal liquor or with a hydroxide of an alkali or alkaline-earth metal
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/04—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching
    • C22B3/12—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching in inorganic alkaline solutions
    • C22B3/14—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching in inorganic alkaline solutions containing ammonia or ammonium salts
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20—Recycling

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  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
CA188,570A 1972-12-18 1973-12-18 Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of copper from sulphide ores by oxidation with air or oxygen in ammoniacal solutions Expired CA1007054A (en)

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AUPB166372 1972-12-18
AUPB295473 1973-04-10

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US (1) US3927170A (pm)
AU (1) AU489575B2 (pm)
CA (1) CA1007054A (pm)
DE (1) DE2362693A1 (pm)
ES (1) ES421521A1 (pm)
GB (1) GB1455699A (pm)
IE (1) IE38648B1 (pm)
IN (1) IN140418B (pm)
IT (1) IT1008085B (pm)
PH (1) PH9986A (pm)

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US4187281A (en) * 1978-08-07 1980-02-05 Uop Inc. Hydrometallurgical recovery of cobalt and nickel
US4346062A (en) * 1981-01-14 1982-08-24 Occidental Research Corporation Chlorination leaching with sulfur extraction for recovery of zinc values
FR2597465B1 (fr) * 1986-04-17 1988-07-29 Elf Aquitaine Procede pour l'extraction du soufre de minerais pyritiques
ES2014174A6 (es) * 1989-07-13 1990-06-16 Consejo Superior Investigacion Procedimiento para la recuperacion de cinc, cobre y plomo de minerales y materiales oxidados yno sulfurados.
US5316751A (en) * 1991-02-11 1994-05-31 Gordon Kingsley Methods for mine tailing clean-up using recovery technologies
JP2013542321A (ja) * 2010-09-30 2013-11-21 ヤバ テクノロジーズ インコーポレイティド 複合硫化物鉱床、尾鉱、粉砕鉱石又は鉱山スラッジからの亜鉛の選択的浸出回収
US10961633B2 (en) * 2015-04-13 2021-03-30 The Doe Run Resources Corporation Recovery of copper from copper-containing sulfide ores

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US755302A (en) * 1899-05-27 1904-03-22 Ernest A Le Sueur Extraction of copper from comminuted mineral mixtures.
US2145817A (en) * 1937-04-22 1939-01-31 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Zinc amminochloride solution
US2785059A (en) * 1953-02-26 1957-03-12 American Sulphur & Refining Co Solvent extraction of sulphur
US2822263A (en) * 1954-09-01 1958-02-04 Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd Method of extracting copper values from copper bearing mineral sulphides
US3804614A (en) * 1969-03-17 1974-04-16 Ethyl Corp Hydrometallurgical process

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ES421521A1 (es) 1976-07-16
AU6372273A (en) 1975-06-19
IT1008085B (it) 1976-11-10
US3927170A (en) 1975-12-16
AU489575B2 (en) 1975-06-19
IN140418B (pm) 1976-11-06
PH9986A (en) 1976-07-13
IE38648L (en) 1974-06-18
DE2362693A1 (de) 1974-07-18
IE38648B1 (en) 1978-04-26
GB1455699A (en) 1976-11-17

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