Heat transfer in heap leaching of sulphide ores
US6884280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of leaching sulphide mineral concentrates wherein heat generated by bioleaching of sulphide mineral concentrates in at least one reactor is transferred into a heap in which bio-assisted leaching takes place.
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