Nickel production from low-iron laterite ores: Process descriptions

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 1072, 2003, Pages 127-138

  Bergman, Roland A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laterite ores; Nickel production; Pyrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

IRON ORES; MAGNESIA; PYROMETALLURGY;

LATERITE ORES;

NICKEL;

METALLURGY; MINERAL PROCESSING; NICKEL;

EID: 0041352239     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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