The Jaguar Nickel Inc. Sechol Laterite project atmospheric chloride leach process

International Laterite Nickel Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 219-241

  Harris, G B ^a   Magee, T J ^a   Lakshmanan, V I ^b   Sridhar, R ^b  

^a Jaguar Nickel Inc   (Canada)

^b Canadian ORTECH Environmental Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride; Cobalt; Guatemala; Iron; Magnesium; Nickel; Pyrohydrolysis; Sechol

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; COBALT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GEOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON; LEACHING; MAGNESIA; NICKEL; NICKEL METALLOGRAPHY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BRINE; GUATEMALA; PYROHYDROLYSIS; SECHOL;

NICKEL DEPOSITS;

EID: 2642531949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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