Direct solvent extraction of nickel at Bulong operations

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1234-1245

  Donegan, S ^a  

^a Tati Nickel Mining Company   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Electrowinning; Hydrometallurgy; Oxide ores; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

COBALT; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROMETALLURGY; METAL REFINERIES; OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ELECTROWINNING; NICKEL LATERITE; OXIDE ORES;

NICKEL;

EID: 33748029150     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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