Elevated-pH bioleaching of a low-grade ultramafic nickel sulphide ore in stirred-tank reactors at 5 to 45 °C

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Cameron, Rory A ^a   Lastra, Rolando ^b   Mortazavi, Saviz ^b   Gould, W Douglas ^b   Thibault, Yves ^b   Bedard, Pierre L ^b   Morin, Lucie ^b   Kennedy, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Elevated pH; Lizardite; Low grade nickel sulphide; Nickel sulphide; Pentlandite; Serpentine; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

ELEVATED PH; LIZARDITE; LOW-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE; NICKEL SULPHIDE; PENTLANDITE; ULTRAMAFIC;

ACIDS; BIOLEACHING; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM; METAL RECOVERY; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORES; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFURIC ACID; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 68949209638     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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