Hydrometallurgical processing of Platreef flotation concentrate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-550

  Adams, Mike ^a   Liddell, Keith ^b   Holohan, Terry ^c  

^a Mutis Liber Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Lifezone Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c Platmin Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Hydrometallurgy; Platinum; Pressure oxidation; Roasting

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FLOWSHEET; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING; IMPURITY ELEMENT; IMPURITY SEPARATION; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; LOW GRADE; OPTIMIZED PROCESS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRESSURE OXIDATION; ROASTING; SELECTIVE LEACHING; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFATE SOLUTIONS; UNIT PROCESS;

CALCINATION; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; EXTRACTION; FLOTATION; FLOWCHARTING; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; OPTIMIZATION; OSMIUM; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; PYROMETALLURGY; RHODIUM; SMELTING;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79955665526     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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5. Liddell, K.S., Adams, M.D., submitted for publication. Kell hydrometallurgical process for extraction of platinum group metals and base metals from flotation concentrates, J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. Trans.
6. Liddell, K.S., Newton, T., Adams, M.D., Muller, B., submitted for publication. Energy consumptions for Kell hydrometallurgical refining versus conventional pyrometallurgical smelting and refining of PGM concentrates, 4th SAIMM International Platinum Conference, Sun City, South Africa, 11-14 October 2010.