LEACHING NICKEL COPPER MATTE

A method is provided for leaching comminuted nickeliferous sulfide matte containing by weight about 20 to 75% nickel, about 5 to 50% copper, non-stoichiometric sulfur in the range of over 4 to about 24%, over 0.5 to about 20% iron, the sum of the nickel, copper and sulfur contents being at least abo...

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Hauptverfasser: J.R. CARLBERG, J.M. LAFERTY, P.B. QUENEAU, E.C. CHOU
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method is provided for leaching comminuted nickeliferous sulfide matte containing by weight about 20 to 75% nickel, about 5 to 50% copper, non-stoichiometric sulfur in the range of over 4 to about 24%, over 0.5 to about 20% iron, the sum of the nickel, copper and sulfur contents being at least about 80% of the matte composition, with the balance gangue or slag and incidental impurities.