PROCESS FOR LEACHING RAW SEA NODULES

A process for extracting metal values from sea nodules, is provided in which nickel, cobalt and copper values are selectively extracted by leaching raw sea nodules in an aqueous ammoniacal medium in the presence of a reducing agent for tetravalent manganese and carbonate to precipitate the reduced m...

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Hauptverfasser: GLAUM, GERALD V, SUBRAMANIAN, KOHUR N
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Zusammenfassung:A process for extracting metal values from sea nodules, is provided in which nickel, cobalt and copper values are selectively extracted by leaching raw sea nodules in an aqueous ammoniacal medium in the presence of a reducing agent for tetravalent manganese and carbonate to precipitate the reduced manganese as manganous carbonate.