Saprolite neutralisation of heap leach process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8454723
APP PUB NO 20110083533A1
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12991848

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A heap leach process for the recovery of nickel and/or cobalt from a laterite ore, said process including the steps of: a) providing one or more heaps of a nickeliferous laterite ore; b) leaching the ore in a heap leach step by applying acid to one or more heaps to provide a pregnant leach solution; c) neutralizing the pregnant leach solution with ground saprolite ore; and d) recovering the nickel and/or cobalt from the neutralized pregnant leach solution.

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BHP BILLITON SSM DEVELOPMENT PTY LTDMELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000

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Liu, Houyuan Henderson, US 27 155
Roche, Eric Girvan Booragul, AU 20 72

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