CA2711025A1 - Procede ameliore pour la recuperation de metal et recyclage d'agent de lixiviation dans des installations a lixiviation par agitation - Google Patents

Procede ameliore pour la recuperation de metal et recyclage d'agent de lixiviation dans des installations a lixiviation par agitation Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2711025A1
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: aqueous; leach; solution; desired metal; aqueous leach
Prior art date: 2007-12-31
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CA2711025A

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Andrew Nisbett

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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
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- C22B15/0065—Leaching or slurrying
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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- C22B15/0084—Treating solutions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
- C22B3/20—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
- C22B3/26—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by liquid-liquid extraction using organic compounds
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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CA2711025A 2007-12-31 2008-12-20 Procede ameliore pour la recuperation de metal et recyclage d'agent de lixiviation dans des installations a lixiviation par agitation Expired - Fee Related CA2711025C (fr)

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US971907P	2007-12-31	2007-12-31
US61/009,719		2007-12-31
PCT/EP2008/010979 WO2009083204A1 (fr)	2007-12-31	2008-12-20	Procédé amélioré pour la récupération de métal et recyclage d'agent de lixiviation dans des installations à lixiviation par agitation

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CA2711025A1 true CA2711025A1 (fr)	2009-07-09
CA2711025C CA2711025C (fr)	2017-03-28

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US (1)	US20100282025A1 (fr)
AU (1)	AU2008342921B2 (fr)
BR (1)	BRPI0821491A2 (fr)
CA (1)	CA2711025C (fr)
CL (1)	CL2008003922A1 (fr)
MX (1)	MX2010005024A (fr)
PE (1)	PE20091512A1 (fr)
WO (1)	WO2009083204A1 (fr)
ZA (1)	ZA201004346B (fr)

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- 2008-12-20 MX MX2010005024A patent/MX2010005024A/es active IP Right Grant
- 2008-12-20 BR BRPI0821491-3A patent/BRPI0821491A2/pt active Search and Examination
- 2008-12-20 CA CA2711025A patent/CA2711025C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-12-20 WO PCT/EP2008/010979 patent/WO2009083204A1/fr active Application Filing
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AU2008342921A1 (en)	2009-07-09
MX2010005024A (es)	2010-07-02
WO2009083204A1 (fr)	2009-07-09
BRPI0821491A2 (pt)	2015-06-16
PE20091512A1 (es)	2009-11-01
AU2008342921B2 (en)	2013-03-21
CL2008003922A1 (es)	2010-01-22
CA2711025C (fr)	2017-03-28
ZA201004346B (en)	2011-03-30
US20100282025A1 (en)	2010-11-11

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