Process for nickel and cobalt extraction from laterite ores

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APP PUB NO 20060263282A1
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10543615

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A method for the recovery of nickel and cobalt from nickel and cobalt containing laterite ores, said method comprising: a) roasting feed ore in a reducing atmosphere in a rotary kiln to selectively reduce the nickel and cobalt, wherein either no, or less than 2.5% w/w reductant is added to the feed ore prior to roasting; b) leaching the reduced ore with an aerated ammoniacal ammonium carbonate solution to extract the nickel and cobalt into a leach solution; and c) separating the leach solution from the ore tailings and recovering the nickel and cobalt by a process selected from ammoniacal solvent extraction, precipitation techniques or ion exchange.

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BHP BILLITON SSM TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDPERTH WA 6000

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Barnett, Stephen Charles Crompton Queensland, AU 1 2
Francis, Boyd Ramon Queensland, AU 1 2
Reid, John Graham Queensland, AU 1 2

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