C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 22 – B
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
22
B
53/289
C22B 15/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1093837
DUMP LEACHING ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The improvement in the method of recovering copper from low grade ore containing oxidized copper ore which com- prises establishing a dump of such ore in fragmented form, sub- stantially completely wetting the ore in the dump with strong aqueous sulfuric acid containing at least about 100 g/1 H2SO4, allowing the acid wetted ore to age for a period of at least about three days, thereafter washing the aged ore with dilute aqueous sulfuric acid containing about 5 to 40 g/l H2SO4, collect- ing such washings, and recovering copper therefrom.
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Dahlberg Harry R.
Fountain Gerald F.
Veloz Jaime
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Llp
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