Title:
PROCESS FOR RECOVERING PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN AN AQUEOUS SLIME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000061824
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process for recovering mineral particles, metal particles or small precious stones from an aqueous slime associated with an ore body or mineral deposit or processing thereof, said aqueous slime containing mineral particles, metal particles or small precious stones in suspension with slime particles. The process includes adding a sufficient amount of deflocculating agent to the aqueous slime to cause deflocculation of the slime particles and produce a deflocculated suspension containing the mineral particles, metal particles or small precious stones. The deflocculated suspension is allowed to settle, and the settled material containing the mineral particles, metal particles or small precious stones is recovered.
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Inventors:
BERARDI ROBERTO
KROFCHAK DAVID
HOWE PETER A C A
HOWE DAVID M
KROFCHAK DAVID
HOWE PETER A C A
HOWE DAVID M
Application Number:
PCT/CA1999/000330
Publication Date:
January 18, 2001
Filing Date:
April 09, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ATEBA MINES INC (CA)
International Classes:
C22B3/22; C22B11/00; (IPC1-7): C22B3/00
Foreign References:
| US4946510A | 1990-08-07 |
Other References:
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 198009, Derwent World Patents Index; Class E32, AN 1980-15296C, XP002125532
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 101 (C - 574) 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 101 (C - 574) 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09)
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