Title:
PROCESSING NICKEL BEARING SULPHIDES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2009/086606
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of separating nickel bearing sulphides from mined ores or concentrates of mined ores that contain talc particles is disclosed. The method comprises adjusting the Eh of a slurry of mined ores or concentrates of mined ores and making particles of nickel bearing sulphides less hydrophobic than talc particles and floating the nickel bearing sulphide particles from the slurry.
Inventors:
SENIOR GEOFFERY DAVID (AU)
PYKE BRENDAN (AU)
JUDD BRIAN (AU)
PYKE BRENDAN (AU)
JUDD BRIAN (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2009/000026
Publication Date:
September 02, 2010
Filing Date:
January 09, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BHP BILLITON SSM DEV PTY LTD (AU)
SENIOR GEOFFERY DAVID (AU)
PYKE BRENDAN (AU)
JUDD BRIAN (AU)
SENIOR GEOFFERY DAVID (AU)
PYKE BRENDAN (AU)
JUDD BRIAN (AU)
International Classes:
B03D1/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GRIFFITH HACK (509 St. Kilda RoadMelbourne, VIC 3004, AU)
Download PDF:
Previous Patent: APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AN EXHAUST GAS STREAM
Next Patent: PROCESSING NICKEL BEARING SULPHIDES
Next Patent: PROCESSING NICKEL BEARING SULPHIDES