Process for nickel and cobalt extraction from laterite ores

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004207148 (hide)

Owner BHP Billiton SSM Technology Pty Ltd

Inventors Francis, Boyd Ramon; Barnett, Stephen Charles Crompton; Reid, John Graham

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2004207148

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/067787

Priority 2003900387 30.01.03 AU

Filing date 30 January 2004

Wipo publication date 12 August 2004

Acceptance publication date 10 September 2009

International Classifications

B01D 11/04 (2006.01) Solvent extraction - of solutions which are liquid

C22B 1/02 (2006.01) Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap

C22B 3/14 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 23/00 (2006.01) Obtaining nickel or cobalt

Event Publications

21 July 2005 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2004/067787 Priority application(s): WO2004/067787

10 September 2009 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004207148

21 January 2010 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under reg. 22.2I(2). This application has been accepted or advertised accepted. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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