Process for recovery of nickel and cobalt by heap leaching of low grade nickel or cobalt containing material

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004256147 (hide)

Owner BHP Billiton SSM Technology Pty Ltd

Inventors Liu, Houyuan; Miller, Geoffrey William

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2004256147

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/005671

Priority 2003903632 14.07.03 AU

Filing date 13 July 2004

Wipo publication date 20 January 2005

Acceptance publication date 27 November 2008

International Classifications

C22B 3/10 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

B03B 5/00 (2006.01) Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materials

B03B 7/00 (2006.01) Combinations of wet processes or apparatus with other processes or apparatus, e.g. for dressing ores or garbage

C22B 3/04 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 3/06 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 3/08 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 23/00 (2006.01) Obtaining nickel or cobalt

Event Publications

2 February 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/005671 Priority application(s): WO2005/005671

27 November 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004256147

26 March 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

24 March 2011 Assignment Registered

  BHP Billiton SSM Technology Pty Ltd The patent has been assigned to BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd

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