Production of ferro-nickel or nickel matte by a combined hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical process

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005284665 (hide)

Owner BHP Billiton SSM Technology Pty Ltd

Inventors Meihack, Wolf; Duarte, Alexey; Ratchev, Ivan P.; Liu, Houyuan

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2005284665

PCT Pub. Number WO2006/029443

Priority 2004905392 17.09.04 AU

Filing date 14 September 2005

Wipo publication date 23 March 2006

Acceptance publication date 3 September 2009

International Classifications

C22B 3/00 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 3/42 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 3/44 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 3/46 (2006.01) Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes

C22B 23/00 (2006.01) Obtaining nickel or cobalt

Event Publications

19 April 2007 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2006/029443 Priority application(s): WO2006/029443

3 September 2009 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2005284665

7 January 2010 Standard Patent Sealed

10 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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