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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
5- Ability to be regenerated.
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Leaching Reagents
The common categories of leaching reagents are as follows.
Minerals are attacked more strongly when acids are hot and
concentrated.
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Oxidation:
CuS (s) + 2Fe3+ (aq.) = Cu2+ (aq.) + 2Fe2+ (aq.) + S (s)
Reduction:
MnO2 (s) + SO2 (g) = Mn2+ (aq.) + SO42- (aq.) 13
Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Schematic diagram
of Pachuka tank
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Leaching techniques
There are several variations in the actual leaching techniques
adopted for commercial exploitation of ore deposits.
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
In-situ leaching
In-situ leaching is also called "solution mining".
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University In-situ leaching
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
In-situ leaching
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Heap leaching
In heap leaching processes, crushed (and sometimes
agglomerated) ore is piled in a heap which is lined with an
impervious layer .
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Heap leaching
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Often the vats are equipped with agitators to keep the solids in
suspension in the vats and improve the solid to liquid contact .
After vat leaching, the leached solids and pregnant solution are
usually separated prior to further processing
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Hydrometallurgy, 3rd Year Students, WS 2015/2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
Vat leaching
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Suez University
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