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Patent US8029751 - Reduction of lime consumption when treating refractory gold ores or concentrates - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention is directed to a precious metal recovery process in which basic ferric sulphates and/or jarosites are controlled by a number of mechanisms, including control of the oxidation reaction conditions in the first autoclave compartment, hot curing of the autoclave discharge slurry, and/or...http://www.google.com/patents/US8029751?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8029751 - Reduction of lime consumption when treating refractory gold ores or concentratesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8029751 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/578,330Publication dateOct 4, 2011Filing dateOct 13, 2009Priority dateDec 22, 2004Also published asCA2593474A1, CA2593474C, EP1838883A1, US7604783, US20060133974, US20100024603, WO2006066391A1Publication number12578330, 578330, US 8029751 B2, US 8029751B2, US-B2-8029751, US8029751 B2, US8029751B2InventorsJames A. King, Jinxing Ji, Christopher Andrew Fleming, Cesare Giosue FerronOriginal AssigneePlacer Dome Technical Services LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (34), Referenced by (1), Classifications (13) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetReduction of lime consumption when treating refractory gold ores or concentratesUS 8029751 B2Abstract The present invention is directed to a precious metal recovery process in which basic ferric sulphates and/or jarosites are controlled by a number of mechanisms, including control of the oxidation reaction conditions in the first autoclave compartment, hot curing of the autoclave discharge slurry, and/or contacting of the autoclave feed slurry with the hot cured discharge liquid.
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