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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Freeport Minerals Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joanna M Robertson, Thatcher, AZ (US);
Christine Rae Green, Safford, AZ (US);
Gabriel Elias Bowman, Safford, AZ (US);
Assignee:
FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2006.01); C22B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2013.01); C22B 3/02 (2013.01); Y02P 10/234 (2015.11);
Abstract
A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth.