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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kohur Nagaraja Subramanian, Mississauga, CA;
Gerald Vernon Glaum, Oakville, CA;
Assignee:
The International Nickel Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ; C01G / ; C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423 41 ; 423150 ;
Abstract
A process for extracting metal values from manganiferous sea nodules is provided in which nickel, copper, and cobalt values are selectively leached in a sulfuric acid medium in two stages, the first stage being effected at a temperature up to about 100.degree. C and to a final pH of not less than about 1.5 and the second stage being effected at a temperature of about 160.degree. C to about 260.degree. C and at an initial pH of not less than about 1.5.