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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M Polizzotti, Yardley, PA (US);
Wen P Liao, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald C Roe, Burlington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
BetzDearborn Inc., Trevose, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525294 ; 75723 ; 75743 ; 423 27 ; 423 29 ; 423270 ; 525285 ; 525291 ; 525293 ; 525296 ; 525301 ; 525303 ; 525308 ;
Abstract
A process for the percolation leaching of minerals from a mineral-beating ore comprises agglomerating the mineral-bearing ore with an agglomerating agent of a cationic block copolymer having a polymeric segment and a block containing an ammonium cation optionally with a block derived from an acrylamide monomer, forming the ore/agglomerating agent mixture into a heap, and leaching the heap by percolation with a leaching solution for subsequent recovery of the minerals at an acidic pH.