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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tom L. Young, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael G. Greene, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dennis R. Rice, Oracle, AZ (US);
Kelly L. Karlage, Tucson, AZ (US);
Sean P. Premeau, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MBX Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/10 ;
Abstract
Disclosed and claimed are efficient methods for leaching minerals from ores using an acidic solution such as sulfuric acid. Additional factors which can improve mineral recovery include the use of an alkali metal halide, grinding the ore, addition of a carbon source, and/or, adjustment of the temperature at which the process is carried out. Minerals such as titanium, iron, nickel, cobalt, silver and gold may be recovered by the methods of the present invention.