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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
John O. Marsden, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Robert E. Brewer, Safford, AZ (US);
Joanna M. Robertson, Thatcher, AZ (US);
Wayne W. Hazen, Lakewood, CO (US);
Philip Thompson, West Valley City, UT (US);
David R. Baughman, Golden, CO (US);
Roland Schmidt, Golden, CO (US);
Phelphs Dodge Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a process for recovering copper and other metal values from metal-containing materials using controlled, super-fine grinding and medium temperature pressure leaching. Processes embodying aspects of the present invention may be beneficial for recovering a variety of metals such as copper, gold, silver, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, rhenium, zinc, uranium, and platinum group metals, from metal-bearing materials, and find particular utility in connection with the extraction of copper from copper sulfide ores and concentrates.