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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Applicants:
James A. King, West Vancouver, CA;
Jinxing Ji, Burnaby, CA;
Christopher Andrew Fleming, Omemee, CA;
Cesare Giosue Ferron, Peterborough, CA;
Inventors:
James A. King, West Vancouver, CA;
Jinxing Ji, Burnaby, CA;
Christopher Andrew Fleming, Omemee, CA;
Cesare Giosue Ferron, Peterborough, CA;
Assignee:
Placer Dome Technical Services Limited, British Columbia, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a precious metal recovery process in which basic ferric sulphates and/or jarosites are controlled by a number of mechanisms, including control of the oxidation reaction conditions in the first autoclave compartment, hot curing of the autoclave discharge slurry, and/or contacting of the autoclave feed slurry with the hot cured discharge liquid.