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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Rafael Garcia Navarro, Silver City, NM (US);
Luis A. Gonzalez Olguin, Copiapó, CL;
Luis Ricardo Olivares, Calama, CL;
Larry R. Todd, Calama, CL;
Mark Peabody, Morenci, AZ (US);
Casey J. Clayton, Calama, CL;
Scot P. Sandoval, Morenci, AZ (US);
Rafael Garcia Navarro, Silver City, NM (US);
Luis A. Gonzalez Olguin, Copiapó, CL;
Luis Ricardo Olivares, Calama, CL;
Larry R. Todd, Calama, CL;
Mark Peabody, Morenci, AZ (US);
Casey J. Clayton, Calama, CL;
Scot P. Sandoval, Morenci, AZ (US);
Freeport-McMoran Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a contact bar assembly for use in a multi-cell electrolytic system for recovery of metal, to a system including the contact bar assembly, and to a method of using the assembly and system. The contact bar assembly includes a base cap board, a primary bar having a plurality of primary bar structures formed thereon, an auxiliary bar having a plurality of auxiliary bar structures formed thereon, and a top cap board, wherein the base cap board includes slots to receive the primary bar and the auxiliary bar, and wherein the top cap board includes a plurality of openings to receive the plurality of primary bar structures and the plurality of auxiliary bar structures. A system includes the contact bar assembly, an anode assembly, a cathode assembly, and a tank.