Heap leaching
US-2018363100-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Heap leaching
US10060008B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10060008-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314443104-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of heap leaching copper from a sulphidic copper-containing ore with chalcopyrite as a copper-containing mineral in the ore that includes the steps of (a) supplying a leach liquor to a heap of the ore to leach copper from the ore and (b) controlling the temperature in the heap by radio frequency radiation heating that generates heat selectively in (i) copper in the heap compared to non-valuable gangue material in the heat and (ii) leach liquor i…
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Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic
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- What does patent US10060008B2 cover?
- A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Tech Resources Pty Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification C22B15/0071. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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