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Recent advances in mining and processing of low-grade submarginal mineral deposits /

Recent Advances in Mining and Processing of Low-Grade and Submarginal Mineral Deposits reviews advances in the mining and processing of low-grade and submarginal mineral deposits, taking into account the environmental considerations that increasingly are being regarded as a necessary prerequisite to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Centre for Natural Resources, Energy, and Transport (United Nations)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Pergamon Press, [1976]
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  • Front Cover; Recent Advances in Mining and Processing of Low-Grade and Submarginal Mineral Deposits; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; SYNOPSIS; A Review of Low-Grade Ore Potential; Recent Advances in Mining Technology; Advances in Mineral Processing; Advances in Hydrometallurgy; Advances in Pyrometallurgy; Environmental Aspects; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Low-Grade Ore Potential; Advances in Mining; Mineral Processing; Hydrometallurgy; Pyrometallurgy; Environmental Aspects; TECHNICAL REPORTS BY PARTICIPANTS; CHAPTER 1. A REVIEW OF LOW-GRADE ORE POTENTIAL; Introduction.
  • Evaluation of Mineral PotentialDefinition of Terms; Mineral Deposit Environments; Appraisal of Mineral Discovery Potential; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. IN SITU MINING
  • THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS; Introduction; PART I IN SITU MINING
  • THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS; In Situ Mining Technology; Discussion; CHAPTER 3. BLOCK CAVE-IN PLACE LEACHING; Basis for Conclusion and General Remarks; Construction of Leaching Rate Working Curves; Appendix 1 PRESENT DAY UNIT MINING COST IN UNITED STATES; Appendix 2 CAPITAL COST; CHAPTER 4. BIOLOGICAL LEACHING OF SULFIDE ORES; Introduction.
  • Requirement for Bacterial ActivityEvaluation of Leachability; Dump Leach Techniques; In Situ Leaching; Concentrate Leaching; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 5. NUCLEAR CHEMICAL MINING OF PRIMARY COPPER SULPHIDES; Abstract; Introduction; Sulfide Dissolution; Extraction of Metal Values from Broken Ore; Oxygen Distribution in Chimney; Model of Recovery of Metal Values in a Nuclear Chimney; Conclusions; CHAPTER 6. ECONOMICS AND SAFETY OF NUCLEAR CHEMICAL COPPER MINING; Introduction; The Mining Process; Economics; Hazards Evaluation; Environmental Considerations; Benefit-Risk Analysis.
  • ConclusionsAcknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 7. ADVANCES IN MINERAL PROCESSING WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOW-GRADE OR SUBMARGINAL ORE DEPOSITS; Summary; Pre-concentration; Direct Treatment of Low-Grade Ores; Waste and Dump Materials; References; CHAPTER 8. SOME SELECTED ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF LOW-GRADE AND SUBMARGINAL MINERAL DEPOSITS; Introduction; Zinc; Tungsten; Nickel; Alumina; Uranium; Zinc-Lead Mixed Ore; Development of the Study Team; Laboratory Studies at CSIRO; Technical Scale Studies at CSIRO; Zinc Leach Liquors; Lead Recovery; A Total Process System; General Discussion.
  • Preparing for the FutureAcknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 9. HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING OF LOW-GRADE OR SUBMARGINAL MATERIALS; Introduction; Oxidation; Metal Recovery and Regeneration of Reactants; Chalcopyrite and Other Copper Minerals; Sphalerite; PentIandite; Other Materials; Conclusions and Summary; CHAPTER 10. PROGRESS IN HYDROMETALLURGY OF LOW-GRADE COPPER ORES; Introduction; Hydrometallurgical Processes; Copper Hydrometallurgy; Recovery of Copper from Solutions; New Hydrometallurgical Processes for Copper and By-Products; Low-Grade Ore Exploitation and Hydrometallurgy in Chile.