Global Patent Index - EP 4256097 A1

EP 4256097 A1 20231011 - PROCESS FOR GOLD AND/OR PLATINUM GROUP METALS HEAP LEACHING WITH LIME

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR GOLD AND/OR PLATINUM GROUP METALS HEAP LEACHING WITH LIME

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HAUFENAUSLAUGUNG VON GOLD- UND/ODER PLATINGRUPPENMETALLEN MIT KALK

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE LIXIVIATION EN TAS DE MÉTAUX DU GROUPE DE L'OR ET/OU DU PLATINE À L'AIDE DE CHAUX

Publication

EP 4256097 A1 20231011 (EN)

Application

EP 21816087 A 20211130

Priority

  • US 202017108129 A 20201201
  • EP 20210962 A 20201201
  • EP 2021083470 W 20211130

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022117530A1] Process for gold and/or platinum group metals heap leaching comprising irrigating a heap (1) with an irrigation solution (9, 10, 11 & 12) containing sodium cyanide for leaching gold and/or platinum group metals from said gold and/or platinum group metals containing ore where a lime reagent addition (B) by feeding a fine particle lime suspension containing lime particles in an aqueous phase is done in the irrigation solution.

IPC 8 full level

C22B 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C22B 11/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022117530A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022117530 A1 20220609; EP 4256097 A1 20231011

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021083470 W 20211130; EP 21816087 A 20211130