METHOD FOR NICKEL AND COBALT RECOVERY FROM LATERITE ORES BY COMBINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC AND MODERATE PRESSURE LEACHING - Patent 1778883

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EP 1 778 883 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/18

(21)	Application number: 05761684.9

(22)	Date of filing: 23.06.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C22B 23/00^(2006.01)
C22B 3/44^(2006.01)

C22B 3/08^(2006.01)
C22B 3/06^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA2005/000988

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/029499 (23.03.2006 Gazette 2006/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

02.08.2004 US 592375 P

(71)	Applicant: Skye Resources Inc.
	Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	NEUDORF, David Oakville, Ontario L6M 2N3 (CA) HUGGINS, David, A. Annapolis, MD 21401 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote
	Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street Leeds LS2 8DD Leeds LS2 8DD (GB)

(54)	METHOD FOR NICKEL AND COBALT RECOVERY FROM LATERITE ORES BY COMBINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC AND MODERATE PRESSURE LEACHING