EXTRACTION OF NICKEL AND COBALT FROM A RESIN ELUATE STREAM - Patent 1841891

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EP 1 841 891 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(21)	Application number: 05819247.7

(22)	Date of filing: 23.12.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C22B 3/26^(2006.01)

C22B 23/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/AU2005/001950

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/069416 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK

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Priority:

30.12.2004 AU 2004907370

(71)	Applicant: BHP Billiton Ssm Technology Pty Ltd.
	Perth, Western Australia 6000 (AU)

(72)	Inventor:
	KREBS, Damien, Gary, Ignatius Kengsington, W.A. 6151 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Geary, Stephen
	Bawden & Associates 4 The Gatehouse 2 High Street Harpenden, Herts AL5 2TH Harpenden, Herts AL5 2TH (GB)

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