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Abandoned
Application number
AU2010903845A
Inventor
Garry Mervyn Johnston
Matthew Leslie Sutcliffe
Nicholas James Welham
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Metaleach Ltd
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Metaleach Ltd
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Application filed by Metaleach LtdfiledCriticalMetaleach Ltd
Publication of AU2010903845A0publicationCriticalpatent/AU2010903845A0/en
Priority to AU2011293105ApriorityCriticalpatent/AU2011293105B2/en
Priority to US13/819,148prioritypatent/US9011574B2/en
Priority to PE2013000348Aprioritypatent/PE20131396A1/en
Priority to CA 2808862prioritypatent/CA2808862A1/en
Priority to PCT/AU2011/001113prioritypatent/WO2012024744A2/en
Priority to CL2013000557Aprioritypatent/CL2013000557A1/en
Method for leaching copper and molybdenum from a mineral and / or concentrate that comprises exposing it to an aqueous solution of oxidizing species based on chlorine (i), then exposing the treated material to an ammoniacal solution of ammonium carbonate, to form a pregnant solution of leaching with copper and molybdenum.