Acid leaching of copper ore heap with fluoroaliphatic surfactant

Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Group ib metal

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423 24, 423 34, 423 42, 75718, 204106, 204108, 205296, C01G 300

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052079961

ABSTRACT:
Improved methods of heap leaching of copper ore with aqueous sulfuric acid solutions comprising a fluoroaliphatic surfactant are disclosed. The fluoroaliphatic surfactant increases the amount of copper values leached and recovered.

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