Tungsten recovery from tungsten ore concentrates by caustic dige

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1981-05-07

1982-10-12

Thomas, Earl C.

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound

Group vib metal

423 55, 423 58, 423 61, 423593, C01G 4900

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043538789

ABSTRACT:
Tungsten is recovered from tungsten ore concentrates in the form of sodium tungstate by a basic process in which ground ore is first digested in a sodium hydroxide solution followed by diluting the solution to dissolve sodium tungstate separating the solution from the caustic insoluble sludge and crystallizing soluble sodium tungstate, wherein the present invention permits improved recovery of tungsten from difficult to process ores by the process steps of comminuting said tungsten ore concentrate to a particle size less than 325 mesh, adding said comminuted ore to aqueous sodium hydroxide at a concentration of at least 10 molar and digesting at a temperature of from about 75.degree. C. to 150.degree. C. for a sufficient period of time to convert substantially all of the tungsten values to soluble sodium tungstate, and diluting the mixture to reduce the sodium hydroxide concentration to between about 4.5 and 5.5 molar at a temperature below about 90.degree. C. to substantially dissolve all of the sodium tungstate.

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Vezina et al, "A Process for Preparing Tungstic Trioxide of High Purity from a Canadian Scheelite Concentrate", The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, Dec. 1966, pp. 1418-1422.

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