Pyrometallurgical upgrading of PGM-rich leach residues from the Western Platinum base metals refinery through roasting

Pyrometallurgical upgrading of PGM-rich leach residues from the Western Platinum base metals refinery through roasting

The production of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) normally entails the smelting of PGM flotation concentrates, converting of the furnace matte and removal of the bulk of the Ni, Cu, Co, S and Fe through atmospheric and pressure leaching in a base metals refinery to produce a PGM-rich concentrate. A num...

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Main Authors: Bezuidenhoudt, G., Eksteen, Jacques, Akdogan, G., Bradshaw, S., De Villiers, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
Roasting
Leach residue
PGM concentrate
Volatiles
PGM oxidation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14883

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