Nickel Extraction Diagrams

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Nichromet Technology

Nickel Extraction from Oxides

Ore Grinding Magnetic Magnetic Non Magnetic


(Oxides) Separation Concentrate Concentrate

H2O

Salt
Sulfuric Rock Hydrochloric
cake
acid Salt acid

Air

Magnetic Hydrochloric Acid Non Magnetic Neutral


Concent. acid Digest Concentrate Digest

Neutral Filtration Solution Polishing Wastes


Digest Mg,Ni,Co Filtration (Solids)

Solution Ion MgCl2 pH MgO


Mg,Ni,Co Exchange Solution Adjustment
Resin

Carbonatation MgCO3
Ni/Co
Chlorides

Recycling MgCl2
Saturation

JML/28-3-05
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Nickel Extraction from Sulfides

Ore Grinding Flotation Gravity Waste


(Sulfides) Separation

Lime- Sulfides Gravity Dense


Stone Concentrate Concentrate Metals
(Au)

Concentrate Sulfur Gypsum Lime- Fe (OH)3


Oxidation Removal Stone Waste

Air

Oxidized HCI Acid pH Filtration


Concentrate Leaching Leachate Adjustment
Filtration Ni, Co, Fe

If Ion
PGM Salt Exchange Ni/Co
Solid Chloridation Solution
present Phase resin

Pt,Pd Ni/Co
Waste HCl
(chlorides) (chlorides)
leaching

JML/28-3-05

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