Although heap leaching has been widely used for low grade copper and gold ores for several decades - and more recently for nickel laterite ores - the understanding of some elements of the process is far from complete.
While it is well recognised that agglomeration of fines improves recovery, data on optimal agglomeration processes is lacking. [...]

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A number of ridiculous NGOs, not least Alburnus Maior have, ignoring science and best practice in environmental remediation, been fighting Gabriel Resources’ plans to clean up old, very environmentally unsound mine workings in the Rosia Montana and develop a modern, clean gold mine. Sadly, now their idiotic campaign is going to lose many sorely needed jobs, [...]

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The past few weeks have seen two important developments that may presage a return to hard rock mining in England’s southwest - the region that some 150 years ago was the base metal producer for the world. On December 4, Wolf Minerals (UK) - a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian-based Wolf Minerals - annonuced it [...]

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