| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_225 |
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| Author | Search for: Cameron, R.; Search for: Yu, B.1; Search for: Baxter, C.1; Search for: Plugatyr, A.1; Search for: Lastra, R.; Search for: Dal-Cin, M.1; Search for: Mercier, P. H. J.1; Search for: Perreault, N.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Energy, Mining and Environment
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Extraction 2018, the First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, August 26–29, 2018, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Subject | pyrrhotite; tailings reprocessing; cobalt; nickel; flotation; bioleaching; techno-economic analysis |
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| Abstract | The growing use and acceptance of electric vehicles (EV), as evidenced by the record sales of over 750 thousand vehicles in 2016 and a current global EV stock of 2 million vehicles, is putting pressure on sourcing raw materials such as cobalt, and to a lesser extent, nickel. Global supply is poorly diversified, with 50–60% of global cobalt production sourced solely from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). One potential source for cobalt and nickel are low-grade nickeliferous pyrrhotite tailings, of which 50–100 million tonnes are present in the Sudbury area alone. This paper presents the extraction of cobalt and nickel from this material using a combination of flotation and bioleaching technologies. The findings of a high-level techno-economic analysis of the proposed processing flowsheet are presented. |
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| Publication date | 2018-08-19 |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 23004254 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 45a85d54-1da5-42a7-8fcc-2e93ff34065a |
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| Record created | 2018-10-15 |
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| Record modified | 2020-03-16 |
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