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US 2023/0416150 A1Published application
Binder for an agglomeration process
AssigneeMintek
InventorsStefan Walters Robertson, Sibabalwe Mxinwa, Petrus Basson, Mpumelelo Success Ndhlalose, Duduzile Nontobeko Nxumalo
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Abstract
A binder for use in leaching a heap of a low-permeability ore containing at least one of the following: copper ore, copper/cobalt ore, nickel laterite ore and uranium ore, wherein the binder comprises an acid-proof cement formed by modifying ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with a supplementary cementitious material (SCM).
Claims10
A binder for use in leaching a heap of a low-permeability ore containing at least one of the following:
- copper ore, copper/cobalt ore, nickel laterite ore and uranium ore, wherein the binder comprises a modified or acid-proof cement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.