Acid leaching of nickel from dunite rock

It has been known for some time that the major component of Fun Mountain dunite (an almost pure olivine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni)₂SiO₄) is soluble in dilute mineral acide. However, the cost of reagents rules out an acid dissolution process as a source of nickel. Also the presence of large amounts of iron in a...

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Main Author: Appleyard, R. V.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Chemistry 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6955