PROCESSING METHOD OF BLACK-SHALE ORES WITH RARE METALS EXTRACTING Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC C22B3/08 C22B34/22 C22B34/34 C22B59/00 C22B60/02 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: processing method of black-shale ores with rare metals extracting includes leaching of ore by sulphuric acid solution with dilution of rare metals. Leaching is performed in autoclave by sulphuric acid solution consisting of free and combined sulphuric acid with ratio of H₂SO_4(free):H₂SO_4(comb)=2:1, and containing 25-45 g/l of iron sulphate, 70-90 g/l of aluminium sulphate and 0.5 g/l of nitric acid. At that the process is performed under pressure in autoclave equal to 10-15 atm with mixing at temperature of 140-160°C in concentration range of general H₂SO_4(gen) equal to 350-450 g/l under pulp density S: L=1:0.7-0.9, preferably 1:0.8, under constant oxidation-reduction potential Eh in the system equal to 350-450 mV during 2-3 hours till residual concentration of free H₂SO_4(free) is within 45-75 g/l.

EFFECT: increasing break-down of ore and extraction of rare metals: vanadium, uranium, molybdenum and rare-earth elements, reducing consumption of acid and improving efficiency of autoclave volume usage.

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