HYDROMETALLURGY

3 Methods & Equipment

Fathi Habashi
Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering
Laval University, Quebec City,,Canada
Fathi.Habashi@arul.ulaval.ca

Hydrometallurgy
Oxidant

Ore

Leaching agent

Leaching

Solid-Liquid
Separation

Solidto waste

Solution
Concentration
Purification

Precipitant
or electric
current

Precipitation

Pure
Metals
compounds

Leaching Methods & Equipment

 Leaching in-situ 1

 Leaching in-situ 2

 Leaching in-situ 3

Leaching in-situ 4

Leaching in-situ 5

Leaching in-situ 6

Leaching in Heaps 1

Leaching in Heaps 2

Leaching in Heaps 3

Leaching in Heaps 4

Leaching in Heaps 5

Leaching in Heaps 4

Leaching in Heaps 6

Leaching in Vats 2

Agitation Leaching
1 Open vessel
Mechanical agitation

Agitation Leaching
2 -

Closed vessel / mechanically agitated

Agitation
Leaching

3 - Closed vessel
mechanically agitated

Agitation
Leaching
4 - Pneumatic

Ore
slurry

Wash water
Compressed
air
Central
open tube

Outlet

Pressure Leaching
In absence of air or oxygen.
In presence of air or oxygen.

Autoclaves

Shield

1 - Vertical
Pneumatic agitation

Pulp
discharge
tube

Opening for
pulp inlet

Opening for
steam exit

Opening for
pressure gauge

Opening for
steam inlet

Steam

Autoclaves

Air and H2SO4

Level indicator

2- Vertical
Pneumatic agitation

Pulp input

Pulp
discharge

Autoclaves
3 Vertical
Mechanically agitated

Acid

Overflow

Manhole

Inlet

Oxygen

Outlet

Rubber
lining

Drain

Autoclaves
1 - Horizontal

Autoclaves
2 - Horizontal

Autoclaves
3 - Horizontal

Autoclaves
4 - Horizontal

Autoclaves
5 Horizontal / rotating

Autoclaves
6 Horizontal / rotating

Autoclaves
1 Spherical / rotating

Autoclaves
2 Spherical / rotating

Autoclaves

3 Spherical / rotating

Autoclaves
1 Pipeline

Autoclaves
2 Pipeline

Autoclaves
3 Pipeline

Flash tanks

Heat exchanger

Steam/Salt

Preheater

Outlet

Condensate

Baking
Process 1

Baking Process 2
To dust
collector

Air blower
Ride ring

Burner

Bin

Feeder
shaker

Baking
Process 3

Elevation

Plan

Microorganisms
Oxygen

CO2

Oxygen

PO 4

Aqueous
phase
2

Microorganism
Enzyme
2

+ 2O2 Enzyme SO

Sulfide mineral

2+

MS

2+

+S

THANKS