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Pressure leaching of nickeliferous laterites by sulfuric acid is the key to the utilization of ores at Moa Bay, Cuba. This is a description of operations at Freeport Nickel’s new plant in Cuba.
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Carlson, E.T., Simons, C.S. Acid Leaching Moa Bay’s Nickel. JOM 12, 206–213 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377968
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