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Treatment of Nickel-Copper Matte

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In the treatment of copper-nickel sulfide ores, separation of copper from the nickel has been one of the major metallurgical problems. This article describes techniques adopted by Inco on the basis of its laboratory studies and pilot-plant development.

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  1. International Nickel Co., Canada

    Kelvin Sproule, G. A. Harcourt & L. S. Renzoni

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  1. Kelvin Sproule
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This paper was a part of the International Symposium on the Extractive Metallurgy of Copper, Nickel, and Cobalt of the 1960 AIME Annual Meeting.

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Sproule, K., Harcourt, G.A. & Renzoni, L.S. Treatment of Nickel-Copper Matte. JOM 12, 214–219 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377969

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