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First developed in the 1950s for treating base metal sulfides and refractory gold ores, pressure leaching technology underwent rapid commercial expansion during the 1980s. Initially used to treat nickel concentrates and mattes, pressure leaching has since been extended to the processing of zinc sulfide concentrates and sulfide-containing refractory gold ores. The adoption of pressure leaching in the zinc industry and of pressure oxidation in the gold industry is expected to continue throughout this decade.
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Berezowsky, R.M.G.S., Collins, M.J., Kerfoot, D.G.E. et al. The commercial status of pressure leaching technology. JOM 43, 9–15 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03220132
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