Abstract
A new process for treating oxidized ores produces no sulfur emissions, requires low capital investments and can be integrated into existing sulfide-based zinc treatment plants.
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RALPH E. DUFRESNE received a B.A. in Chemistry from Gonzaga University in 1966 and an M.S. in Mineral Dressing Engineering from Montana Tech. in 1974. He has been employed as a chemist for the Anaconda Company and as a research chemist for the Minerals Research Center of Butte. He is currently a research metallurgist for the Bunker Hill Company.
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Dufresne, R.E. Quick leach of siliceous zinc ores. JOM 28, 8–12 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354269
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