Abstract: Vanadium is recovered from vanadium-containing ores that have been roasted in the presence of a sodium source through heap leaching with an aqueous leaching solution so that high grade leach liquors can be obtained.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 1986
Date of Patent:
May 19, 1987
Assignee:
U.S. Vanadium Corp.
Inventors:
Donald J. Hansen, John B. Goddard, Oreste J. Malacarne