Patents Assigned to Aberfoyle Services Pty. Ltd.
  • Recovery of tin from ores or other materials
    Patent number: 4274868
    Abstract: Process for recovering tin or other non-ferrous metal values from low-grade ores, concentrates, or mineral mixes which consist mainly of iron sulphide minerals. The ore is added to a two-phase reactor containing liquid iron sulphide matte and a liquid iron silicate slag, and tin volatilization is achieved by a process akin to matte conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Aberfoyle Services Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: William T. Denholm, Kevin A. Foo