Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for recovering precious metals including silver and gold, rare metals including indium and gallium, base metals including copper, lead and zinc or a combination of precious, rare and base metals from complex oxide ores, sulfide ores or oxide and sulphide ores using an acid chloride oxidizing leach.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2013
Assignee:
South American Silver Corp.
Inventors:
David Dreisinger, Ralph Fitch, Cornelis Verbaan