Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria

P. A. Olubambi; J. H. Potgieter; J. O. Borode

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Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria

P. A. Olubambi, J. H. Potgieter, J. O. Borode

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The effectiveness of the application of biohydrometallurgical processes in the sustainable development of the minerals industry is discussed with specific reference to the Nigerian minerals industry. The state of the Nigerian minerals industry is evaluated. Assessment of available processing and recovering routes is made, and the influencing factors for the adoption of the biohydrometallurgical processing approach are reviewed. A case study of the biohydrometallurgical processing of a bulk complex sulphide ore from Ishiagu, in the South Eastern part of Nigeria, is presented. Results showed that a biohydrometallurgical approach is suitable and effective for processing the ore and can therefore be considered, applied and adopted to processing of other ore deposits from Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-235
Number of pages	5
Journal	Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
Volume	117
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/174328508X252427
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Biohydrometallurgy
Minerals industry
Sustainability

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General Chemistry
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Geochemistry and Petrology

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Olubambi, P. A., Potgieter, J. H., & Borode, J. O. (2008). Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria. Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 117(4), 231-235. https://doi.org/10.1179/174328508X252427

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Olubambi, PA, Potgieter, JH & Borode, JO 2008, 'Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria', Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, vol. 117, no. 4, pp. 231-235. https://doi.org/10.1179/174328508X252427

Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria. / Olubambi, P. A.; Potgieter, J. H.; Borode, J. O.
In: Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Vol. 117, No. 4, 12.2008, p. 231-235.

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Effectiveness of biohydrometallurgy for sustainable development in the African minerals industry: A case study with a low grade ore from Nigeria

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