Abstract
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 |
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| 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 | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Keywords
- Biohydrometallurgy
- Minerals industry
- Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Geochemistry and Petrology
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