Transformation Mechanism of Ore Matter in the Weathering

Victor Bragin, Irina Baksheyeva, Margaret Sviridova

Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia;Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/ijnm.2012.13009                

Abstract

Grain-size class redistribution of non-ferrous, precious metals and iron in copper-nickel ores tailings from Norilsk industrial region was after artificial weathering investigated. Possible mechanisms of metal redistribution were suggested.

Keywords

Technogenic Raw Materials; Cu-Ni Ores; Nonferrous and Precious Metals; Iron; Platinum Group Elements; Grain-Size Class Redistribution of Metals; Redistribution Mechanisms

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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