11. Glossary – Definitions
hydrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy
A liquid extractive metallurgy method involving the dissolving of various metals contained in an ore or concentrate, with a view to their separation and recovery.
A typical hydrometallurgical process comprises the following steps:
leaching (or dissolution),
metal separation,
recovery of the desired metal (by electrolysis, filtration, etc.).
liquation; liquation
Pyrometallurgical method for separating a metal from an ore or its alloys, involving heating the material to a temperature such that the molten metal can then be separated from the other components that remain solid.
leaching; leaching
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1. Antimony mining and recycling
China is by far the world's leading antimony producer (table 1 ), accounting for 90% of global production in 2014, compared with 87% in 2001 [19]. The severe flooding in 2004, which temporarily shut down the main Hunan mines and forced China to temporarily...
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