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Mintek to test bioleach technology in Iran

SOUTH African metallurgical specialist Mintek has signed a deal with National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO) to commercially prove its heap bioleach technology.

Sarah Belfield Belfield
Mintek to test bioleach technology in Iran

The two-year project, being funded by NICICO, is expected to start in early 2005 at NICICO’s Sarcheshmeh copper mine in southern Iran. The process will involve two or three 20,000t leach heaps, with the...

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