Listed below are news stories relating to hydrometallurgy in the mineral processing and extractive metallurgy industries. The date on which they were added to this page is in brackets.

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• Heap Leaching Developments (Apr.28, 2008)
  


• Haber Successfully Completes Pilot Testing of its New, Proprietary Gold Recovery Equipment (Feb.29, 2008)
  


• Gold Pressure Oxidation (Dec.29, 2007)
  


• Haber Announces Successful Gold Recovery Using New Proprietary Extraction Equipment - Trials Recover Gold with Far Higher Speed, Efficiency and Economy (Dec.13, 2007)
  


• Special Issue on Bio and Hydrometallurgy Published (Dec.6, 2007)
  


• ExtrEL Leaching System for Nickel Sulphide Mine Tailings (Nov.27, 2007)
  


• Outotec's Copper Process Receives Quality Innovation of the Year Award (Nov.26, 2007)
  


• Indirect Bioleaching for Zinc and Lead Ores and Concentrates (Oct.26, 2007)
  


• ENPAR Assigns Right to earn Exclusive Worldwide License for its ExtrEL Technology for Nickel Sulphide Tailings to Dundarave Resources Inc. (Oct.18, 2007)
  


• Selection of Heap Leach Pad Sites (Oct.17, 2007)
  


• Heap Leaching Reviewed (Sept.21, 2007)
  


• New Copper Leach Technology Initiatives by Bateman Engineering (Jul.11, 2007)
  


• Haber, Inc. Recovers Saleable Gold from E-Scrap and Mine Ores in its U.S. Facility using its Environmentally Friendly Gold Recovery Processes (Jun.12, 2007)
  


• Outotec and Intec Enter into Technical Collaboration Agreement (Jun.8, 2007)
  


• Copper Hydromet Gaining Ground for Sulphide Ores (May 20, 2007)
  


• Student-Industry Research Program for Undergraduate University Students (May 10, 2007)
  


• Bio and Hydrometallurgical Processes Reviewed (May 7, 2007)
  


• Reagent Consumption in SX (May 4, 2007)
  


• High Pressure Acid Leaching of Nickel Ores (May 4, 2007)
  


• Facts Leading to the Discovery of Gekko's New Environmentally Friendly Lixiviant Refuted! (Apr.1, 2007)
  


• Improved Heap Leaching Through Optimised Ore Sizes (Feb.16, 2007)
  


• Newcrest Chooses ILR (Feb.12, 2007)
  


• Bateman Engineering Markets the Galvanox Copper-Leach Technology (Feb.12, 2007)
  


• Primary Hydrometallurgical Processing of Copper Reviewed (Dec.21, 2006)
  


• Enbridge and Hatch Invest in N-Solv to Construct New Oil Sands Technology Pilot Plant (Dec.13, 2006)
  


• Innovation and Results earn Gekko Another Industry Award (Dec.12, 2006)
  


• Mintek-BacTech Gold Bio-leaching Plant Wins Environmental Award (Dec.12, 2006)
  


• Breakthrough for Outokumpu Technology's new HydroCopper^® Process (Nov.21, 2006)
  


• BioteQ Signs Development Agreement for Project with Codelco Chile (Oct.10, 2006)
  


• Special Issue on BioHydrometallurgy Published (Aug.7, 2006)
  


• Latest Leaching Technology (Jun.20 2006)
  


• Modular MeTRIX^® Technology Demonstration Plant Commissioned (May 9 2006)
  


• Bactech To Evaluate Copper Opportunities (May 9 2006)
  


• SX-EW Reviewed (Apr.6 2006)
  


• Bio and Hydrometallurgy Special Issue Published (Dec.13 2005)
  


• Opening of New Research Centre a Boost for Minerals Industry (Dec.5 2005)
  


• Vanadium Solvent Extraction Successfully Piloted at Vanchem (Oct.3 2005)
  


• Skye Files Patent Applications for Atmospheric Leaching Process for Nickel Laterites (Sept.5 2005)
  


• Free Copies of ISEC 2002 Proceedings (Aug.30 2005)
  


• Mintek Launches Major Bioleach R&D Projects (Aug.23 2005)
  


• Parker Centre III Commences Operations (Jul.13 2005)
  


• Xstrata Technology Launches Albion Process Technology (Jul.5 2005)
  


• Haber Strongly Urged by Ghana Science and Government Authorities to Rapidly Introduce Gold Extraction and Recovery Processes (Jul.4 2005)
  


• Australian Company Advances Heap Leach Projects (Jun.29 2005)
  


• SMM Develops New Hydrometallurgical Copper Refining Process (Jun.29, 2005)
  


• Leach Recovery of Nickel Passes 50% Continued Heap Percolation over 7 Months (Jun.22, 2005)
  


• Botswana Nickel Miner Reports Processing Breakthrough (May 10, 2005)
  


• Parker Centre III’s Research could Transform the Minerals Industry (May 3, 2005)
  


• First Nickel Product from Laterite Heap Leaching (Apr.25, 2005)
  


• Joint Initiative Provides Gold Recovery Solution for Copper-Gold Ores (Apr.14, 2005)
  


• Intensive Cyanidation Reviewed (Mar.30, 2005)
  


• Developments in Heap Leaching Liners (Mar.30, 2005)
  


• Electric Sparks Dangers in Solvent Extraction (Mar.30, 2005)
  


• Haber Successfully Demonstrates its Environmentally Friendly Haber Gold Extraction and Recovery Systems in Ghana (Feb.23, 2005)
  


• Talvivaara to Test Cold Bio-heap-leaching (Dec.29, 2004)
  


• Parker Centre Re-funding Good News for the Minerals Industry (Dec.23, 2004)
  


• SX Solution Clarification (Dec.23, 2004)
  


• Outokumpu's HydroCopper Process Wins 2004 Mining Magazine Metallurgy Award (Dec.22, 2004)
  


• Teck Cominco Granted Canadian Patent for the CESL Hydrometallurgical Nickel Production Process (Dec.8, 2004)
  


• Early Success at Turkey Project - Nickel in Solution in Trial Heap Leach (Nov.30, 2004)
  


• Outokumpu's Advanced HydroCopper Technology for bcMetals' Red Chris Copper and Gold Project in Canada (Nov.22, 2004)
  


• Escondida Buys Outokumpu Plant (Nov.4, 2004)
  


• Leaching of Nickel Laterites (Nov.1, 2004)
  


• Focus On New Hydrometallurgical Processes (Oct.11, 2004)
  


• Latest Results Confirm that Jaguar Nickel’s Atmospheric Chloride Leach Process is Performing as Anticipated (Oct.7, 2004)
  


• AMIRA's Heap Bioleaching Research Project Begins 2nd Phase (Jul.22, 2004)
  


• Copper Concentrates Hydrometallurgy (Jun.1, 2004)
  


• New Research Facility to Streamline Australia’s Minerals Industry (May 6, 2004)
  


• Mintek and NICICO to Demonstrate Copper Heap Bioleach Process (May 6, 2004)
  


• New Technology Race Continues (May 4, 2004)
  


• Haber Reports on Commercialization Progress for its HGP Gold Process (Apr.26, 2004)
  


• Leaching Technologies Reviewed (Apr.6, 2004)
  


• Bateman and MinTek Form Ion Exchange Alliance (Apr.5, 2004)
  


• Haber Announces Completion of Mobile Gold Extraction Unit (Mar.31, 2004)
  


• Nickel Fever (Mar.3, 2004)
  


• Bioleaching Reviewed (Feb.5, 2004)
  


• Glow Discharge Plasma Technology (Jan.15, 2004)
  


• Clean Copper Technology (Dec.23, 2003)
  


• Teck Cominco Strikes Deal with Brazilian Miner CVRD on New Copper Technology (Dec.18, 2003)
  


• BacTech Signs MOU For China Gold Projects (Dec.18, 2003)
  


• The "Panton Process" Successful on South African Platinum Concentrates (Nov.25, 2003)
  


• R&D Grant for Extraction Process (Nov.18, 2003)
  


• Parker Centre Forms Alliance with Hatch (Nov.13, 2003)
  


• Nickel and Cobalt Salvage from Laterite Leach Tailings (Nov.12, 2003)
  


• Parker Centre Links With HiTec Energy (Nov.12, 2003)
  


• Phelps Dodge Pressure Leach Pilot Plant (Nov.6, 2003)
  


• Aker Kvaerner to Design Pilot Plant for Novel Copper Recovery Process (Oct.27, 2003)
  


• Gravitaur - Gold Recovery from Gravity Concentrates (Oct.21, 2003)
  


• Minmet Acquires Pioneering Gold Biotechnology Process (Oct.14, 2003)
  


• Special Issue of Hydrometallurgy Journal (Oct.13, 2003)
  


• Non-Cyanide Gold Bullion Recovery To Be Implemented in Montana (Oct.10, 2003)
  


• Inco Celebrates Hydromet Mini-Pilot Plant Opening (Oct.10, 2003)
  


• Jaguar Moves Forward (Oct.10, 2003)
  


• Breakthrough in Zinc Extraction Technology (Aug.29, 2003)
  


• Visit to AARL by Dr David Dreisinger of the University of British Columbia (Aug.4, 2003)
  


• Aker Kvaerner to Design Pilot Plant for Novel Copper Recovery Process (Jul.18, 2003)
  


• Haber Team to Visit Ghana and Introduce Environmentally Friendly Gold Extraction HGP Process (Jul.18, 2003)
  


• Activox^® Demonstration Plant for Tati (Jul.4, 2003)
  


• First PGM Project Moves Closer (Jun.30, 2003)
  


• Leach Pressure Regulation (Jun.24, 2003)
  


• Further Developments in Refractory Gold Treatment (Jun.23, 2003)
  


• Solvent Extraction Reagents (Jun.17, 2003)
  


• New Generation Solvent Extraction Reagents (Jun.16, 2003)
  

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