Chloride Metallurgy

3-day short course: July 19, 21, 23, 2021

Course description 

The course will cover fundamentals involved in chloride metallurgy, processing of sulfide concentrates and ores in reactor and heap leaching, extraction of rare earth elements in chloride media, electrolysis of molten salts, electrometallurgy in aqueous chloride media, reagent regeneration, and materials of construction. 

Intended audience

  • Metal producers
  • Equipment suppliers
  • Engineering firms
  • Test laboratories
  • Academia

Prices

  • To be announced

Course organizer: Wenying Liu, University of British Columbia
wenying.liu@ubc.ca

Schedule (all times are EST):

Day 1- July 19

Time Module  Presenter
11:00-11:50 Theory and background of chloride chemistry in metallurgical processing  Bryn Harris, independent consultant
12:00-12:50 Leaching of sulfide concentrates in chloride media: process and technology development  David Dreisinger, UBC
13:00-13:50 Heap leaching of oxide and low-grade sulfides in chloride media: kinetics and process development  Wenying Liu, UBC

Day 2-July 21

Time Module  Presenter
11:00 11:50 Extraction of rare earth elements in chloride media: material flow, flowsheets, separation plants, and environmental impacts John Goode, J.R. Goode and Associates
12:00 12:50  Electrometallurgy in aqueous chloride media: electrowinning and electrorefining Mike Moats, Missouri U of Science and Technology

Day 3- July 23

Time Module Presenter
11:00 11:50 Reagent regeneration: oxidation and spray roasting/pyrohydrolysis Frank Baerhold, Andritz
12:00 12:50 Materials of construction: corrosion and selection of materials Edouard Asselin, UBC
12:50 13:15 Wrap up