Rucker, 2015 - Google Patents
Deep well rinsing of a copper oxide heapRucker, 2015
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- Rucker D
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- Hydrometallurgy
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A subsurface irrigation test, using a series of four rinse wells, was conducted on a copper oxide heap leach pad over a three week period. The pad has been significantly underperforming due to difficult drainage conditions imposed by a high degree of fine …
- 239000005751 Copper oxide 0 title abstract description 8
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
- E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
- G01V99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- G01V99/005—Geomodels or geomodelling, not related to particular measurements
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C41/00—Methods of underground or surface mining; Lay-outs therefor
- E21C41/26—Methods of surface mining; Layouts therefor
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