


(PDF) Nickel Laterite Smelting Processes and Some - Nickel Ore Beneficiation Plant | Nickel Ore Processing
The nickel concentrate from sulfide ores normally contains approximately 10% Ni, 2% Cu, 40% Fe, and 30% S. Various processes may be used depending on the types of ores and the smelters employed. Smelting sulfide ores can be accomplished in a reverberatory, flash, or electric smelting furnace.Whether high-grade or low-grade, nickel ores need to be processed after mining, in order to upgrade their nickel content from 1-4% Ni to 10-20%. Concentrating the nickel ores usually takes place close to the mine site, and involves chemical and physical processes to crush the ore and separate the nickel-bearing and gangue minerals.
