The main activity of the Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. is development and exploitation ofthe deposits in Sotkamo, Finland using bioheapleaching. comprise one largest known sulphide nickel resources Europe with 1004 million tonnes ore, sufficient to support anticipated production for a minimum 45 years. mine started late 2008 will have an annual output approximately 50,000 tons when it reaches ...

The effects of lead, iron, copper, and zinc ions on 8-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase from red blood cell haemolysates in humans, both in the absence and presence of plasma proteins, have been investigated. 8-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) was not found to be a specific indicator of blood lead concentrations since it was also inhibited by copper and activated by zinc. Plasma protein pro...

In the study, the variations of heavy metal distributions (of Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn) during the sewage sludge composting process were investigated by sequential extraction procedures. The total content of Cu and Zn in the composted mixture increased after the composting process. Mn and Zn were mainly found in mobile fractions (exchangeable fraction (F1), carbonate fraction (F2), and Fe/Mn oxide fr...

A low grade chalcopyrite ore was leached with H2O2/(NH4)2SO4 and the leach liquor contained 42.96 mol m copper, 3.52 mol m zinc and 11.23 mol m magnesium. From this leach liquor separation of copper was carried out with supported liquid membrane using LIX84I as mobile carrier. Celgard 2400, a microporous polypropylene film was used as the solid support for the liquid membrane. The effect of pH ...

This study was carried out to determine the proximate composition and some heavy metals (Lead, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium ) accumulation in shrimps and oysters from Buguma creek and to evaluate to what extent the changes in proximate composition and these heavy metals accumulation in shrimp (Penaeus notialis) and oyster (Crassostrea gasar) before and after smoke drying. Hot smoking method was used. ...

Plasma copper and zinc in 20 ewes, healthy or infected with chronic postpartum metritis or mastitis, have been determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Plasma protein profile was measured by electrophoresis on cellulose acetate plates, and albumin and ceruloplasmin were determined colorimetrically. For the ten initial days, plasma copper and ceruloplasmin increased in plasma zinc decr...

studies of three selected sulfide-silicate assemblages from ore samples from the sar cheshmeh porphyry copper deposit led to some ore genetic conclusions. the presence of chalcopyrite blebs in the groundmass orthoclase and quartz from the stock suggests liquid immiscibility in a cooling late-magmatic melt. this is in favor of the orthomagmatic model proposed for porphyry copper deposits. the pr...