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ALTA Free PaperFig 1.Simplified Bulong FlowsheetLaterite OreWaterFlocculantFEED PREPARATIONFEED PREPARATIONCoarse RejectsAcidSteamPRESSURE ACID LEACHINGPRESSURE ACID LEACHINGLimestoneFlocculantTHICKENING & NEUTRALISATIONTHICKENING & NEUTRALISATIONTail<strong>in</strong>gsOxygen Reagents PowerAmmoniaReagentsSodium SulphideNICKEL & COBALTNICKEL & COBALTSOLVENT EXTRACTIONSOLVENT EXTRACTIONCOBALT REFININGCOBALT REFININGReagentsPowerNICKEL ELECTROWINNINGNICKEL ELECTROWINNINGCobalt CathodesNickel CathodesInternational project Development Services Page 5 October 2000ALTA Metallurgical Serviceswww.altamet.com.au