A STUDY ON THE CHARACTERIZATION OF NICKEL LATERITES OF CENTRAL ANATOLIA

KESKİNKILIÇ E., Pournaderi S., GEVECİ A., TOPKAYA Y. A.

7th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing held during TMS 145th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Tennessee, United States Of America, 14 - 18 February 2016, pp.403-410 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • Doi Number: 10.1007/978-3-319-48093-0_50
  • City: Tennessee
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.403-410
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There are mainly three commercial nickel laterites in Turkey: Gordes, Caldag and Sivrihisar. The first two appear in Western Anatolia. The third one, Sivrihisar (Yunusemre) laterites have been found in the first decade of the millennium, in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Since then, mining facilities have been continued in Yunusemre. Calcination, prereduction and smelting of Sivrihisar laterites have been extensively studied and published. In the current work, some results of the studies related to characterization of Sivrihisar laterites will be presented.