CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION FOR A METAL SOLVENT EXTRACTION PLANT, METHOD FOR INCREASING METAL RECOVERY IN A METAL SOLVENT EXTRACTION PLANT, METAL SOLVENT EXTRACTION PLANT TO EXPLORE METAL FROM A METALLIC ORE, AND, PROCESS OF SOLVENT TO EXTRACT THE METALS FROM A WATER LEATHER SOLUTION CONTAINING METALLIC VALUES

摘要

A circuit configuration for a metal solvent extraction plant comprising: A) an extraction section for extracting metal ions from an aqueous leach solution containing the metal ions with an organic solvent solution containing at least one metal extraction reagent, wherein the extraction section consists of three countercurrent extraction stages; and B) a stripping section consisting of one stripping stage for stripping the metal ions from the metal extraction reagent.