what is the albion process?

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The Albion Process is a simple new process for the recovery of base and precious metals from refractory sulphide ores.The Albion Process incorporates ultrafine grinding to increase the activity of sulphide concentrates to a point where they can be oxidised readily in conventional open tanks, without the need for high pressures, expensive reagents or bacteria. The technology is simple, robust and offers substantial cost savings over bacterial or pressure leaching.