Direct extraction of nickel and iron from laterite ores using the ...
So called "Carbonyl Refining Method for Laterite Ore" was developed by INCO up to the full scale pilot stage and included partial reduction of nickel and iron by CO/CO 2 gas mixture and direct extraction of nickel from ore in the form of nickel carbonyl. The product of the refining was forecasted as ferronickel with Fe/Ni ratio of /1.