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Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	China	11
#2	Canada	10
#3	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	10
#4	South Africa	9
#5	EPO (European Patent Office)	8
#6	Republic of Korea	8
#7	Brazil	7
#8	United States	6
#9	Australia	5
#10	EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization)	4
#11	African Regional Industrial Property Organization	2
#12	Colombia	2
#13	African Intellectual Property Organization	1

#	Technology
#1	Metal production and refining
#2	Climate change mitigation in goods production
#3	Iron and steel production
#4	Rare-earth metal compounds
#5	Separation

Publication	Filing date	Title
CN101175863A	2006-05-11	An improved process for heap leaching of nickeliferous oxidic ores
AU2006216114A1	2006-02-23	Production of ferronickel
EP1851345A1	2006-02-23	Production of ferronickel
BRPI0607462A2	2006-02-13	process for acid leaching of laterite ores
WO2006081605A1	2006-01-30	Process for the production of magnesium oxide
AU2006209783A1	2006-01-30	Process for the production of magnesium oxide
AU2005321748A1	2005-12-23	Extraction of nickel and cobalt from a resin eluate stream
AP200704030A0	2005-12-23	Extraction of nickel and cobalt from a resin eluate stream
EP1825010A1	2005-11-16	Consecutive or simultaneous leaching of nickel and cobalt containing ores
ZA200702600B	2005-09-14	Production of ferro-nickel or nickel matte by a combined hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical process
AU2005284665A1	2005-09-14	Production of ferro-nickel or nickel matte by a combined hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical process
AU2004207148A1	2004-01-30	Process for nickel and cobalt extraction from laterite ores