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Cocić, Snežana S. Dević, and Dragan M. Manasijević This work presents the results of investigation process of copper concentrate roasting in fluidized bed reactor with the aim of studying the transformations of copper concentrate minerals as well as to check the accordance with theoretical predictions. The roasted samples were examined ...
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In copper smelting, obtaining uniform blend compositions from diverse copper concentrates is vital for stable and economical operation, keeping in mind the decreasing quality of raw material with time. The concentrates differ in chemical compositions and contain around 24 critical elements, making it challenging to achieve these within range consistently. To address …
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Copper concentrate is the product obtained after the flotation process of copper sulfide ores. This flotation method is a technique that consists of separating minerals based on differences in the surface properties, or buoyancy, of the particles. In the case of copper, it separates the ore from the rest of the impurities.
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The first phase, mineral processing, is to release the copper minerals and remove waste elements, such as alumina, limestone, pyrite, and silica, in order to concentrate the copper minerals and other nonferrous …
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MG14 and Cattle Grid South is currently planned to be sold as a concentrate. Alternatively, this product can be further refined via a hydrometallurgical process to create copper metal. Stage 4(A): Selling as a concentrate. Selling as a Concentrate: At this stage, the copper concentrate, typically containing 20–25% copper, can be sold to ...
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Solids are filtered to remove excess water, which can be reused in the circuit. The solid copper concentrate is then sent to the smelter. Smelting. High temperatures further purify the ore in a series of smelting steps. The copper concentrate is first placed in the smelting furnace to be heated up to 1260 °C and converted into molten liquid.
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If chalcopyrite concentrate is used as raw material in direct to blister copper process, the direct recovery rate of copper is only slightly higher than 50%, and the process would be economically irrational, but some metallurgical researchers are still investigating it.
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This process is used to concentrate copper, lead, and zinc sulphide ores. The powdered ore is placed in a tank full of water in this procedure. After that, some pine oil is applied. The sulphide ore particles are wetted with pine oil in the tank, while the gangue particles are wetted with water. After that, the air is circulated through the ...
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Initial refining typically involves the conversion of copper concentrate into blister copper through smelting. This process uses high temperatures to melt the concentrate, allowing impurities like …
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Porphyry copper deposits supply nearly 60% of the world's copper (1). They form as magmas in the upper crust, cool, crystallize, and exsolve metal-bearing hydrothermal fluids that precipitate copper sulfide minerals. The deposits have been studied for over a century, revealing a strikingly constant spatial and temporal relationship between copper-bearing …
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Ores containing sulfide copper minerals together with enough sulfides of zinc, lead, iron, or other metals to warrant use of differential flotation to separate them and to make a separate concentrate of each. As with gold and other ores, details of practice vary because of differences in the ores or on account of economic considerations.
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The crushed mine ore is ground in rod and ball mills and then sent to flotation machines where the copper mineral rises to the top in a froth, making a copper concentrate of approximately 30 percent, 27 percent iron and 33 percent sulfur.
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This paper will give a brief overview of the CESL Copper Process chemistry and flowsheet configuration, including metallurgical results from recent pilot plant testwork. Further to that, CESL on-site processing costs will be compared to commercial …
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The production of copper concentrate from sulfide ores is a vital process in the copper mining and metallurgical industry. Copper sulfide ores, which contain significant amounts of copper in the form of minerals such as chalcopyrite, …
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How Hydrometallurgy and the SX/EW Process Made Copper the "Green" Metal Copper Applications in Mining & Metallurgy. By William H. Dresher, Ph.D., P. E. ... that might contain as little as 0.5% copper to form a concentrate containing 27 to 36% copper. In the smelting operation, the concentrate is fed to a smelter together with oxygen and the ...
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The reduced copper powder is melted and cast into copper semi-products.The HydroCopper™ process is capable of treating different kinds of copper concentrates and it is currently in the stage of ...
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The new process offers an effective way to dissolve concentrate, remove impurities, and recover copper as LME A-grade cathodes. In addition, the flowsheet can be modified to recover silver and gold. It is an easy-to-operate, self-optimizing plant that provides high availability and fast ramp-up to production.
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In the SX/EW process, the copper-laden solution from heap leaching is mixed with an organic solvent that selectively binds copper ions. This mixture separates into two layers: a copper-rich organic phase and a copper-depleted aqueous phase. ... The copper concentrate is heated in a high-temperature furnace, typically to around 590°C (1,100°F ...
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The arsenic removal process mainly includes three aspects: mineral processing, hydrometallurgical process, and pyrometallurgical process. Many studies have been conducted on the separation process of copper and arsenic in copper ore worldwide [].The main sources of arsenic in copper concentrate are as follows: (1) arsenic exists in copper minerals in the form …
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A froth flotation process is used to concentrate copper ore. It is a two-stage process that involves one rougher stage and one cleaner stage. The cleaner tailings return to the rougher flotation. Both stages are nonreactive unit operations that operate at steady-state. The analytical profile of the entire flotation circuit is:
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The four major steps in the production of marketable copper are mining, concentrating, smelting, and refining. In a few instances, however, leaching takes the 911 Metallurgist is a trusted resource for practical insights, …
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This paper focuses on optimizing the parameters of the copper ore flotation process, which is the most expensive in obtaining copper concentrate, in order to improve the copper grade, corresponding to the fine copper law in the copper concentrate and metallurgical recovery, in order to obtain more final tons of fine copper, in the concentrate.
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The Production Process of Copper Cathode and Concentrate. But the copper concentrate is a product of an earlier stage of the production process: Mining: Copper ore is extracted from the ground. Crushing and Grinding: The ore is first crushed and then fine ground into exceedingly small particles.
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During the copper concentrate production process, most of the fluorine becomes hydrofluoric acid in the furnace gas. This acid is collected and sent to a sulfuric acid plant where it poses a serious threat to the equipment and processes involved. The impact of the fluorine ion can be described as follows:
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The approximately 740,000 metric tonnes of copper concentrate and other copper- and precious-metal-containing materials, along with the recycled materials, are sampled and sent via conveyors to the reactor. ... By the nature of the process, a fraction of the anode remains undissolved and is melted down (in the anode furnace) to be recast into ...
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The high-grade copper concentrate can be obtained by the coarse grinding, roughing, scavenging of copper ore, then grinding and concentrating of coarse concentrate. Classification of copper ore Due to the different types of ore, the nature of the ore is also different, so the beneficiation process needs to be customized.
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from sulde copper concentrate, which mainly contains chalcopyrite mineral (CuFeS 2) and the minor percentage is the secondary copper minerals, such as chalcocite (Cu 2 S), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4), and covellite (CuS) [7 –9]. The copper concentrate contains copper, iron, sulfur, and also some other harmful elements such as uorine ions [10].
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Electrowinning (EW) is the final stage of the hydrometallurgical process, where copper is plated onto cathodes through an electrolytic process, resulting in high-purity cathode copper. Electrolysis Setup: The copper-rich electrolyte is fed …
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Chen et al. [20, 21] theoretically analyzed the feasibility of using high-silicon and low-iron copper concentrate as raw materials for direct copper smelting, and it was also proved that adding ...
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In mining, when flotation is finished with the ore, and a final concentrate has been produced, often, both products will go to a concentrate thickener before 911 Metallurgist is a trusted resource for practical insights, solutions, and support in mineral processing engineering, helping industry professionals succeed with proven expertise ...
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The resulting mixture, called a copper concentrate, contains about 25-35% copper along with various sulfides of copper and iron, plus smaller concentrations of gold, silver, and other materials. ... The recovery of sulfuric acid from the copper smelting process not only provides a profitable byproduct, but also significantly reduces the air ...
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The oxidation of copper mineral dissolves to generate copper sulphate that will be replaced with iron filings to restore copper ions to metallic copper for precipitation. Finally, float the metallic copper and copper sulfide …
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Oxide Ore: The copper-bearing solution is collected and pumped to the extraction plant where it is purified. It progresses through a number of steps that combine an organic solvent or sulfuric …
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