The Process. The concentrated ore is heated strongly with silicon dioxide (silica) and air or oxygen in a furnace or series of furnaces. The copper(II) ions in the chalcopyrite are reduced to copper(I) sulfide (which is reduced further to copper metal in the final stage).
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The developed copper process could be integrated with nickel refining. Abstract. ... Globally, primary nickel is largely (60 %) produced from sulphide ore deposits (Elias 2002). Pyrometallurgy is mainly (over 90 %) used in the treatment of nickel sulphide concentrates. The nickelcontaining mattes formed are mostly used for the production of ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The conversion of copper ores consists of a series of physical, chemical and electrochemical processes. Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ore source, local environmental regulations, and other factors. [1] History Miners at the Tamarack mine in Copper Country, in 1905
WhatsApp: +86 182036953771 Types of copper sulfide ore (1) Single copper mineral Its ore characteristic is relatively simple, and the only useful component that can be recycled is copper. The gangue minerals are mainly quartz, carbonate and silicate. (2) Coppersulfur ore Called copperbearing pyrite. In addition to copper minerals, iron sulfide can be recovered, and the main mineral of sulfur is pyrite.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Flotation is a common mineral processing method used to upgrade copper sulfide ores; in this method, copper sulfide mineral particles are concentrated in froth, and associated gangue minerals are separated as tailings. However, a significant amount of copper is lost into tailings during the processing; therefore, tailings can be considered secondary resources or future deposits of copper.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The copper ore in Chilean copper porphyry deposits is often associated with molybdenum minerals. This coppermolybdenum (CuMo) sulfide ore is generally mined from various locations in the mining site; thus, the mineral composition, oxidation degree, mineral particle size, and grade vary.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The first step, mineral processing, is to liberate the copper minerals and remove waste constituents—such as alumina, limestone, pyrite, and silica—so that the copper minerals and other nonferrous minerals of value are concentrated into a product containing between 20 and 30 percent copper.
WhatsApp: +86 182036953771. Introduction. The continuous development of the global economy has resulted in a high demand for copper production and high copper consumption [1], [2], and exploitation and effective use of copper oxide mineral resources have attracted attention [3].Copper oxide deposits evolve from shallow copper sulfide deposits after longterm oxidation, and they are widely and abundantly distributed in ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The chemical composition of Chilean copper sulfide ores in terms of Cu and Fe concentrations are shown in Table 3A, whereas Table 3B shows a more detailed chemical composition of copper sulfide ores from northern Chile. Note that the copper concentration varies between approximately and wt% depending on the region.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The common route for turning copper sulfide ores into metal is high temperature oxidation of sulfides to produce an impure liquid copper. This is cast into slablike anodes. ... First application of the thinlayer process on copper sulfide ores (chalcocite) contains about 1% Cu. In 1994, the design capacity was of 75,000 tons/year which was ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The treatment of copper sulfide minerals containing a high percentage of oxide copper causes problems in the concentration process, decreasing the copper content. In order to increase the efficiency of the concentration process, it is necessary to treat the copper oxide component by leaching the grinded ore prior to the flotation, or by ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Abstract An analysis of flowsheets for processing sulfide and oxide copper ores, reagent modes, processing equipment, and flotation indicators in some domestic and foreign processing plants and productions is carried out. Autogenous and semiautogenous mills are commonly used in the primary grinding stage in ore processing plants, which excludes medium and fine crushing. The alternative is high ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Conventional sulfide flotation circuits are most effective at recovering metalbearing particles from slurry when those particles are sized between 50 and 150 microns. 1 Above or below this range, recoveries fall away significantly, with the steepest rate of decline for coarse particle recovery (Exhibit 2). Exhibit 2
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Extrapolations of copper sulphide grain exposure data indicate that the portion of copper available for leaching decreases to 10% when the ore particle size is increased to between 100 and 200 mm. In terms of kinetics, the observed leaching rate is a product of the chemical reaction rate itself and various transport processes such as for heat ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Despite the small proportion of coppernickel sulfide ores, the production of nickel from nickel sulfide ores account for more than 60% of the world's total nickel production due to its simpler production process . In China, coppernickel sulfide ores and nickel oxide ores account for 87% and 13% of the total national nickel reserves ...
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