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US3880653A - Chlorine leach process - Google Patents

Dissolved copper in the nickelbearing leach solutions may be precipitated in a separate tank by agitating the leach solution in the presence of elemental sulphur and nickel sulphide particles having an atomic ratio of nickel to sulphur greater than one, thereby producing copper sulphide and a substantially copper-free nickel-chloride solution ...

BHP Billiton Approves Escondida Sulphide Leach Copper ...

The project will utilize a bacterially assisted leaching process on low-grade run-of-mine sulphide ore from the existing Escondida pit and the currently in-development Escondida Norte pit. The resulting solutions from the leaching will then be treated in solvent extraction and electro-winning plants to produce copper cathode.

Sulphide Leach - A leading global resources company | BHP

The Escondida Sulphide Leach Project (SLP) has been designed to initially produce 180,000 tonnes-per-annum (tpa) of high quality copper cathode through a process of bacterially assisted leaching of low-grade ROM sulphide and oxide ore. The sulphide ore will be sourced from the existing Escondida pit and oxide and sulphide ore will be sourced from

Efficient Synchronous Extraction of Nickel, Copper, and ...

In general, the hydrometallurgical process of sulfide ore including the heap leaching 12, acid leaching 13, and ammonia leaching 14,15. However, there are many drawbacks in the treatment of ...

LEACHING OF COPPER CONCENTRATES

copper oxides have been in common use for some time. Prior to the development of the Sherritt-Gordon process for nickel and cobalt in which copper is recovered as high grade copper sulfide, copper sulfides were economically recovered in a hydrometallurgical process only during the leaching of waste dumps. . Need for Hydrometallurgical Processes

Copper Mining and Extraction Sulfide Ores

This is scrubbed from the flue gases to make sulfuric acid for leaching copper from oxide ores. Scrubbing sulfur dioxide also protects the environment. For example: FeO(s) + SiO 2 (s)→ FeO.SiO 2 (slag) This is very similar to the removal of impurities in the blast furnace. The liquid left is a mixture of copper sulfides and iron sulfides.

A comprehensive model for copper sulphide heap leaching

A comprehensive model for copper sulphide heap leaching. Hydrometallurgy, 2012. Mark Cross. Download PDF. Download Full PDF Package. This paper. A short summary of this paper. 37 Full PDFs related to this paper. Read Paper. Download PDF. Download …

TECK'S CESL COPPER PROCESS: A COMMERCIAL READY …

implement Teck's CESL Copper Process. The CESL Copper Process is as a medium temperature pressure leach for sulphide concentrates in the presence of chloride catalytic ions (12 g/L). In most cases a light re-grind of the mill concentrate is necessary …

(PDF) Leaching of Copper Sulphides

leaching of all copper sulphide minerals, such a s chalcopyrite, bornite, c halcocite, covell ite and digenite ( Valkama, 2013 ). These leach conditions have delivered high recoveries of copper ...

Sulphide Leaching - Mineral Processing & Metallurgy

Copper sulphate can be used to separate Copper from Nickel in a sulphide ore or Copper from Fe in Cu -Fe sulphide ore. CuSO 4 solution can also be used for removing Pb, Zn, and Fe from copper sulphide ores. In presence of …

Acid leaching of oxide–sulfide copper ore prior the ...

per over 90%. Compared with the copper leaching effi-ciency of about 35% in the mill running technology the leaching process has achieved a better economic result. In the present study the leaching of oxide-sulfide copper ore was considered, and a modification of the existing process was performed by inserting the leach-

Application of SART to Heap Leaching of Gold-Copper

cyanide soluble copper as a relatively pure copper sulphide. The process also allows effective recovery and recycle of cyanide back to the heap leach operation. This paper reviews the SART process chemistry and presents a summary of SART bench-scale and pilot plant . testwork completed by Kinross.

WO2013163712A1 - Sulfide ore leaching process - Google …

The present invention discloses a new process for leaching sulfide minerals consisting of leaching crushed ore in a vat reactor, wherein the leaching solution is fed with an ORP value close to the upper limit suitable for leaching and the exiting leaching solution leaves the reactor with an ORP above the lower limit suitable for leaching the ore.

Leaching of copper(I) sulphide by sulphuric acid solution ...

The process of copper(I) sulphide leaching in H 2 SO 4 solution in the presence of NaNO 3 is a complex heterogenous process. Kinetic analysis was made on the basis of experimental results Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 .

Copper Pressure Leaching Process - Outotec

Copper pressure leaching process consists of the following main steps: Concentrate repulping. Pressure oxidation of sulfides. Hot curing. Solid-liquid separation. Neutralization. Copper solvent extraction. Copper electrowinning. Water balance management and bleed treatment.

Copper Leaching Method

Copper Leaching Practices. For centuries small amounts of copper have been recovered from acid mine-drainage waters. In recent years, the expansion of copper-bearing waste dump leaching for copper recovery has established a technological basis that is rapidly converting the art of copper leaching into a science.

A review of chloride assisted copper sulfide leaching by ...

of leaching of metals/minerals, especially if a comparison can be made between the rates based on flat surfaces and particles (Parker et al., 1981). However, a quantitative analysis of leaching kinetics of complex/mixed sulfides and nickel-copper mattes presents a number of challenges due to the complexity of the dissolution mechanism

(PDF) LEACHING OF A ROASTED COPPER SULFIDE ORE | …

LEACHING OF A ROASTED COPPER SULFIDE ORE Rosselle Kim P. Castillano, Wilfredo T. Gatdula Jr., Gin Derick L. Magno, Jhunalyn H. Parantar METE 157N: HYDROMETALLURGY LABORTORY ABSTRACT Sulphide ores of copper are insoluble in dilute sulphuric acid leaching solutions, but a very high extraction can be obtained if the copper ore is in the oxidized condition.

Process for leaching copper from copper sulfide using ...

Disclosed is a process for leaching copper from copper sulfide using bacteria, which ensures that the rate of leaching of copper increases to reduce the leaching time period and that the rate of leaching of primary copper sulfide contained in ores is increased. The process comprises using an acid leaching solution that includes both or any one ...

Ammonia Leaching: A New Approach of Copper Industry in ...

In this process, ammonia leaching of sulfide minerals of copper, nickel, cobalt and iron was conducted at a temperature of about 105 °C and air pressure of 0.8 MPa. Under these conditions, copper, nickel and cobalt were dissolved but iron was precipitated in hydroxide form.

Hydromet Group - Hydrometallurgy at the University of ...

Sherritt process for nickel and cobalt sulphide pressure leaching. This technology was developed as an alternative to smelting for the Lyn Lake, Manitoba deposit by Dr. Frank Forward in collaboration with Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. It was the first commercial application of pressure leaching for nickel sulphide concentrates.

CESL COPPER PROCESS – AN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO …

To further optimize copper extraction, compartment samples from the autoclave were taken to provide a leaching profile. The results from the compartment profiles are presented in figure 4. An analysis indicates that over 99% of the sulphide copper for either concentrate was oxidized by compartment 5.

Copper leaching from primary sulfides: Options for ...

The process can be considered a "hybrid" of a copper leach and pyrite oxidation process. 1.5. The Anglo American Corp./University of British Columbia Copper ProcessThe Anglo American Corp./University of British Columbia (AAC/UBC) Copper Process is a medium-temperature leaching process for chalcopyrite concentrates.

The Intec Copper Process: A Detailed Environmental Analysis

The Intec Copper Process is an environmentally advantageous hydrometallurgical process for the production of high purity copper and associated precious metals from copper sulphide concentrates. The process uses a mixed chloride-bromide lixiviant in an elegant cyclic circuit to leach the copper into solution, rejecting the iron as stable

Copper Mining and Extraction: Oxide Ores

Most of the copper ores mined today are oxide or sulfide ores. Extraction of sulfide ores is covered in more detail in Copper Mining and Extraction: Sulfide Ores (11–14), but is introduced here because an important by-product of this process is used for the extraction of oxide ores. Pyroprocessing Sulfide Ores Provides Acid for Leaching

How Hydrometallurgy and the SX/EW Process Made Copper the ...

Beginning in the mid 1980s a new technology, commonly known as the leach-solvent extraction-electrowinning process or, SX/EW Process, was widely adopted. This new copper technology utilizes smelter acid to produce copper from oxidized ores and mine wastes. Today, worldwide, approximately 20% of all copper produced is produced by this is process.

LEACHING OF LOW-GRADE COPPER ORES: A CASE STUDY …

of copper, can be converted into a soluble form by leaching, where the chemistry of the process is simple. Copper carbonates and oxides, are present mainly in the oxidation zone - "oxide hats" above the sulphide deposits. Sulphide copper minerals chalcocite, covellite and chalcopyrite, which are mostly

Leaching process for copper concentrates - The University ...

A method of leaching copper from copper sulphide-containing concentrates, such as chalcopyrite, includes using pyrite as a catalyst for ferric reduction in order to eliminate passivation of the chalcopyrite surface, the process being carried out under conditions whereby the pyrite is not materially oxidized, for example by maintaining the operating solution potential at a suitable level.

Heap Leach Process – Cyprium Metals Limited

Sulphide Heap Leach Process. The leached copper in solution is then processed by solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) to produce LME grade A cathode, which has a copper purity of more than 99.99%. All of the LME grade A copper cathode produced onsite is sold at a premium in liquid global markets whereas for concentrate, sales proceeds are ...

Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology

Copper minerals,b iron and other metallic0.5-6.0 pyrites, byproducts, andgangue Solution of copper and leaching agent20-50 (water orHAO.) Copper, iron (0.2-2.00/0), trace amounts of85-90 silica and aluminum oxides, and oxygen Organic solvent and pregnantIeachate; 25-35 …