The dynamic behaviour of an industrial copper solvent extraction mixer–settler cascade is modelled to develop an advanced process control system. First, the process is introduced and the dynamical models are formulated. The testing environment is described and the successful results presented.
leaching conditions must aim on shorter leaching times as well as on a higher copper extraction rate, thus to an increase in copper productivity and lower costs per ton of copper. Because leaching processes include interactions between solid (ore) and liquid (sulfuric acid)
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Get PriceAbstract. A method of leaching copper from a heap of ore that includes at least one resting step followed by an irrigation step, wherein, during the irrigation step a leach solution that contains chloride ions is applied to the ore at a higher rate than during the resting step.
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[PDF]Get PriceA method of leaching copper from a heap of ore that includes at least one resting step followed by an irrigation step, wherein, during the irrigation step a leach solution that contains chloride ions is applied to the ore at a higher rate than during the resting step.
Get PriceImproved copper recoveries can be achieved by (a) the dynamic leaching of the fine fraction and (b) the performance of leaching, either dynamic or in heaps, in two stages, acid leaching with salt water, and ferric leaching with acid ferric sulphate solution.
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[PDF]Get PriceFigure 2.11 Typical permanent heap leach operation for low grade copper oxides and secondary sulfides with minor amounts of primary copper sulfides ..... 23 Figure 3.1 Acid curing of mixed copper ores is a batch process..... 33 Figure 4.1 Column leach of mixed copper ores is .
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[PDF]Get PriceKeywords: Copper production, Leaching, Electrowin-ning, Dynamic model 1 Introduction 1.1 Background In this paper, we consider a chlorine leaching and elec-trowinning process which is an important part of the nickel renery of Xstrata Nikkelverk in Kristiansand, Norway. The raw material comes from a granulated matte pro-
Get PriceCopper hydrometallurgy is a branch of metallurgy method to extract copper directly from those difficult-to-concentrate copper oxide ore. Traditional copper hydrometallurgy process typically consists of atmospheric leaching, solvent extraction (SX) and electro-winning (EW). It can produce either copper cathode or copper sulphate crystal.
Get PriceCopper Hydrometallurgy Heap/stockpile leaching Early 1900s Iron cementation Early 1900s Direct electrowinning Early 1900s Roasting, leaching, electrowinning 1960-70s SX/EW 1970-80s Enhanced sulfide heap/stockpile leaching 1990-2000s Concentrate pressure leaching 2000s
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Bioleaching is the extraction of metals from their ores through the use of living organisms. This is much cleaner than the traditional heap leaching using cyanide. Bioleaching is one of several applications within biohydrometallurgy and several methods are used to recover copper, zinc, lead, arsenic, antimony, nickel, molybdenum, gold, silver, and cobalt.
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