RECOVERY OF COPPER FROM OXIDE COPPER ORE BY FLOTATION AND LEACHING Kiraz Emirhan M S Department of Mining Engineering Supervisor Prof Dr Mustafa Ümit Atalay December 2014 65 pages The aim of this study was the recovery of copper from the oxide copper ore by froth flotation and agitating sulphuric acid H 2 SO 4 leaching
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flotation cell The required mass of nickel copper sulphide ore material ground to 70 passing 75 µm was weighed and placed in the flotation cell This was followed by the addition of distilled water to about 60 of the cell volume before the required volumes of 1 solutions of the collector SIPX sodium
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History of Sulphide ore flotation dates back to beginning of 20th century Sulphide ores are major sources of base metals like Copper Lead Zinc Nickel Cobalt etc Beneficiation of these base metal sulphide minerals is predominating through froth flotation technique This technology has acclaimed importance as a versatile process for
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Shandong 500t/d Copper Lead and Zinc Ore Bulk Flotation Project Ore Property Shandong client commissioned Xinhai Mine Research Institute to conduct ore dressing experiment after collected 50kg samples on the scene After tested the ore properties of sample ore Xinhai lab concluded that the main metal minerals of the project were copper lead zinc and a certain amount of magnetite
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Figure 1 is a generalized diagram of a conventional copper flotation plant from the point where ore first enters the circuit to the production of concentrate and tailings To prepare ore for the flotation process run of mine ore which may contain from about 2 to 5 percent water by weight when mined is
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Flotation of a copper sulphide ore from Okiep using thiol collectors and their mixtures The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy VOLUME 105 NON REFEREED PAPER MARCH 2005 201
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Three factors were measured in the flotation process of copper ore the copper grade in a concentrate β the copper grade in tailings ϑ and the recovery of copper in a concentrate ε The experiment was conducted by means of a Jameson cell The factors influencing the quality of the process were the particle size d the flotation time t the type of collector k and the dosage
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Endress delivers a two channel four wire device Prosonic S system for floatation cell recovery John Immelman writes The process of flotation in gold copper lead zinc and coal mining
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Sulfide Copper Ores Virtually all sulfide type copper ores including chalcocite Cu 2 S chalcopyrite CuFeS 2 and covellite CuS are treated by smelting After crushing the ore to a fine powder it is concentrated by froth flotation which requires mixing the powdered ore with reagents that combine with the copper to make it hydrophobic
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Processes copper mining and production Copper is found in natural ore deposits around the world This page explains copper mining the production route taken from ore containing rock to a final product that is the highest purity commercial metal in existence and used in
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Flowsheet for treatment of Copper Sulfide ores rich inminerals such as chalcopyrite with gold and silver as well as arsenopyrite The above flowsheet is designed for the treatment by flotation of copper as chalcopyrite with gold and silver values The ore ranging from 60 65 silica with pyrite arsenopyrite and calcite with 3 to 4 copper
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The powdered product of grinding the ore is fed into a series of tanks called flotation cells which are filled with a solution containing various oils capable of forming a froth Air is pumped into each cell the solution being agitated to bring froth of bubbles to the surface In the case of copper minerals the particles adhere to this froth
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Copper ore may be separated from crude ore using a flotation pro cess that takes advantage of the physical as opposed to chemical properties of small copper ore particles To maximize the copper yield pH control is necessary in the flotation tanks The copper flotation process Crushed ore along with water and lime slurry is fed into a ball
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small copper ore gold concentrator pan small flotation cell gold flotation gold mining process gold mining equipment the flotation method is a widely used technique for the recovery of gold from goldcontaining copper ores base metal ores coppernick
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Copper processingCopper processingOres Principal forms in which copper ores are found include native copper porphyry copper massive deposits and mixed ores Native copper is simply the metal found unadulterated in nature Occasionally copper is still found in its native form but more frequently it is mixed with other minerals some of which may have value themselves
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Flotation of copper ore in a pneumatic flotation cell The advantages of pneumatic flotation cells over mechanical flotation cells as well as flotation columns for the flotation of sulfide ore were demonstrated test results indicated that the cu grade and recovery for concentrates obtained when using the pneumatic flotation cell were to and respectively higher than those obtained when
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Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology The last boomin technological innovation for the copper industry occurred in the first two dec ades of this century whenopen pit mining flo tation concentration and the reverberatory
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Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology The last boomin technological innovation for the copper industry occurred in the first two dec ades of this century whenopen pit mining flo tation concentration and the reverberatory
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Mining copper About 200 years ago the UK was an important world source of copper and tin and there were mines in Cornwall and Devon These mines have now closed and today the biggest copper mines are in Chile Escondida mine and Indonesia Grasberg mine These produce many millions of tonnes of copper ore per year
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A Copper Flotation Flowsheet Because the copper in this type of ore usually assays only plus or minus 1 copper the porphyry copper operations must be relatively large in order to be commercial The flowsheet in this study illustrates a typical 3 000 ton per day operation In general most operations of this type have two or more parallel
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Mining produces ores with less than 1 percent copper Concentration is accomplished at the mine sites by crushing grinding and flotation purification resulting in ore with 15 to 35 percent copper A continuous process called floatation which uses water various flotation chemicals and compressed air separates the ore into fractions
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Mexico 1500t/d copper lead zinc gold and silver polymetallic ore dressing project is a mining industry chain service EPC M O project undertaken by xinhai which is solely undertaken by xinhai from design and research manufacturing and procurement of complete sets of equipment commissioning and delivery to mine management and operation
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Mining copper About 200 years ago the UK was an important world source of copper and tin and there were mines in Cornwall and Devon These mines have now closed and today the biggest copper mines are in Chile Escondida mine and Indonesia Grasberg mine These produce many millions of tonnes of copper ore per year
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Copper processingCopper processingOres Principal forms in which copper ores are found include native copper porphyry copper massive deposits and mixed ores Native copper is simply the metal found unadulterated in nature Occasionally copper is still found in its native form but more frequently it is mixed with other minerals some of which may have value themselves
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A high pH is important in copper ore processing to maximize this mineral s flotation properties Most copper ore slurries tend to be acidic Plants typically add lime to the slurry in the mill or floatation circuit increasing its alkalinity A typical copper operation contains many flotation cells often with a pH sensor in each cell
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1 Introduction A significant part of copper and molybdenum losses about 15 during copper–molybdenum ores beneficiation is associated with the middlings cycle where mineral fractions with a comparatively high content of valuable components and low floatability are accumulated Middlings fractions are considered as the most suitable product for the application of a combined flotation
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flotation cell The required mass of nickel copper sulphide ore material ground to 70 passing 75 µm was weighed and placed in the flotation cell This was followed by the addition of distilled water to about 60 of the cell volume before the required volumes of 1 solutions of the collector SIPX sodium
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