Arias [37] developed a process for leaching copper sulfide ore in heaps with an acid nitrate media Hard [38] patented a copper leaching process using sulfuric acid in the presence of nitrate ions The optimal pH range and nitrate concentration 1 10% and ratio between H and NO3− ions ratio of 4 to 1 have been determined
Get PriceDhawan et al [ 15] proposed that the curing and associated precipitation of compounds such as sulfide and calcium sulfate can be important in ore heap a series of measures should be taken to reduce the precipitation in the process of heap leaching
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Get PriceCopper processing is a complicated process that begins with mining of the ore less than 1% copper and ends with sheets of % pure copper called cathodes which will ultimately be made into products for everyday most common types of ore copper oxide and copper sulfide undergo two different processes hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy respectively due to the different
Get PriceWhich of the following are sulphide ores Therefore copper pyrites is a sulphide Which of the sulphide ores Cannot be successfully concentrated by flotation process Galena PbS sphalerite Zn Fe S chalococite Cu2S Althrough argentite Ag2S is a sulphide ore it is not concentrated by froth flotation process since its silver content is low It is better concentrated by leaching
Get PriceIn the present investigation the leaching mechanism of a Ni Cu Co sulphide concentrate has been studied in an oxidative pressure acid medium The ore consisted of pyrrhotite pentlandite and chalcopyrite with gangue minerals mostly pyroxenes
Get Pricethe ores Selected leaching variables are currently being tested focussed on further enhancing metal recoveries Closed circuit leaching tests are planned to provide metallurgical inputs for our pending scoping study Direct leaching of sulphide ore has shown strong metal recoveries as per Table 2 Twenty five 25 leach tests have been
Get PriceIn vat leaching oxide or oxide sulfide ores are crushed and then leached in large vats with prepared leach solutions Following a rinsing cycle the leached residue is discarded or further treated by flotation to recover the sulfide copper minerals Each of these methods has its advantages and disadvantages
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Get PriceBiological sulfur oxidation is the most commonly used process in the heap leaching of copper sulfides Ore is agglomerated fine particles attached to larger ones with concentrated
Get PriceMicrobial ore leaching bioleaching is the process of extracting metals from ores with the use of microorganisms Figure Sulfide mineral bacterial leaching Bacterial cells oxidizing the ferrous iron back to ferric iron while using slightly different contact mechanisms with the metal 2 4Fe2 O2 4H 4Fe3 2H2O iron oxidizers 4Fe2 O2 4H
Get PriceAttend Heap Leach Solutions 2024 September 13 to 16 in Reno USA Generally the HL process involves the following steps Mine the ore Crush the ore if necessary Agglomerate the ore
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Get PriceConference In place leaching of primary sulfide ores laboratory leaching data and kinetics model
Get Pricea method for leaching one or more target metals from a sulfide ore and/or concentrate containing such the method comprising the steps of a exposing the ore and/or concentrate to
Get PriceThe ore thus enriched forms the secondary or supergene sulfide zone and overlies the primary or hypogene zone The phenomenon is most common in arid or semi arid regions
Get PriceSulfide leaching as an alternative to the conventional pyrometallurgical processing of Cu sulfides was summarized by Nicolle et al [31] Leaching through total pressure oxidation
Get PriceNickel sulfide ores are processed by heap leaching in Sotkama eastern Finland Talvivaara 2024 The process entails the following a open pit mining of % Ni % Zn % Cu and % Co sulfide ore b four stage crushing c rotary kiln agglomeration with sulfuric acid d stacking the agglomerate in 8 m high heaps e
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Get PriceThe process of Leaching is used to concentrate the ore The ore of the metal is made to react with a suitable chemical reagent leading to the dissolution of only the metal leaving behind the impurities which remain undissolved The solution so obtained is a compound of the metal that can be further processed to extract the pure metal
Get PriceAs with oxide ores SX EW tech is used to recover copper from a pregnant leach solution Secondary sulfides which are formed by supergene secondary enrichment are resistant to
Get PriceBiochemical leaching is now a well established commercial process for treating gold ores in which the gold is enclosed within sulfide minerals Biochemical oxidation of the sulfide minerals releases the gold and allows it to be leached by the chemicals used in conventional gold leaching
Get PriceThe leaching phase of the FFT commenced in September 2024 see news release dated September 26 2024 designed to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the leaching process in the ore zone
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Get PriceContact leaching takes into account that most cells attach to the surface of sulfide minerals This means that the electrochemical processes resulting in the dissolution of sulfide minerals take place at the interface between the bacterial cell and the mineral sulfide surface This space is filled with extracellular polymeric substances EPS
Get PriceMethods of leaching sulphide ores can be in absence of oxidizing agents in presence of oxidizing agents Bacterial leaching Sulphide Leaching system Absence of oxidizing agents Acid leaching Dilute acids dissolve some metal sulphides with liberation of H 2 S ZnS 2H ^ Zn 2 H2S Three types of sulphides can be encountered
Get PriceUnlike the tank leach heap leaching usually processes the ore in huge amounts at the same time so a huge amount of sulfuric acid solution is needed for the wetting and irrigation of the ore to initiate an industrial heap Besides it is likely that there were more gauge minerals that consume acid in the beginning of heap leaching [ 5 ]
Get PriceYet there is a growing case for leaching sulfides from lower grade ore bodies and especially for those ore bodies containing problematic elements like arsenic which make smelting less economical Smelting is increasingly expensive because in general smelters require a content of more than 25 per cent copper
Get Price[10] Kiraz E 2024 Recovery of Copper from Oxide Copper Ore by Flotation and leaching The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences of Middle East Technical University Master of Science Thesis [22] Lee K et al 2024 Flotation of mixed copper oxide and sulphide minerals with xanthate Miner Eng Google Scholar
Get PriceA byproduct is iron II sulfate jarosite which is produced as a byproduct of leaching pyrite and sometimes even the same sulfuric acid that is needed for the process Both oxide and sulfide ores can be leached though the leach cycles are much different and sulfide leaching requires a bacterial or bio leach component
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