The cyanidation of copper flotation tailings containing sulfides for gold recovery is an example of the formation of cyanide complexes with copper and silver during the leaching process [11 12] Figure 4 shows the MLA Automated Minerology image of an ore sample from a copper mine in Mexico containing chalcopyrite and bornite as copper sulfide
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Get PricePhD Scholarship Simulation of low grade copper ore heap leaching processing Acknowledgement of Country CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land sea and waters of the area that we live and work on across Australia We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present
Get PriceThe targeted dissolved metal species are recovered from solution through various hydrometallurgical techniques especially solvent extraction SX before the barren solution is returned to the leach process Heap leaching is practised in three main types of applications sulphuric acid leaching of copper oxide ores cyanide leaching of gold
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Get PriceThe common chemical processing methods of refractory copper ores can be summarized as follows 1 Leaching — replacement — electrodeposition 2 Leaching — extraction—electrodeposition LXE method including roasting —leaching — extraction — electrodeposition 3 Leaching—precipitation—flotation LPE method 4 Segregation — flotation
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Get PriceThe copper is then leached from the ore by ionizing the copper into solution using a Sulfuric Acid H 2 SO 4 Solution In contrast to the prior Art a solution with a Ph value of is
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Get PriceCopper leaching If chalcocite chalcopyrite or covellite are used for the production of copper several metals are usually found together For example chalcopyrite contains 26% copper % iron % zinc and 33% sulphur Chalcopyrite is oxidized as follows 2 CuFeS 2 8 ½ O 2 H 2 SO 4 ———> 2 CuSO 4 Fe 2 SO 4 3 H 2 O
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