摘要:
A method of operating a concentrator may comprise producing a final copper concentrate and periodically or continuously analyzing the produced final copper concentrate to obtain a grade value of the produced final copper concentrate. The produced final copper concentrate may be sent to a downstream smelting operation if/when the grade value of the produced final copper concentrate is at or above a minimum acceptable grade threshold and may be sent to a downstream hydrometallurgical operation capable of producing copper cathode, if/when the grade value of the produced final copper concentrate is below or falls below the minimum acceptable grade threshold.
摘要:
A solution for leaching metals from clay containing ore and a method of leaching ore is described. The solution comprises a cyanide; a wetting agent; and a clay stabilizing polymer.
摘要:
A nickel recovery process capable of decreasing nickel remaining in a byproduct by recovering nickel from the byproduct of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, and also, capable of simplifying a cementation step simultaneously, is provided. In a nickel recovery step S60, a nickel recovery step S70 and a nickel recovery step S80, nickel is recovered in each step from S0 slurry, residue flaker and chlorine-leached residue, which are byproducts of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, by using an aqueous solution containing 80 g/L to 390 g/L of chlorine and 30 g/L to 70 g/L of copper.
摘要:
The invention provides processes that significantly reduce acid consumption while maintaining efficient leach recovery of copper from oxide and acid consuming ores. The invention provides a hydrometallurgical process that reduces acid required for leaching in the presence of a solid ion exchange media. The presence of the ion exchanger leads to copper extraction from solution into the ion exchange phase, the removal of the copper from solution shifts the dissolved copper equilibrium, enabling additional copper dissolution at weak acidities where normally the leaching equilibrium would be hindered. In select embodiments, the process is not reliant on an external neutralising agent to control pH but rather on the acid consuming characteristic of the ore being processed and a limit to the amount of acid added. At the pH at which the leach is controlled, iron (if present) is predominantly present as the ferrous ion, which has a lower affinity for the resin than copper.
摘要:
Disclosed is a system for recovering metal from metal-containing waste liquid. The system includes a waste liquid storage unit, an extraction unit, and an electrolysis unit. The waste liquid storage unit is configured to store a metal-containing waste liquid. The extraction unit is in fluid connection with the waste liquid storage unit and includes an extraction device and a back-extraction device. The extraction device is configured to collect a target metal ion present in the metal-containing waste liquid, and the back-extraction device is configured to back-extract the target metal ion into a back-extracting liquid to form a metal compound. The electrolysis unit is in fluid connection with the waste liquid storage unit and the extraction unit, configured to reduce the target metal ion to a solid metal, or to dissociate the metal compound and deposit a solid metal.
摘要:
A method of selectively leaching a metal such as nickel from an ore or ore processing intermediate comprising the metal and cobalt. The ore or ore processing intermediate is contacted with an acidic leach solution comprising an amount of an oxidising agent sufficient to oxidise a major portion of the cobalt to thereby cause it to be stabilised in the solid phase while a major portion of the metal is dissolved for subsequent recovery.
摘要:
Aqueous leachant compositions and processes for using the same comprising: (a) providing a metal-containing compound; and (b) subjecting the metal-containing compound to an acid digestion comprising contacting the metal-containing compound with an aqueous leachant; wherein the aqueous leachant comprises a mixture selected from the group consisting of: (i) sulfuric acid and one or more alkanesulfonic acids having alkane moieties selected from the group consisting of propyl, ethyl and methyl groups, at a weight ratio of alkanesulfonic acid to sulfuric acid of 1:1000 to 1:1; (ii) sulfuric acid and one or more salts of alkanesulfonic acids having alkane moieties selected from the group consisting of propyl, ethyl and methyl groups, at a weight ratio of salt of alkanesulfonic acid to sulfuric acid of 1:9 to 1:99.
摘要:
A process for recovering copper from copper sulfide minerals, the method comprising the steps of leaching copper sulfide minerals with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride containing cupric chloride at a temperature of between about 40° C. and about 95° C. at atmospheric pressure, to produce a solution of cuprous/cupric chloride.
摘要:
A process for the extraction of copper from a feed material comprising at least one of arsenic and antimony-bearing copper sulphide minerals is provided. The process includes fine-grinding the feed material and after fine-grinding, subjecting the feed material to pressure oxidation in the presence of surfactant and a halogen to produce a product slurry. The process also includes subjecting the product slurry to liquid/solid separation to obtain a pressure oxidation filtrate and solids comprising at least one of a compound of arsenic and a compound of antimony, and recovering copper from the pressure oxidation filtrate.
摘要:
Disclosed are novel compounds which display enhanced reactive properties due, in part, to induced lattice strain. The new compounds demonstrate accelerated leaching of copper under oxidizing conditions. The activated compounds are produced under conditions of time, temperature, Eh, and pH which retard the rate of lattice strain relaxation. Further disclosed are methods of making and using the novel compounds.