The Cu 2+ concentration in the solutions was measured via atomic absorption spectroscopy (Varian 220Z, Australia). The percentage extraction of copper was determined using the following equation: (5) ... The gradual decline in copper leaching rates over time, along with the resulting parabolic shape of extraction curves, is commonly attributed ...
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This paper presents a case study in which the in-situ copper recovery from an abandoned mine site at Kapunda, Australia is evaluated as part of a scoping study. In this study, copper leaching and the transport of the resulting soln. under well operating conditions (injection and extn.) are modelled over the mining area.
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Extraction of economic metals from copper, gold and nickel ores using glycine heap leaching as an alternative to sulphuric acid, and to reduce the use of cyanide in gold-bearing ores. Key Findings. Glycine heap leaching technology enables extraction of precious metals at much reduced cyanide consumption.
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In this study, copper leaching and the transport of the resulting solution under well operating conditions (injection and extraction) are modelled over the mining area. ... The Kapunda copper ISR project is potentially the first operating copper ISR project in Australia since the early attempts of solution mining in the 1970s and 1980s at, for ...
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The solution discharging from the heaps, known as Pregnant Leach Solution (PLS), will vary in copper concentration over the life of the heap, initial grades may be as high as 10 grams per litre of copper. At the completion of leaching the PLS grade may be only fractionally greater than the raffinate irrigated.
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This paper outlines a comprehensive, cost-effective testing program for the acid-ferric sulfate heap leaching of oxide, supergene and primary copper ores. It is based on extensive experience in copper heap leaching and uses the many technological advances in the field developed over the past several decades. The approach described …
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Recently, Han et al. (2018) used an autoclave to study copper leaching from old Bor copper mine flotation waste. The authors found that a H 2 SO 4 concentration of 0.5 M, a pressure of 2 MPa, a temperature of 180 °C, a leaching time of 60 min, and a solid phase content of 400 g/L resulted in a leaching efficiency of 98% of the copper .
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If copper recovery depends on (1/d p) and the copper leaching rate depends on (1/d p) 2, leaching of ROM ore in dumps should be impossible, or at least so slow and marginal as to not be profitable. And yet dump leaching of copper secondary sulphides is practiced widely, with good recoveries and at rates rapid enough to be …
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Most copper minerals are amenable to leaching under atmospheric conditions. A critical exception is chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), which does not dissolve under percolation leach conditions. Several ...
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A review of copper in situ leaching (ISL) projects, with a focus on recovery without prior permeability enhancement. ISL is a potentially attractive way to extract …
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At Nuton's core is a biological leach process that transforms copper-bearing rock or mine waste into 99% pure copper cathode. Our leaching process starts by …
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Currently, more than 25% of copper is extracted by a heap method with the participation of micro-organisms from sulfide and mixed copper ores containing 0.2–0.5% copper in more than twenty enterprises in Chile, USA, Australia, Peru, Mexico, China, Myanmar, etc. Sulfide copper-nickel ores are leached in one large enterprise in Finland …
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Nifty was initially discovered by WMC in 1981 and commenced operation in 1993 as an open pit oxide copper mine with processing via heap leaching and solvent extraction-electrowinning ("SX/EW") recovery to produce copper cathodes. ... Australia. Phone: +61 8 6374 1550. Subscribe to our email list * indicates required. Email Address * First ...
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According to Pourbaix diagram, the acidic dissolution of chalcopyrite is thermodynamically possible at lower pH values and higher oxidation potentials (more than 0.2 V) and the dissolution process occurs through a solid transformation in different intermediate sulfides (Cu 5 FeS 4, CuS, Cu 2 S). Leaching mechanisms and …
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Copper Leaching Equipment. Concrete as a material for construction of vats, launders, etc., in leaching works has found application a number of times, but nothing is on record as to its durability under working conditions. As the cement binder is alkaline in its nature, and as leaching solutions are of varying acidity, it is to be expected that ...
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1. Introduction. Bioleaching refers to the solubilization of target metals by microorganisms from materials such as minerals and wastes [1,2,3,4].Considering the relatively low environmental and operating cost of bioleaching, numerous studies have explored the use of various microorganisms for biosolubilization [].Redoxolysis, …
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This volume recognizes the growing role of solvent extraction and electrowinning technology in the world copper business. This well-established, remarkable hydrometallurgical achievement fills an important role in our technical ability to extract copper in an efficient and cost-effective way.This proceedings documents the present …
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Introducing Nuton: a lower impact way to produce copper. Nuton, a Rio Tinto venture, is a bio-heap leaching technology.Developed over 3 decades of research and development, it has the potential to produce copper from resources that were previously too technically challenging or expensive to process in any other way.
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Nuton is a Rio Tinto venture that offers a portfolio of proprietary copper leach related technologies and capability to treat primary copper sulphides such as chalcopyrite. Nuton claims to deliver high …
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Hydrometallurgical extraction accounts for about 20% of total primary copper production. Most of this is produced by heap leaching. Heap leaching consists of trickling H2SO4-containing lixiviant ...
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Some in situ copper leaching studies, including heap leaching, were completed at the University of Cape Town, University of Melbourne, Imperial College London, University of Utah, Cornell University, …
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This paper highlights some historical aspects of copper in situ leaching, and also reviews some commercial and experimental projects involving both oxide and sulfide deposits. In addition, large whole-core leaching experiments using a …
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Some in situ copper leaching studies, including heap. ... unlike South Africa and Australia. Chinese copper. mines tend to be lower-grade, having an average Cu content of around 0.87%, which is ...
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However, most modern in situ copper leaching operations have implemented a monitoring system, and in some cases monitoring continues years after cessation of leaching and remediation (Bampton et al., ... Queensland, Australia: Quartzites and sandstones (Middlin and Meka, 1993) Chalcocite, chalcopyrite (Middlin and Meka, 1993)
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The Kapunda copper ISR project is potentially the first operating copper ISR project in Australia since the early attempts of solution mining in the 1970s and 1980s at, for example, Wee MacGregor and Mutooroo (CSIRO, 1984). The project is currently at the scoping study stage and some leaching test trials on site are currently being prepared.
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Bioleaching is the extraction of copper from sulfide ores using microorganisms, water and air. Learn how bioleaching works, what types of ores and microorganisms are used, and where bioleaching is applied in …
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According to Toro et al. [], copper mining is an industry that is in constant growth, and approximately 25 million tons are produced annually worldwide [].Among the copper minerals on the planet, the vast majority correspond to sulfide ores [].Within these copper minerals, chalcopyrite stands out as the most abundant, representing 70% of all …
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In situ leaching (ISL) is an attractive technique that enables copper recovery from copper oxide ores that are either low-grade or located at depths too great to be economically exploited through conventional methods. At present, in situ leaching (ISL) has been applied to intact copper oxide ores, in particular, those which (i) present a good …
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Wang, S. Copper leaching from chalcopyrite concentrates. JOM 2005, 57, 48–51. [Google Scholar] Dreisinger, D. Copper leaching from primary sulfides: Options for biological and chemical extraction of …
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