Pyrite flotation separation and encapsulation in tailings dams is proposed as a viable way to chemically stabilize tailings. Characterization of potential acid mine generation in tailings led to an innovative process in which acid-generating pyrite is separated by flotation from the coarse tailings and incorporated into the slime zone. …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Tailings that are generated in the copper concentrate production contain great amount of sulfide mineral, in particular pyrite. Pyrite in contact with water and oxygen might oxidize spontaneously ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The present study focuses on the experimental investigation of sulphatizing roasting of flotation tailings from copper slag processing using iron (II) and (III) sulfates followed by water leaching. The effect of temperature, duration of sulphatizing roasting, as well as the amount of iron sulfates on the conversion of zinc, copper, iron and ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Flotation tailings produced at three concentrator plants operated by KGHM Polska Miedz SA (SW Poland) are all continuously deposited in the Zelazny Most Tailings Storage Facility. The aim of this study was to analyze the possibility of recovering copper from the stream of final tailings continually produced by the largest of the three KGHM ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073DOI: 10.1080/00084433.2024.2380577 Corpus ID: 271439966; Linking ores flotation results to the Kinsenda copper deposit mineralogical features: enhancing the recovery of copper retained in flotation tailings
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Mineral tailings from two copper mines were bioleached under different conditions. • Greatest copper extraction was achieved at extremely low pH, at 45 °C and under oxidative/reductive conditions.. Copper present in tailings PLS was selectively precipitated as CuS by biogenic H 2 S.. Microbial communities were dominated by Sb. …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073After copper recovery by flotation, the remaining part of the slag is considered waste and disposed of in the slag dump area. However, even after copper recovery, copper slag flotation tailings (CSFT) may still contain several metals in varying amounts. However, the complexity and low metal concentration have undermined the …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The copper grade is substantially higher compared to the average copper grade in tailings from the 1930s of 0.33% and far above the average of SERNAGEOMIN's cadaster of mine tailings (sampling only the first meter), which gives copper grades of 0.27% for inactive and abandoned tailings <10 M t . The investigated TSF was in operation between ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Mine tailings, the byproduct of mining and mineral processing, are increasingly mass produced as a result of increased demand for metals and minerals as well as the advancement in technology that allows for the exploitation of lower-grade ores. Lower grades can increase the volume of tailings that may contain new gangue …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sulfide copper mineral, typically Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), is one of the most common minerals for producing metallic copper via the pyrometallurgical process. Generally, flotation tailings are produced as a byproduct of flotation and still consist of un‒recovered copper. In addition, it is …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In this study, a hydrometallurgical method for the recovery of copper, cobalt, and zinc from copper slag flotation tailings (SFT) was investigated. SFT contains large amounts of valuable metallic compounds, such as copper, cobalt, and zinc. A representative SFT sample containing 0.50% Cu, 0.148% Co, 3.93% Zn, and 39.50% Fe was used in …
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