Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology

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Chapter 6Copper Production TechnologyCONTENTSPageHistory . ............................103Explorati on . .........................113Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............116Comminution and Separation . . . . . . .. ...127Beneficiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...; ...130Pyrometallurgy. . .$ ...................133Hydrometallurgy . ....................140Electrometallurgy . . . ..................142Melting and Casting. . ................. Lakeshore Mine in Situ Project ..1266-B. Smelting Furnaces . . . . . Sheets for CopperProduction.

rent state-of-the-art, identifies recent technologi-cal advances, reviews probable future advances and research and development needs, and dis-cusses the importance of further advances to the competitiveness of the U.S. industry. Figure6-1 shows flow-sheets for pyrometallurgical’ and hydrometallurgical 2 copper production. Tables

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