How We Extract Copper From Their Respective Ores To extract copper from low grade ores see below The traditional method of extraction is to heat the copper sulfide CopperII sulfide gives copper and sulfur dioxide during thermal decomposition Thermal decomposition means that the compound breaks down into other substances when it is heated
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Get PriceCopper extraction techniques refers to the methods for obtaining copper from its ores This conversion consists of a series of chemical physical and electrochemical processes Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ore source local environmental regulations and other factors
Get PriceAnswer 1 of 3 Copper is leached with sulfuric acid from crushed oxide based ores The refined copper from this process is classified as SXEW Solvent Extraction ElectroWon I visited a copper mine in Arizona where this process was Crushed ore is spread over the side of a very
Get Price· copper extraction from its ore 1915 Copper extracted from ore classed as copper bearing copper copper lead and copper zinc ores and total production of copper from all sources in 1915 Considerable copper was recovered from old slag and ores not classed as copper ores Most of the copper from Colorado is derived from ores classed as
Get Price3 EXTRACTION OF COPPER • Copper is mainly extracted from its sulfide ores by smelting • Following steps are involved in the extraction of copper 4 CONCENTRATION • Finely crushed ore is concentrated by FROTH FLOATATION PROCESS • Crushed ore is suspended in water containing a little amount of pine oil
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Get PriceCopper Solvent Extraction The separation of copper from nickel is based on the fact that there is an appreciable difference in the pH at which the two metals are extracted Copper can be extracted with very small amounts of nickel at pH to while nickel is extracted from the copper raffinate at pH to
Get PriceEconomy June 15 2024 14 46 TEHRAN Over million tons of copper ore was extracted in Iran during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year March 20 May 20 IRNA reported As reported the two month copper ore extraction shows a 13 percent fall from the figure of the same period of time in the past year
Get PriceIntroduction A concise overview of the specific unit processes associated with copper processing is provided to participants including sound technical information regarding copper geological occurrence mineralogy and mining techniques Comminution and beneficiation including froth flotation of copper ores is included supported by a range
Get PriceMost current copper extraction processes burn sulfide minerals in air which produces sulfur dioxide a harmful air pollutant that has to be captured and reprocessed but the new method produces elemental sulfur which can be safely reused for example in fertilizers
Get PriceThe commonest ore for Copper extraction is Chalcopyrite The proportion of copper is very low so it needs to be concentrated by the process of froth flotation In copper smelting the concentrated ore is heated strongly with silicon dioxide calcium carbonate and air in the furnace Collectors and froth stabilizers are used during the
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Get PriceModified 11 months ago Viewed 275 times 1 During the extraction of copper from chalcopyrite ore the ore C u X 2 S ⋅ F e X 2 S X 3 is heated to form C u X 2 S and F e S Then during smelting it reacts with O X 2 to form C u X 2 O Then it is written that C u X 2 O reacts with F e S to form C u X 2 S My question is that we started off
Get PriceThe extraction of nickel from ore follows much the same route as copper and indeed in a number of cases similar processes and equipment are used The major differences in equipment are the use of higher temperature refractories and the increased cooling required to accommodate the higher operating temperatures in nickel production The specific processes taken depend on whether the ore is a
Get PriceThis is scrubbed from the flue gases to make sulfuric acid for leaching copper from oxide ores Copper sulphate is soluble in water so acid will be saved in the leaching process if Hydrometallurgical copper recovery is the extraction and recovery of copper from ores using aqueous solutions Sulphide ores such as chalcopyrite are converted to copper by a different method from silicate carbonate
Get PriceCopper is extracted from copper ore by a series of chemical physical and electrochemical processes Ores can be classed as high grade or low grade depending on the percentage of copper compounds copper carbonate they contain After mining the ore is crushed roasted smelted and then electrolysed to extract the copper Suggested Equipment Boiling tube Samples of different
Get PriceCopper Mining The commonest ore used in the extraction of copper is Chalcopyrite CuFeS 2 also known as Copper Pyrites and other such sulphides The percentage of copper in the actual ore is too low for direct extraction of copper to be viable The concentration of ore is required and it is done by the Froth Flotation method
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Get PriceThe mining industry is looking forward for bacterial consortia for economic extraction of copper from low grade ores The main objective was to determine an optimal bacterial consortium from several bacterial strains to obtain copper from the leach of chalcopyrite The major native bacterial species involved in the bioleaching of sulphide ore Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Acidithiobacillus
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Get PriceCopper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores The conversion of copper consists of a series of physical and electrochemical processes Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ore source local environmental regulations and other factors
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