Oxidative pressure leaching of chalcocite in sulphuric acid
At INCO's Copper Cliff Copper Refinery, a copper sulphide residue containing precious metals is subjected to a pressure leach at 115°C. Copper occurs predominantly as Cu₂S and Cu₁.₉₆S. The leach produces a slurry of copper sulphate solution and basic copper sulphate and precious metals solids....
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29970 |