Material flows generated by pyromet copper smelting
Mining Engineering
By: T.G. Goonan
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Abstract
Copper production through smelting generates large volumes of material flows. As copper contained in ore becomes copper contained in concentrate to be fed into the smelting process, it leaves behind an altered landscape, sometimes mine waste, and always mill tailings. Copper concentrate, fluxing materials, fuels, oxygen, recyclables, scrap and water are inputs to the process. Dust (recycled), gases - containing carbon dioxide (CO2) (dissipated) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) (mostly collected, transformed and sold) and slag (discarded or sold) - are among the significant process outputs. This article reports estimates of the flows of these input/output materials for a particular set of smelters studied in some countries.
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Goonan, T., 2005, Material flows generated by pyromet copper smelting: Mining Engineering, v. 57, no. 8, p. 21-26.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Material flows generated by pyromet copper smelting |
| Series title | Mining Engineering |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Mining Engineering |
| First page | 21 |
| Last page | 26 |