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Heavy non-ferrous metals
ArticleName HydroCopper® — improvement of technology of copper production
ArticleAuthor Haavanlammi L., Karonen Ya., Rodriguez K.
ArticleAuthorData L. Haavanlammi, Direction's Manager, e-mail: liisa.haavanlammi@outotec.com, Outotec Oyj, Espoo, Finland; Ya. Karonen, Direction's Development Manager, Outotec Research Oyj, Pori, Finland; K. Rodriguez, Engineer-Researcher, Outotec Chile Ltd., Santiago, Chile.
Abstract

The process of chloride leaching is developed by Outotec HydroCopper®–Company. The technology can to be applied for leaching of all types of copper sulphidic concentrates at atmosphere pressure. Metal copper in the form of a half-finished product is a product of the this technology. An end-product can be wire rod with any diameter, pigs, slabs or sheets, depending on a choice of the producer. Installation on the basis of HydroCopper® technology can be situated directly on an extraction place or to be the separate enterprise for processing of the concentrate arriving from different sources.

keywords Copper sulphidic concentrate, leaching, solution clearing, sedimentation of copper oxide, filtration, copper powder, chloride-alkaline electrolysis, ionic exchange, copper wire rod.
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