O.S. Tinkler, K.C. Sole
Approximately 20% of current world copper cathode output is produced using a hydrometallurgical process route, generally referred to as the leach–solvent extraction–electrowinning flowsheet. Since its commercialization in the late 1960s, steady improvements in the performance and efficiency of the solvent-extraction reagents and equipment, combined with significant developments in leaching and electrowinning, have broadened the variety of ore types suitable for this technology. This review aims to outline the historical development and evolution of copper solvent extractants and mixer-settler contactors, emphasizing the significance of the Copperbelt region in the commercial adoption of this technology. Opportunities and challenges presented by high-grade oxide ores of the Copperbelt are contrasted with the processing of solutions derived from low-grade mixed oxide–sulfide ore bodies that predominate in other geological contexts. The paper discusses the current status of hydrometallurgical copper production in the African Copperbelt within a global framework and provides a medium-term outlook for the technology.
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Copper solvent extraction units at large hydrometallurgical plants face constraints in metal recovery, phase disengagement, and reagent consumption, d
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