Labone L. Godirilwe, Refilwe S. Magwaneng
The increase of impurities and complexity of copper ores are among the recent challenges in the mining industry. Complex carbonaceous sulfide ores are extremely difficult to treat due to their mineralogical complexity and impurities of organic carbon and carbonates. This study focuses on the development of a hydrometallurgical process for efficient copper extraction from complex carbonaceous sulfide ore which contains chalcopyrite, carbonates (dolomite and calcite), and carbonaceous gangue minerals. Characterization of the ore sample and leach residues was conducted using XRD and EPMA analysis, while ICP-OES was used for the determination of total dissolved metals in solution. High-pressure leaching of complex carbonaceous sulfide ore in oxygenated sulfuric acid solution was performed and the influence of leaching parameters such as sulfuric acid concentration, temperature, total pressure, and pulp density was studied. The extraction of copper increased with increasing temperature, sulfuric acid concentration, and total pressure. On the other hand, an increase in pulp density resulted in a decline in copper extraction due to an increased slurry viscosity and resistance in the diffusive mass transfer of reactants. Selective dissolution of copper from iron can be achieved by controlling free acidity in the pregnant leach solution (PLS). Under these leaching conditions: 100 g/L, 1 M H2SO4, 160 °C, 1.0 MPa total pressure, the highest copper and iron extractions achieved were 97.55% and 95.37%, respectively.
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