Resource of the Week: World Copper Processing

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Resource of the Week: World Copper Processing Slideshare Presentation

This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on world copper processing. The World Copper Processing presentation covers the primary methods by which copper ore is processed into metal, including the smelting process and the heap leaching and SX-EW process. Click here to view the …

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FEECO Featured in Copper Worldwide Magazine

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

FEECO Featured in Copper Worldwide Magazine

FEECO pugmill mixers will be highlighted in the August issue of Copper Worldwide Magazine, the premier resource for copper industry professionals looking for the latest information on equipment, processing techniques, and more. FEECO has been providing custom pugmill mixers since 1951, and has become the …

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Heap Leaching Basics

This article was co-authored by:

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Shane Le Capitaine
Thermal Processing Expert

Heap Leaching Flow Chart Showing Incorporation of Rotary Drum Agglomerator

As populations increase, so does the need for resources, including metals such as nickel, silver, gold, copper, and uranium. However, it is not always economically viable to extract these metals from their low-grade ores. And now more than ever, recovering them from what is available …

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