How copper miners are squeezing their way out of a shortage

When easy options run out, industries get inventive. That’s where copper miners find themselves. Faced with vigorous demand, ...
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Copper Leaching Processes and Optimization Techniques

Copper leaching remains a pivotal process in the extraction of copper from predominantly chalcopyrite-rich ores. Recent innovations have focused on enhancing the efficiency and selectivity of this ...

Miners turn to bacterial ‘bugs’ to extract copper as prices soar

Copper miners are turning to vast waste piles, novel extraction technologies and even bacterial “bugs” in an effort to ...
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Americas Gold and Silver Achieves Breakthrough With 99%+ Antimony Extraction From Its Copper Concentrate, Supporting Potential Primary Production in the United States

These assay results indicate an antimony-to-copper ratio in the tetrahedrite ore that is approximately 0.64-to-1 (versus 0.69-to-1 reflected in the above historical results). Antimony and copper is ...
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Chalcopyrite Leaching and Copper Recovery Processes

Chalcopyrite leaching processes are at the forefront of hydrometallurgical techniques for copper extraction. The dissolution of chalcopyrite, a primary copper–iron sulphide mineral, involves intricate ...

HCL ties up with IMMT to develop pathways for extraction of copper, RREs

Central public sector enterprise Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has roped in city-based Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) for ...
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Arizona Sonoran Achieves Average of 87% Extraction Rates of Soluble Copper in the Enriched Material

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the “Company”) an emerging US-based copper developer, announces results from 12 ...