Improvement of mineralogical and chemical characterization to predict the acid leaching of geometallurgical units from Mina Sur, Chuquicamata, Chile

Helle S; Keim U; Barrientos A; Rivas P; Reghezza A

Minerals Engineering, Vol.18, No.13-14, 1334-1336, 2005

DOI10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.029 Export Citation

Improvement of mineralogical and chemical characterization to predict the acid leaching of geometallurgical units from Mina Sur, Chuquicamata, Chile

Helle S, Keim U, Barrientos A, Rivas P, Reghezza A

Chemical and mineralogical changes were studied during experimental sulphuric acid leaching of oxide copper ores from Mina Sur, Chuquicamata, Chile, to validate predictive tools for the heap leaching process. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords:copper oxide ores;non-ferrous metallic ores;cation exchange;leaching;ore mineralogy