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COPPER CONCENTRATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
DEF

The product of the flotation operation in the extraction of copper from ores, consisting of copper and iron sulphide particles.

CONT

Like other red bed coppers, this [copper] deposit has a high metal/sulphur ratio ... This yields a copper concentrate low in sulphur which is very acceptable to present-day custom smelters faced with stringent anti-pollution legislation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
DEF

Produit résultant de l'opération de flottation utilisée pour l'extraction du cuivre de son minerai et constitué de particules de sulfure de fer et de cuivre.

Spanish

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