still form the basis of some 66% of copper cathode production today Located 10 km from Ndola the Bwana Mkubwa SX EW plant BMML was established by First Quantum Minerals FQM in 1998 to process oxide tailings from dams in the area In 2024 the plant was redesigned and expanded to process oxide ore from the Lonshi deposit located some 35
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Get PriceDOI /S0892 6875 01 00105 4 Corpus ID 108455114 Current status and limitations of copper SX/EW plants control☆ article{Bergh2001CurrentSA title={Current status and limitations of copper SX/EW plants control☆} author={Luis G Bergh and Juan B Yianatos} journal={Minerals Engineering} year={2024} volume={14} pages={975 985} }
Get PriceCopper SX/EW Basic Principles Detailed Plant Design 51 ORGANIC SELECTIVITY • The only significant element extracted by oxime copper extractants is ferric iron • Copper iron ratio of 500 2500 under ideal conditions depending on the particular extractant • Actual chemical transfer is affected by the Cu Fe ratio in the aqueous feed solution
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