Accelerating Copper Leaching from Sulfide Ores in AcidNitrate ... MDPI
This work investigates the effect of an agglomeration and curing pretreatment on leaching of a copper sulfide ore, mainly chalcopyrite, using minicolumns in acidnitratechloride media. Ten pretreatment tests were conducted to evaluate different variables, namely the addition of nitrate as NaNO3 ( and kg/ton), chloride as NaCl ( and kg/ton), curing time (20 and 30 days) and ...