Abstract:
The original processing of the copper mine in Sichuan province are too simple and extensive to get a optimal recovery rate,and the precious metals and associated quartz minerals in the ore didn't get the utilization.In this paper,the bulk flotation-leaching processing had been developed against the mineralogy characteristics.Firstly the ore would be separated to get the bulk concentrate and the flotation tailings by the bulk flotation processing.And then the copper sulfate product,leaching rate of which is 90%,and the residue with 91.01g/t gold and 6015g/t silver would be obtained from the bulk concentrate.At last,the salable quartz powder,the SiO
2 grade of which is 98.14%,can be got from the flotation tailings.The recommended bulk flotation-leaching processing could improve the copper mineral recovery and reduce emissions of copper tailings,which is very important to China's copper technology development and the protection of the ecological environment.