2024111;In sulphide ores, the main copper sulphide minerals are chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite and carrollite, the latter being the main cobalt-bearing mineral (Dehaine et al.,
313;Copper minerals can be classified based on their chemical composition and crystal structure. Some common classifications include:
You should always treat mineral specimens with care. Copper Sulphides in petrologyHide GOBLE, R.J. (1985): The relationship between crystal
828;Cu-Fe Sulfide Minerals Figure 9.46: The Cu-Fe-S system. We can use a triangular diagram to plot the compositions of copper-iron sulfide
201774;Copper is most commonly present in the earth’s crust as copper-iron-sulphide and copper sulphide minerals, for . example, chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4) and
2006101;The most successful copper heap leaching operations have been those processing copper oxides and secondary copper sulphides (Table 1).Chalcocite (Cu 2 S) is
oxidation of sulfide minerals determines the sequence of sulfide mineral destruction, the consequent availability of metals for supergene transport, and the nature and zoning of
Department of Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. a. Email: [email protected]. b. Email: [email protected] . Abstract . Copper is most commonly
Department of Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. a. Email: [email protected]. b. Email: [email protected] . Abstract . Copper is most commonly
710;Copper oxides form when sulfide minerals are exposed to oxygen and water. This weathering process enriches copper content compared to the original sulfide deposit.
Chemistry: Cu2S, Copper Sulfide Class: Sulfides; Uses: As a minor ore of copper and as mineral specimens. Specimens. Chalcocite is an important copper mineral ore. It has been mined for
201741;Pyrite is the dominant sulfide in porphyry copper deposits, though it is chalcopyrite that is the most important ore mineral, along with bornite and various binary
51;The effect of metal ions present in water on mineral flotation has been well documented in the literature (Fuerstenau et al., 1985, Fornasiero and Ralston, 2005,
2024111;In sulphide ores, the main copper sulphide minerals are chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite and carrollite, the latter being the main cobalt-bearing mineral (Dehaine et al.,
Pure copper metal is generally produced from a multistage process, beginning with the mining and concentrating of low-grade ores containing copper sulfide minerals (such as chalcopyrite
2010101;In the Raglan operation, Québec, treating an ultramafic ore bearing nickel, copper, platinum and palladium in host minerals, potassium amyl xanthate (PAX) was the
) are the two most commonly floated copper sulphide minerals. Bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4) and covellite (CuS) and energite (Cu 3 AsS 4) are normally present in lesser quantities. The complete
2024319;Other copper sulfide minerals. Other copper sulfide minerals, such as copper blue (CuS), have similar floatability to chalcocite. Arsenite 3Cu2S·As2S3 is a primary copper
2020111;Nickel sulfide minerals often contain copper, cobalt, platinum and other metal elements, and they are also often associated with pyrrhotite and other sulfide minerals, it is
2012101;These copper–arsenic minerals contain 51.6% and 48.4% copper respectively, so they tend to float similarly to other copper sulphide minerals, reporting to the concentrate.
20151010;Liberation analysis shows that in coarser fractions, the copper sulphide is highly interlocked with fayalite. The percentage of interlocking is observed to decrease with
2019111;Nickel-copper sulphide ores can differ significantly in the mineralogy of both the sulphide and the gangue minerals. Pentlandite is the major source of nickel, and often carries
20151010;Liberation analysis shows that in coarser fractions, the copper sulphide is highly interlocked with fayalite. The percentage of interlocking is observed to decrease with
2010101;In the Raglan operation, Québec, treating an ultramafic ore bearing nickel, copper, platinum and palladium in host minerals, potassium amyl xanthate (PAX) was the
201178;Wet milling in ball mills followed by flotation is the general practice employed in the beneficiation of copper sulphide ores in which the major minerals of commercial
Copper is most commonly present in the earth''s crust as copper-iron-sulphide and copper sulphide minerals, for example, chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4) and chalcocite
Digenite is a copper sulfide mineral with formula: Cu 9 S 5. Digenite is a black to dark blue opaque mineral that crystallizes with a trigonal–hexagonal scalenohedral structure. In habit it
1999115;The present work is a comparative study of the oxidation of several copper sulfide minerals, chalcocite (Cu 2 S), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), bornite (Cu 5
342 Djurleite, a New Copper Sulphide Mineral the patterns show the same fundamental reflections as those of di genite and bornite (Morimoto and Kullerud, 1959)5), the distribution
2016101;The beneficiation of sulphide minerals by flotation since the early 1900s has provided society with its ever increasing demand for metals. The global copper market