Leaching of a pyrite based ore containing copper using
The oxidation of sulfide based ores is industrially relevant as it facilitates the extraction of valuable metals and eliminates undesired elements from an ore Even though oxidation can be done thermally pyrometallurgy solution based hydrometallurgical methods are currently sought as they represent a more sustainable option Here the leaching of a
Potential environmental pollution from copper metallurgy
Copper occurs in nature in the form of sulphide and oxide ores salt minerals and as native copper It is the second most used non ferrous metal in industry Boulamanti and Moya 2016 According to the United States Geological Survey USGS the 2019 global annual copper extraction was about 20 million tons Fig 1 The highest annual mining capacity was recorded