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AssigneeNoranda Mines Limited
InventorsGeorge C. McKerrow, Albert Pelletier, Christopher J. Newman
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A process for controlled slow cooling of non-ferrous smelting slags, such as copper slags, for the recovery of the non-ferrous metals contained therein by subsequent crushing, milling and flotation operations is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of pouring the molten slag into a ladle, allowing the slag to slowly cool and solidify in the ladle at least to the point where a shell is formed which is strong enough to withstand dumping from the ladle, dumping the slag from the ladle in a single piece, allowing the dumped slag to cool until its center is substantially solidified, and breaking the dumped slag in small pieces for further cooling, crushing, milling and flotation operations. Alternatively, the top of the slag in the ladle may be water cooled while the slag is allowed to slowly cool in the ladle until its center is substantially solidified. The slag is then dumped and subsequently broken in small pieces.
Process for controlled slow cooling of copper smelting slags for promoting growth or coagulation of copper particles in the slag and so enhance the recovery of copper contained therein by subsequent crushing, milling and flotation operations, comprising the steps of:
Process for controlled slow cooling of copper smelting slags for promoting growth or coagulation of copper particles in the slag and so enhance the recovery of copper contained therein by subsequent crushing, milling and flotation operations comprising the steps of:
Process as defined in claim 13, wherein the dumped slag is broken to approximately 5 in. by impact hammer, further crushed to approximately 0.25 in. and then sent to the millling and flotation operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.