Copper Ore Flotation
MetSoP provides specialised flotation solutions for copper-bearing ores, designed to enhance copper recovery, flotation kinetics and concentrate quality.
The MetSoP flotation reagents are developed to support the selective recovery of copper-bearing minerals while limiting the recovery of pyrite and other unwanted gangue minerals that may adversely affect concentrate grade and quality.
Addressing Copper Ore Selectivity
The presence of pyrite, silicate minerals, clays and other gangue minerals can dilute copper concentrate grade and adversely affect flotation performance and downstream processing.
Effective copper flotation requires selective recovery of valuable copper minerals while minimising gangue recovery and valuable-metal losses to tailings. The optimum reagent approach is ore-specific and depends on factors such as copper mineralogy, liberation characteristics, gangue mineralogy, water chemistry and operating conditions.
MetSoP collector range includes the MetFloat 10 and MetFloat Y33 series. In terms of pyrite depression, MetSoP’s MetDep 13 has consistently excelled in various copper mineralogies.
MetSoP’s approach focuses on developing ore-specific reagents that optimise copper recovery, selectivity, flotation kinetics and final concentrate quality.
From Laboratory Evaluation to Plant Application
Our Metallurgical Testing, Mineralogy and Technical Services teams can support reagent evaluation from laboratory testing through to plant trials.
This integrated process can include:
- Ore and mineralogical characterisation
- Bench scale flotation testing
- Reagent and dosage evaluation
- Plant surveys
- On-site trials and optimisation
- Performance monitoring
Improve Your Copper Ore Flotation Strategy
Speak to our metallurgists about your magnetite or hematite ore, impurity profile and processing objectives.