Highlights: Locked cycle test demonstrates 97% copper recovery to a high-grade concentrate with a grade of 28% copper, 7.2 g/t palladium and 0.8 g/t gold using a simple flowsheet.

The initial phase of the pilot will focus on a small-scale trial at BHP’s Copper Cities site, running over one month.

Pilot aims to demonstrate a new source of domestic copper supply by recovering metal from legacy mining water at BHP’s ...

Metallurgical recovery of copper from smelting slags has emerged as a critical component in closing the loop on copper production and mitigating the environmental footprint of pyrometallurgical ...