Mineralogical Characterization of Historic Copper Slag to Guide the Recovery of Valuable Metals: A Namibian Case Study

Mineralogical Characterization of Historic Copper Slag to Guide the Recovery of Valuable Metals: A Namibian Case Study

The depletion of the ore reserves in the world necessitates the search for secondary sources such as waste products (tailings and slag). The treatment and cleaning up of such secondary sources also has a positive impact on the environment. A smelter in Namibia we examined had historic slag which acc...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Dzinomwa, Benjamin Mapani, Titus Nghipulile, Kasonde Maweja, Jaquiline Tatenda Kurasha, Martha Amwaama, Kayini Chigayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
copper slag
mineralogy
slag re-processing
pyrometallurgy
hydrometallurgy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/18/6126

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