The technosphere consists of material stocks accumulated by human activities, which can include processing residue, such as slag. Various smelting processes generate slag, and some valuable elements are concentrated in this by-product. In this review, the extraction of critical and strategic metals from non-ferrous slags is discussed. Critical and strategic metals …
Here, we present detailed electron microprobe analyses and age data of high-medieval lead–silver smelting slags. The mineral composition data provide a database of all silicate and oxide phases in the slag. Bulk chemistry as well as mineral composition is used to reconstruct liquidus, solidus, and viscosity of the slag melt. By calculating the mass balance of …
Copper processing is a complicated process that begins with mining of the ore (less than 1% copper) and ends with sheets of 99.99% pure copper called cathodes, which will ultimately be made into products for everyday use.The most common types of ore, copper oxide and copper sulfide, undergo two different processes, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy, respectively, …
In this work, we proposed a method for biohydrometallurgical processing of mining (old pyritic flotation tailings) and metallurgical (slag) wastes to recover gold and other nonferrous metals. Since this processing allows the removal of toxic metals or at least decreases their content in the solids, this approach may reduce the negative environmental impacts of …
From the Middle Ages until the beginning of the twentieth century, extensive Zn–Pb mining and smelting was carried out in East-Belgium. By lack of waste treatment techniques and sustainable management practices, metal-bearing slags and unprocessed waste were dumped in huge tailings, which still represent an important source of contamination. A …
The mine is decommissioned by workers or contractors who take apart the mining processing facilities and equipment which is cleaned to be stored or sold. Buildings are repurposed or demolished, warehouse materials are recovered, and waste is disposed of. ...
Smelting, the process of extracting base metals from their natural states (ores), has been used since the bronze age to create precious and useful metals. Ore is decomposed in smelting with heat and a chemical reducing agent such as calcium, driving off other elements as gases or slag and leaving the metal base behind.
The production of raw titanium metal relies on natural and man-made feed materials, including natural rutile, titanium dioxide slags of different grades ("chloride slag," UGS, and "sulfate slag"), and synthetic rutile. Natural rutile was the feedstock of choice at the early years of the Kroll process, but nowadays it comes in limited ...
The recovery of copper and cobalt from ancient copper slags from the Küre region of Turkey was investigated. A fayalitic-type of ancient copper slag containing 1.24% Cu, 0.53% Co and 53.16% Fe were subjected to an experimental study. Two different routes were followed to recover the metal values. The first route was roasting the slag with pyrite followed by leaching. …
Mining activities lead to substantial quantities of tailings and slags containing metallic trace elements (MTE), leave persistent pollutants in the environment and are toxic …
In this work, we proposed a method for biohydrometallurgical processing of mining (old pyritic flotation tailings) and metallurgical (slag) wastes to recover gold and other nonferrous metals.
During the steelmaking process, various slags are produced as by-products (Shen and Forssberg, 2003). The first stage of steel production is blast furnace steelmaking, in which raw iron ore is converted into pig iron, which contains various amounts of carbon, silicon, manganese, sulfur and phosphorus. ... with the advantages of lowering mining ...
Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy: Create email alert. Restricted access. Research article. ... MOTZ H., and GEISELER J.: 'Products of steel slags an opportunity to save natural resources', Waste Management, 2001, 21, 285–293. Crossref. Google Scholar.
Distribution of elements between copper and FeO x –CaO–SiO 2 slags during pyrometallurgical processing of WEEE: Part 1 – Tin. A. Anindya, D. R. Swinbourne [email protected] ... Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy. VIEW ALL JOURNAL METRICS. Article usage * Total views and downloads: 18
Mining and Metallurgy, particularly Karen du Toit and Nazli Mamdoo, for doing the bulk of the practical work with regards to receipt of the papers and arranging for refereeing, and Dawn van der Walt and Zuliakha Malgas for the production of this well- ... Plenary Address: Electrochemical processing using slags, fluxes and salts
The European Journal of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection Vol. 2, No. 2, 1303-0868, 2002, pp. 94-102 Technical Note Development of a Flowsheet for Recovering Copper and Tin from Copper Refining Slags F. Arslan 1*, K. Giray2, G. Önal1, V. Gürkan 1 Istanbul Technical University, Mining Faculty, Mining Engineering Department
Further processing & granulation of slags with entrained metal and high metal compound content with reference to the present Mg slag dumps as well as additions due to daily production.
Gold mine tailings contain gold about 1-2 mg/kg. This is the reason why Au-containing materials such as e-wastes and mining wastes are highly important sources . From the viewpoint of pyrometallurgical processing, the distribution ratio of gold between metal and slag and the solubility of gold in slags have been scarcely reported.
The review article is devoted to the current state and ways of solving one of the most pressing and complex problems in copper metallurgy - the reduction of irrecoverable losses of metal with dump slags and the creation of environmental technology. A comprehensive solution to the problem with the use of physicochemical methods of influence on the melt is proposed.
Slag brick production process Slag brick is made by mixing, watering, grinding and pressing slag and limestone. In the production process of slag brick, the particle size of the slag is generally smaller than 8 mm, and the …
The article presents an overview of the methods of processing slag from Waelz process, and various approaches employed by scientists globally, aimed at processing such slags. Despite several listed methods of processing slag from Waelz process, none entails a sufficient complex nature of its processing. In addition, the slag processed from the Waelz …
To avoid landfill costs and ecological issues, the slags are usually processed into a secondary resource (Fig. 1).The first step in this slag treatment is often the recovery of valuable and hazardous metals from the slag (Shen and Forssberg, 2003).The metal fraction can be recovered by mechanical and/or physical processes including crushing, grinding, magnetic …
Road base materials prepared by multi-industrial solid wastes in China: A review. Jiarui Gu, ... Zengqi Zhang, in Construction and Building Materials, 2023. 4 Application of metallurgical slag in road base material. Metallurgical slag is an industrial solid waste produced in the process of metal smelling and production. It is one of the bulk industrial solid wastes with high accumulation.
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Slag fuming is a traditional technology for the treatment of Zn-bearing slags [10], [11]. In this process, oxides, such as zinc oxide (ZnO) and lead oxide (PbO), are reduced by various reductants such as carbon (C), carbon monoxide (CO), and pyrolysis gas and evaporate from the molten slag bath [12], [13], [14].
Pyrometallurgical processing of ore from the Zeehan mineral field was performed intermittently between 1896 and 1948, primarily recovering Pb, Ag and Cu. ... Slags as Evidence for Copper Mining above Casaccia, Val Bregaglia (Central Alps) by Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Rong Yu, ... Slags from the remote Mota Farun locality above Casaccia (Val Bregaglia ...
1. Introduction. Slags are byproducts of mining and processing of ore minerals (Ettler et al., 2009; Piatak et al., 2015; Potysz et al., 2015).These metallurgical byproducts are significant in volume; for example, it is estimated that in order to produce a given amount of copper (e.g. 1 ton) the process generates twice the equivalent volume of slag (e.g. 2 tons) …
Steel slags are identified with the waste code 10 02 01 (slag processing wastes) and 10 02 02 waste code (untreated slags) in the Annex-4 list (waste from the iron and steel industry) of the Waste ...
The article presents an overview of the methods of processing slag from Waelz process, and various approaches employed by scientists globally, aimed at processing such …
Novel technology for processing copper concentrates zero emissions-zero slags ... They facilitate the development of an integrated industrial hub that combines mining, concentration, processing, and refining within a single location. This approach upholds high environmental standards and minimizes emissions, capitalizing on synergies and ...
This study focused on the management of mineral processing tailings and metallurgical slags of the Congolese copperbelt. The aim was to analyse their storage …
Silver processing, preparation of the ore for use in various products. Silver has long been valued for its white metallic lustre, its ability to be readily worked, and its resistance to the corrosive effects of moisture and oxygen. The lustre of the pure metal is due to its electron configuration,
What is slag? Slag is fully named ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFs), a by-product produced by metallurgical smelting plants. In addition to iron ore and fuel (coke), appropriate limestone and dolomite …
Rapid economic development and increased demand for mineral products in China have led to extensive extraction of various ores, resulting in significant environmental challenges associated with the generation of industrial solid waste, particularly iron tailings. Despite being a major mining nation, China faces issues of wasteful practices, with …
This article presents the mineralogical and chemical characteristics of zinc and lead smelting slags, with particular reference to the slags formed during the simultaneous production of Zn and Pb by the Imperial …
Modern mining operations actively strive to mitigate potential environmental consequences of extracting metals, and such operations are strictly regulated in the United. ... Slag is a by-product of the smelting process. Most slags, because they are composed primarily of oxidized, glassy material, are not as significant a potential source of ...