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Fluid-bed roasting reactions of copper and cobalt sulfide concentrates

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A study of reactions in the fluid-bed roasting of Union Minière’s chalcocite concentrates has made it possible to achieve optimum recovery of copper and cobalt during the acid leaching of roaster calcines.

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  1. Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, Elisabethville, Congo Republic

    F. J. Thoumsin (Member of AIME) & R. Coussement

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Thoumsin, F.J., Coussement, R. Fluid-bed roasting reactions of copper and cobalt sulfide concentrates. JOM 16, 831–834 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03378299

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