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Reagent System Optimization of a Copper-Cobalt Mineral Processing Plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Ding DAI, Shuchao ZHANG, Mingze GUO, Tao SHENG
Mining Research and Development | 2025, 45(6) : 280 - 287
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Reagent System Optimization of a Copper-Cobalt Mineral Processing Plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Ding DAI, Shuchao ZHANG, Mingze GUO, Tao SHENG
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  • Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd., Tongxiang, Zhejiang 314500, China
Published: 2025-06-25
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In view of the problems of large dosage of reagents and high cost in the traditional lime-free sodium sulfide flotation process of copper-cobalt sulfide ore and sulfur-oxygen mixed copper ore, a study on the optimization and adjustment of the reagent system was carried out at a processing plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The pH and flotation environment of pulp were adjusted by adding lime to reduce the dosage of Na2S. As the amount of lime increases, the dosage of Na2S continues to decrease, and the impact on copper-cobalt recovery is relatively small. However, when the amount of lime increases to a certain value and then increases again, the decrease in Na2S dosage is relatively small, while the cobalt recovery rate of copper-cobalt sulfide ore decreases more significantly, and the copper recovery rates of both ores also show a downward trend. For copper-cobalt sulfide ores, when the lime dosage is 500−700 g/t, the Na2S unit consumption is reduced from 637.71 g/t without lime to 312.48 g/t, and the recovery rates of copper and cobalt are 93.38% and 91.82%, respectively. For sulfur-oxygen mixed copper ore, when the lime dosage is less than 350 g/t, the Na2S unit consumption is decreased from 732.57 g/t without lime to 517.35 g/t, and the copper recovery rate is 86.01%. After the optimization of the reagent system, the cost of flotation reagent for copper-cobalt sulfide ore is reduced from the original USD 1.77 to USD 1.58 per ton, with a decrease of 10.73%. The cost of flotation reagents for sulfur-oxygen mixed copper ore is reduced from the original USD 2.12 to USD 1.74 per ton, with a decrease of 17.92%, all of which have good economic effects.

Copper-cobalt sulfide ore  /  Sulfur-oxygen mixed copper ore  /  Flotation lime  /  Reagent system optimization  /  Reagent cost
代定, 张书超, 郭明泽, 盛涛. 刚果(金)某铜钴选矿厂的药剂制度优化研究. 矿业研究与开发, 2025 , 45 (6) : 280 -287 .
Ding DAI, Shuchao ZHANG, Mingze GUO, Tao SHENG. Reagent System Optimization of a Copper-Cobalt Mineral Processing Plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[J]. Mining Research and Development, 2025 , 45 (6) : 280 -287 .
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  • Receive Date:2024-07-23
  • Online Date:2026-10-30
  • Published:2025-06-25
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  • Received:2024-07-23
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    Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd., Tongxiang, Zhejiang 314500, China
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小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
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