Energy Efficiency & Copper Hydrometallurgy
Energy Consumption For Copper Extraction Process Route Total Energy Consumption2 (kJ/lb) % Reduction Crush, heap leach, SX, EW (Base case) with alternative anodes with ferrous/ferric reaction 15,449 14,966 13,835 -3.2% 10.5% SAG mill, ball mill, float, smelt, refine (Base case) HPGR, ball mill, float, smelt, refine