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Applying Ausmelt processing to complex copper smelter dusts

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Ausmelt technology opens up new opportunities for the economic processing of complex copper smelter dusts. Not only can the technology separate more of the unwanted elements to produce a clean blister copper for refining, but it can also allow production of fume and precious metal products that can be readily upgraded to produce high-grade, valuable products. Developments in the processing of copper-bismuth-gold flue dusts left over after the smelting of bismuth-bearing concentrates in flash furnaces are described, including pilot-plant trials and process and equipment development. Design considerations and capital and operating costs for the proposed plant are discussed.

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  1. Ausmelt Pty. Ltd., Dandenong, Australia

    Gavin P. Swayn B.E. (senior development metallurgist), Ken R. Robilliard Ph.D. (executive director) & John M. Floyd Ph.D. (chief executive officer/chair, member of TMS)

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  1. Gavin P. Swayn B.E.
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Swayn, G.P., Robilliard, K.R. & Floyd, J.M. Applying Ausmelt processing to complex copper smelter dusts. JOM 45, 35–38 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03222403

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