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Copper smelter matte grade calculations

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Development of an equation to calculate matte grade based on oxygen availability

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  1. “The Development of Flash Smelting Process at Ashio Copper Smelter” by T. Okazoe, T. Kato, K. Murao, presented at the “Symposium on Pyrometal-lurgical Processes in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy,” AIME 11/29/65.

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Charles Arentzen is graduate of the Montana School of Mines, class of 1950. He was awarded a bachelor degree in metallurgy. He is the recipient of an honorary degree in 1970. He joined the Research Department of The Anaconda Company in 1951 and held various positions. His present position is Manager, Process Research. Mr. Arentzen is a member of AIME and served as Chairman of the Pyrometallurgy Committee for the, AIME in 1972. He has authored or co-authored several papers and holds several patents in the metallurgy of copper.

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Arentzen, C. Copper smelter matte grade calculations. JOM 30, 13–15 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354373

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