Copper Metallurgy Course
Gain mastery over the complete copper production chain, encompassing ore mineralogy, flotation, smelting, converting, electrorefining, and impurity management. Develop expertise in creating efficient, low-loss copper metallurgy operations that adhere to environmental standards, ensuring high recovery rates, minimal emissions, and premium cathode quality.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Copper Metallurgy Course delivers a comprehensive, practical overview of copper production, spanning ore mineralogy, comminution, flotation, smelting, converting, fire refining, and electrorefining. Participants will master flowsheet design and optimisation, mass balance calculations, impurity control for elements like arsenic and sulphur, slag and off-gas management, comparisons between pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods, and strategies to secure high recovery, reduced emissions, and marketable cathode quality.
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Develop skills
- Design copper flowsheets by integrating crushing, grinding, flotation, and smelting processes.
- Optimise chalcopyrite flotation through rapid adjustment of reagents, pH, and circuit configuration.
- Control smelting and converting operations, managing matte grade, slag losses, and SO2 capture.
- Conduct copper mass balances to calculate recoveries, blister output, and impurity flows.
- Enhance electrorefining by establishing cell conditions for 99.99% Cu purity and effective impurity control.
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