Copper Metallurgy Course
Dive into the complete copper production process from mineralogy and flotation through smelting, converting, and refining. Master designing efficient flowsheets, balancing masses, controlling impurities, and running eco-friendly operations that deliver high recovery and premium cathode copper for market.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course offers a hands-on overview of copper production, covering ore mineralogy, crushing, grinding, flotation, smelting, converting, fire refining, and electrorefining. You'll gain skills to design flowsheets, perform mass balances, manage impurities like arsenic and sulphur, handle slag and gases, evaluate pyro- and hydrometallurgy, and ensure high recovery, low emissions, and top-quality cathodes.
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Develop skills
- Design copper flowsheets by combining crushing, grinding, flotation, and smelting steps.
- Optimise chalcopyrite flotation with quick adjustments to reagents, pH, and setup.
- Manage smelting and converting for proper matte grade, reduced slag loss, and sulphur dioxide capture.
- Perform copper mass balances to figure recoveries, blister yields, and impurity tracking.
- Enhance electrorefining conditions for 99.99% pure copper and tight impurity control.
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