Copper Metallurgy Course
Master the entire copper production chain, from ore mineralogy and flotation through smelting, converting, fire refining, and electrorefining. Gain skills to design efficient flowsheets, run mass balances, control impurities like arsenic and sulfur, manage slag and off-gas, compare pyro- and hydrometallurgical routes, and achieve high recovery rates, low emissions, and top-quality saleable cathodes in an environmentally sound way.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a hands-on, complete overview of copper production, covering ore mineralogy, comminution, flotation, smelting, converting, fire refining, and electrorefining. You'll learn to design and optimise flowsheets, perform mass balances, control impurities such as arsenic and sulfur, handle slag and off-gas management, evaluate pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes, and ensure high recovery, minimal emissions, and premium cathode quality.
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Develop skills
- Design copper flowsheets by integrating crushing, grinding, flotation, and smelting processes.
- Optimize chalcopyrite flotation by tuning reagents, pH levels, and circuit configurations quickly.
- Control smelting and converting operations to manage matte grade, slag losses, and SO2 capture effectively.
- Run copper mass balances to calculate recoveries, blister output, and impurity flows accurately.
- Improve electrorefining by setting cell conditions for 99.99% pure Cu and effective impurity control.
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