Hydrometallurgy Course
This course equips you to excel in copper oxide heap leaching operations. Delve into critical chemistry, heap hydrodynamics, diagnostic lab tests, acid and irrigation optimization, mass balancing, and professional reporting. Diagnose recovery shortfalls, enhance performance, control costs, and provide actionable insights for superior metallurgical outcomes in mining environments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain essential skills in hydrometallurgy to boost copper oxide heap leaching efficiency. Explore leach chemistry, impurities, redox processes, reaction kinetics, and heap fluid dynamics. Master diagnostic sampling, testing, and mass balance methods to pinpoint issues, implement fixes, optimize acid consumption, and deliver data-driven reports to leaders.
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Develop skills
- Master copper heap leach chemistry to forecast dissolution, species forms, and impurity effects.
- Control heap hydrodynamics by adjusting irrigation, aeration, and acid for rapid recovery gains.
- Design effective diagnostic tests including sampling, ANC, and column trials to direct solutions.
- Optimize operations balancing acid usage, copper recovery, expenses, and SX feed standards.
- Develop quantitative reporting with precise copper and acid mass balances plus management summaries.
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