Comprehensive Recovery of Molybdenum Resource from Low-Grade Molybdenum-Bearing Copper Sulfide Ore
Mineral processing tests were carried out for a low-grade copper ore from South America containing 0.027%Mo and 0.45%Cu.After optimization of the reagent regime,a close-circuit test by adopting a flowsheet of Cu-Mo bulk flotation plus Cu/Mo separation resulted in a copper concentrate grading 26.93%Cu at 81.96%recovery,and a molybdenum concentrate grading 25.32%Mo at 76.24%recovery.Therewith,copper and molybdenum resources in the lean ore can be effectively recovered.