Investigation on Flotation of Low-Grade High-Sulfer Copper Ore
A low-grade high-sulfur copper ore from Anhui Province has a sulfur grade of 41.30%and a copper grade of 0.53%.It is difficult to control the flotation index of this easy-to-oxidize ore.To improve the Cu/S separation effect,the influence of grinding fineness,reagent type and reagent dosage on copper flotation index was investigated.A closed-circuitflotation process including one stage of roughing,two stages of cleaning and two stages of scavenging was adopted to treat the ore with a grinding fineness of 83.88%-0.074 mum,with CaO and Na2S as a combined depressant,Z-200 as the collector and terpenic oil as the frother.It is found that a copper concentrate grading 15.27%Cu at 80.96%recovery can be obtained.This experimental study can provide a reference for flotation separation of copper from low-grade high-sulfur copper ore.