Tags:chloride leaching, chloride lixiviation, lixiviation, mining and optimization
Abstract:
Currently, chloride leaching is the most efficient technique available for copper recovery in the low-grade mining segment (below 0.4% CuT). No better biological or hybrid alternative processes have been found to date. However, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the optimal operational and design parameters for leaching heaps to ensure sustainability. Identifying optimal operational values involves determining the optimal dosages of water, sodium chloride, and/or calcium chloride, as well as the optimal temperatures for the process at various stages, aeration requirements for the heaps, input and output humidity, among other factors. This work proposes a system to diagnose the health status of a chloride leaching heap with the support of machine learning and to forecast copper recovery levels.
A Machine Learning Approach to Recovery Optimization for Copper Chloride Leaching Process