Silica banking helps Mount Isa copper smelter

Updated August 13 2021 - 12:20pm, first published July 28 2021 - 7:27am
Copper Smelter Plant Metallurgist Michael Carkeet inspects cooled and hardened skim which is broken into small pieces so it can be re-processed through the Copper Smelter. Photo: supplied
Copper Smelter Plant Metallurgist Michael Carkeet inspects cooled and hardened skim which is broken into small pieces so it can be re-processed through the Copper Smelter. Photo: supplied

Glencore's Mount Isa copper smelter has started using a technique called silica banking in the Pierce-Smith Converters to improve its overall copper yield and reduce the amount of valuable copper lost to waste.

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