Maximizing recovery and grade with precision measurement and control solutions.
Due to the size and location of most leaching pads, it can be difficult to obtain accurate data with manual controls, especially in hazardous conditions where optimizing solvent flow and stabilizing bacteria is paramount.
Emerson offers a wide range of wireless technologies to help automate your leaching operation as you see fit by helping detect plugged lines and flooding, monitor and control acid distribution, prevent pad instabilities, and provide better insight into leaching efficiency.
Leach pad wireless measurement solutions
Gain insight into the chemical distribution across your leach pads.
DeltaV for mining and minerals applications
Equip your operators with insight and control to achieve operational excellence.
Keystone valves
Trusted valve solutions for leaching operations.
Extracting copper from organic material is paramount to profitable solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW) processes, but undetected short circuits between anode and cathode can waste significant energy, time and money. With Emerson’s wireless temperature transmitters, plant operators can detect cathode voltage abnormalities and gain valuable insight into short circuits well in advance of daily operator rounds, thereby increasing overall process current efficiency and operational profitability.
Wireless SX/EW measurement solutions
Gain insight into your solvent extraction and electrowinning processes.
DeltaV for mining and minerals applications
Equip your operators with insight and control to achieve operational excellence.
In today’s do-more-with-less environment, maintaining asset availability is difficult with reduced staff, smaller budgets, and an inability to detect faults early, pinpoint root causes, and plan maintenance on your terms. Emerson’s easy-to-operate condition monitoring solution delivers the earliest detection of impending faults so you can make fast, accurate repair decisions before unplanned downtime occurs, thereby optimizing your maintenance labor costs and simplifying operator training.
Asset performance management solutions
Know the condition and performance of your critical, fixed and mobile mining assets.
Frequently Asked Questions About Metallurgical Processing
The key difference between hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy is that in hydrometallurgy, we use an aqueous solution to extract metals from the ore, whereas in pyrometallurgy, we use high temperatures to extract metals from the ore. Hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy are two main branches in industrial chemistry.
Hydrometallurgy is a branch in industrial chemistry where we use an aqueous solution to extract a metal from its ore, concentrates, recycled or residual material, etc. There are three general areas in hydrometallurgy: leaching, concentration and purification, and recovery of the metal.
Metallurgical treatment consists of the thermal treatment of minerals and metallurgical ores and concentrates to bring about physical and chemical transformations in the materials to enable recovery of valuable metals.
Pyrometallurgical treatment may produce products able to be sold such as pure metals, or intermediate compounds or alloys, suitable as feed for further processing. Examples of elements extracted by pyrometallurgical processes include the oxides of less reactive elements like iron, copper, zinc, chromium, tin, and manganese.
Electrometallurgical processes use electrical energy to convert metallic ions into metals. Similar to hydrometallurgy, the ions are first formed by leaching them from ore, either in aqueous solution or in a molten salt. Then an electrolysis process is used to form the metal.
Advanced process and asset monitoring solutions for optimum ore liberation and recovery.
Ensure the integrity of your slurry pipelines and tailings dams.
Automation solutions to improve lithium mining efficiency while keeping people and the environment safe.
