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Get PriceHeap Leaching of Copper Abstract A method of leaching copper from a heap of ore that includes at least one resting step followed by an irrigation step wherein during the irrigation
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Get PriceChemical reaction in copper leaching happens rapidly almost instantaneously leaving diffusion as the prime cause of the downfall This can be better illustrated by analyzing the slopes of each curve in Figure 2 where each of them represents the leach rate It is also important to mention the free acid generation via electrowinning
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