Ausmelt technology - Developments in copper converting

Proceedings - European Metallurgical Conference, EMC 2005

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 21-32

  Matusewicz, Robert ^a   Sofra, Joe ^a  

^a Ausmelt Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ausmelt technology; Blister copper; Converting; Copper; Slag

Indexed keywords

AUSMELT; BLISTER COPPER; CONVERTING; CONVERTING PROCESS; CONVERTING TECHNOLOGIES; COPPER CONVERTING; COPPER PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; LOW-COST SOLUTION; MARKET POSITION; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; PLANT APPLICATIONS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SCALE OF PRODUCTION; SMELTING INDUSTRY; SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

COPPER; COPPER SMELTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METALLURGY; SLAGS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84871269041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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