electrowinning

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electrowinning

[i¦lek·trō′win·iŋ]
(metallurgy)
Extracting metal from solutions by electrochemical processes.
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zinc is subsequently electrowon using conventional technology.
Extractive metallurgy
The expanded plant will produce 124M lb/yr electrowon cathode at a cash cost under $0.40/lb.
Peru
In late 1997, Codelco brought on stream the first, US$640 million-plus, phase of the Radomiro Tomic project came on stream with an initial design capacity of 150,000 t/y of electrowon high-purity cathodes (this issue, p.128-132).
Codelco - thinking the unthinkable?
Besides, 441K st were electrowon from primary sources.)
Energy consumption in the U.S. mineral and primary metal industry
New lead anode alloys, cobalt electrolyte additions and the high grade feed from SX plants are producing modern electrowon cathodes equal to or better than high grade electro-refined copper.
A mature but expanding technology
Copper is electrowon as dendrites on dimpled cathodes in diaphragm cells, then briquetted or converted to wire.
Is the writing finally on the wall for copper smelting?
Electrowon copper's contribution to production continues to rise, and investment in larger haul trucks should cut costs further.
Mexican privatisation
The electrowon cathodes are shipped directly to the rod plant.
Magma puts the pedal to the metal
Electrowon cathodes will be smelted to dore bars for shipment.
Refugio gold project, Chile
Phase 2, which consists of the new $200M ammonia leach plant to convert a percentage of the concentrates into the purest electrowon cathodes in the world, was officially inaugurated on Jan.
Escondida's new cathode plant
Gold is electrowon from the concentrated eluate onto steel wool cathodes which are then calcined prior to smelting and casting into bars of approximately 80% gold for delivery to the refinery.
Zimbabwe's largest gold mine
A reduction of 0.9% in concentrate production was more than compensated for by an increase of 11% in electrowon cathodes thus consolidating the trend for producers to concentrate on low-cost hydrometallurgical operations.
Copper: start of recovery

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