Beneficiation Wikipedia
Copper Ore Benification. 4. Beneficiation of Copper Ore. 4. Beneficiation of Copper Ore. Top: Slurry tanks for sulfide ore. Bottom: Leach field for removing copper from oxide ore. Sulfide ores are mixed with water and special chemicals creating a slurry. The slurry, when agitated causes the copper sulfide minerals to float at which point they are skimmed off the surface and eventually dried