Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology
hydrometallurgical 2 copper production. Tables 6 1 and 6 2 provide capsule summaries of these processes. 1 PyrometaIIurgy IS the extractIon of metaI from ores anD concen trates using chemical reactions at high temperatures. 2 Hydrometallurgy is the recovery of metaIs from ores using water based solutions. As early as 6000 B. C., native copperthe pure metalwas foundas reddish stones in
































