In China, 80% rock copper ore is processed by flotation. Flotation process maximizes the enrichment of gold into sulfide minerals. The tailings can be directly discharged. Flotation incopper mine has low beneficiation cost.

Working principle of copper ore beneficiation plant

The working principle of the copper ore beneficiation plant is as follows: minerals with their own hydrophobic property formed in the effect with the flotation agent will gather on the gas-liquid surface or the water-oil surface. The minerals after being crushed and ground with the required particle size are mixed with the flotation agent in the ore pulp and then are inflated in the flotation cell. The floatable minerals stick to the pulp bubble and then become the mineralized foam layer which is scraped or overflowed from the ore pulp surface. Then they are dried to be the finished copper concentrate.

If you like to use flotation method , ball mill is necessary equipment.

Of course, if you only want to get copper ore, not copper concentrate fpower, you can also choose to use regravity method. The copper ore is obtained jigging machine separation and shaking table.