Copper Ore - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
During beneficiation of clay-containing copper-gold ores, the use of small quantities of Na 2 S (at natural pH) improves both copper and gold metallurgy considerably. In the presence of soluble cations (e.g. Fe, Cu), additions of small quantities of organic acid (e.g. oxalic, tartaric) improve gold recovery in the copper concentrate.