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Chile copper mine produces first cathode

ByVictoria

A Chilean startup backed by BHP Group has delivered its first copper cathodes from a demonstration plant at a mine site in northern Chile as the industry looks to squeeze out more metal from lower quality ore.

Ceibo and firms such as Jetti Resources LLC and Rio Tinto Group’s Nuton venture are looking to roll out catalysts for liberating copper from low-grade ore that miners previously saw as too expensive and difficult to process.

Source – Mining.com

Copper cathode – is high quality copper that is produced through the process of electrolysis.

Electrolysis – is an electric current that passes through a substance to have a chemical change.

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