Extraction Of Copper | Mining, Concentration, Smelting ...
The major steps in the extraction of copper are. Copper in Chalcopyrite is reduced to copper sulfide. Just like in Blast Furnaces, calcium carbonate is added as a flux to create the slag. Iron in Chalcopyrite is removed as Iron silicate slag. Most of the sulfur in Chalcopyrite turns into Sulphur dioxide (SO2).