Freeport Indonesia to process 400,000t of copper concentrate at new smelter
Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.
Pacific Ore, the company that developed the patented BioHeap leaching process, has reported that copper recovery rates from its Huogeqi pilot plant, in Inner Mongolia, are exceeding expectations.
The Huogeqi project is a 50/50 joint venture with Western Mining Joint Stock Company, which is Shanghai-listed and one of China’s largest base metals mining and smelting companies…MEI Online
