Silver in copper intermediates of lead refinery 'Trepča'

Abstract

Lead ores and concentrates always have significant content of silver and copper. During the process of lead bullion refining these two metals are separated and concentrated into the intermediates which have special technological treatments of processing. Copper intermediates always have high content of silver, therefore the value of present silver effects on techno-economic justification of processing certain copper intermediate. The value of commercial silver and copper products significantly effects on financial affairs of lead Refinery and Smeltery.

Rude i koncentrati olova uvek imaju značajan sadržaj srebra i bakra, a u procesu rafinacije sirovog olova ova dva metala se izdvajaju i koncentrišu u međuprodukte koji imaju specifične tehnološke postupke prerade. Međuprodukti bakra uvek imaju visok sadržaj srebra, pa vrednost prisutnog srebra često diriguje tehno-ekonomsku opravdanost procesa prerade konkretnog međuprodukta bakra. Vrednost komercijalnih proizvoda srebra i bakra bitno utiču na finansijsko poslovanje Topionice i Rafinerije olova.