End-User Description A Chilean open-pit mine that produces 75,000 tonnes of copper per year. It is part of a large natural resource company producing over 90 commodities worldwide and remains committed to the health and safety of its’ employees as well as environmental protection. Challenges Faced With commodity production, process engineers typically seek low cost/highly productive solutions. In this case, the end user uses heap leaching to separate copper from other bi-products. While heap leaching is an effective solution, mineral recovery is only about 60-70%, and highly aggressive chemicals are used and produced which can cause incompatible gasket material to break down and fail. Joint leaks in this scenario can pose a massive safety risk to workers,

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