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First Use of a GCL in a Copper Heap Leach Pad

First Use of a GCL in a Copper Heap Leach Pad

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PROJECT CASE STUDY PROJECT CASE STUDY www.cetco.com www.cetco.com First Use of a GCL in a Copper Heap Leach Pad The Carlota Copper mine is an open-pit copper mine located approximately six miles west of Miami, Arizona. The site produces LME grade copper cathode through the process of heap leaching, in which a chemical solution is ir- rigated through heaps of ore, dissolving the precious metal. The resulting copper-infused liquid (aka the pregn

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