Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited' s new smelting process
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 818, 1980
A.L McKAGUE Superintendent, Smelter Operations, G.E. NORMAN Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Projects, Falconbridge, J.F. JACKSON, Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Toronto Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited
The treatment of nickel-copper concentrate in the new smelter at Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited, Falconbridge, Ontario, is described. The concentrate in a slurry form is partially roasted in a fluid-bed roaster and the calcine is smelted in an electric furnace. The roaster gases are treated in an acid plant.
Mots Clés:
Pyrometallurgy, Non-ferrous pyrometallurgy, Copper smelting, Nickel smelting, Falconbridge Process, Roasters, Fluid-Bed roasters, Acid Plants, Electric furnaces, Process control, Ventilation.
