This invention discloses a rapid flotation process for efficiently recovering coarse
copper slag, comprising the following steps: (1) crushing and ball milling the
copper slag, adding
grinding aids and oxidants during
grinding to obtain the
slurry required for rapid flotation; (2) adding collectors and frothers for rapid flotation to obtain coarse
copper sulfide; (3) adding modifiers, collectors and frothers to the remaining
slurry for flotation, combining the roughing product and the coarse
copper sulfide obtained by rapid flotation into copper concentrate; (4) continuing to add modifiers, collectors and frothers to the remaining roughing
slurry for flotation, returning the middlings obtained by
scavenging to the roughing operation, and filtering and
drying the remaining slurry as
tailings. This invention improves the liberation of
copper slag and the physicochemical properties of the surface of copper-containing particles in the
slag by adding
grinding aids and oxidants. Rapid flotation can recover a portion of
copper sulfide concentrate before roughing, increasing the
recovery efficiency of fine copper particles in subsequent operations.