Toowong: 'World's First Arsenic Removal Tech' for Copper Used by Firm

Toowong: 'World's first arsenic removal tech' for copper used by firm

Australian mining giant Fortescue has processed and sold more than 40 tonnes of commercial-grade copper concentrate.

Copper milestone for Fortescue’s arsenic removal tech - Industry Queensland

Fortescue has sold more than 40 tonnes of copper concentrate cleaned at its Brisbane demonstration plant using world-first arsenic removal technology. Patented technology that Fortescue acquired in 2022 - the Toowong Process - uses a low-temperature, low-pressure hydrometallurgical method to separate arsenic from copper concentrate.  The company said it had been developing and testing it over the last four years. Across seven campaigns and more …

Could Fortescue’s copper technology signal a strategic shift?

Image: FortescueFortescue’s (ASX: FMG) first commercial sale of copper concentrate treated using its proprietary arsenic-removal technology could represent an important step … The post Could Fortescue’s copper technology signal a strategic shift? appeared first on Australian Resources & Investment.