Solvent Extraction Electrowinning (SX/EW) Plant Design
WEBNov 9, 2015 · Copper was extracted on asphaltlined leach pads and recovered in the first solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW) plant in Latin America. Production capacity was 33,000 metric tonnes per year (mtpy) of high purity copper hodes. At the time, the use of solvent extraction followed by electrowinning for low grade, impure .