Copper Ore Concentrate

Description

1. Product Overview
This is a premium Copper Ore Concentrate, processed from sulphide ores to deliver a high-density feedstock for copper smelting. It serves as the essential raw material for producing copper cathode, rod, and wire—critical to power generation, EV infrastructure, and industrial construction. The key value proposition is its consistently high copper grade (20–30% Cu) and low deleterious elements (As, Hg, F), which reduce smelting penalties and increase metal recovery. Strategically, securing reliable concentrate supply mitigates price volatility and downstream production risk in a tightening global copper market.

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Chemical composition: Cu 20–30% min; Fe 22–28%; S 28–34%; SiO₂ 5–12%; undesirable limits: As <0.2%, Pb <0.5%, Zn <2.0%, Hg <10 ppm, F <500 ppm

• Purity / Grade: Smelter-grade premium (Grade A) – suitable for direct smelting without blending

• Physical form: Fine granular powder; dark grey to black; moisture content <8%; particle size: 80% passing 75 microns; bulk density: 1.8–2.2 t/m³

• Packaging options: Break-bulk in vessel holds; or 1.5–2.0 MT jumbo woven polypropylene bags with integrated liner

• Shelf life: 12 months in dry, covered storage; avoid prolonged exposure to moisture (risk of oxidation and caking)

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Primary industry: Copper smelting and refining (producers of LME-grade cathode)

• Operational use cases: Feedstock for flash smelting, reverberatory furnaces, or acid-leaching circuits; also used in producing copper blister and anodes

• Performance advantage: Higher Cu grade and lower impurity profile reduce flux consumption, energy use (by 8–12%), and slag volume versus blended or lower-grade concentrates

• Cost advantage: Fewer furnace stoppages due to lower arsenic/mercury; higher payable copper percentage (typically 96–97% of contained Cu) at off-take agreements

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality consistency: Every lot is certified by ISO 17025-accredited lab; inter-lot Cu variation <1.5% ensures predictable smelter feed

• Supply reliability: Long-term mining concessions with 50,000 WMT monthly capacity; no force majeure events in past 7 years

• Logistics capability: Dedicated port storage + in-house vessel chartering; lead times 14–21 days from port of loading (Chile/Peru/Africa origin)

• Price competitiveness: Direct sales without trader markup; formula pricing linked to LME + treatment & refining charges (TC/RC) with volume rebates

• Sustainability: Produced under ISO 14001; dry-stack tailings method used; available with blockchain traceability from mine to vessel

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum order quantity (MOQ): 500 WMT for trial; 5,000 WMT for contract

• BULK 20MT: Not applicable as bulk is vessel-sized; by container: 20 MT per 20-ft container (in jumbo bags)

• Loading capacity: Break-bulk: up to 25,000 MT per Handysize vessel; container: 20 MT per TEU (20-foot)