Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for feeding finely divided solids, containing at least sulphidic metal concentrate, and oxygenous oxidizing gas into a suspension smelting furnace, said apparatus comprising elements for conducting solids and oxidizing gas into the suspension smelting furnace. According to the invention, in the feed orifice (7) of the suspension smelting furnace through which solids (2) and oxidizing gas (3) are fed into the reaction chamber (1) of the suspension smelting furnace, there is installed a suspension creation chamber (5,11) for a suspension containing solids (2) and oxidizing gas (3), in which chamber the solids (2) and at least part of the oxidizing gas (3) can be mixed to form a suspension before they flow into the reaction chamber (1) of the suspension smelting furnace.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flotation machine, particularly to a flotation machine rotor, that is used for dispersing air, supplied via the rotor axis, to the surrounding slurry, and in which rotor there are formed alternating air ducts and slurry grooves, so that the ends of both the air ducts and the slurry grooves, projecting outwardly from the rotor, form the outer surface of the rotor According to the invention the air ducts (3,15) are arranged in the rotor at essentially equal distances, starting radially from the rotor outer surface, so that the air ducts (3,15) form in the center part of the rotor a space (6,17) for the slurry, in which space the slurry surrounding the rotor is to be made to flow along the slurry grooves (5, 16) provided in between the air ducts (3,15).

Abstract: A method for joining a highly electroconductive core element (2) to a jacket element (1) made of refined steel. In said method, the electroconductive core element (2), such as a copper bar, and the joining agent element (3) are inserted in the jacket element (1), and at least the juncture area of the elements to be joined is thermally treated, so that there is created a metallurgical joint between the electroconductive core element (2) and the refined-steel jacket element (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a melt launder (1, 9, 10) comprising a bottom and edged, said melt launder being particularly meant to be used for tapping a molten phase, such as slag, from a smelting furnace, which melt launder is manufactured of copper or copper alloy and provided with cooling channels (8), so that at the bottom (2) of the melt launder (1, 9, 10), there is arranged at least one groove (3).

Abstract: This invention relates to a method where sulfidic iron-bearing copper concentrate is leached on the countercurrent principle, in a chloride environment. The leaching takes place with the aid of bivalent copper and an oxygen-bearing gas as a multi-stage continuous process, under normal pressure, at a temperature, which as highest corresponds to the boiling point of the solution. Part of the insoluble solid matter is returned, counter to the main flow of solid matter, to one of the previous leaching stages or reactors where, as a result of the extended leaching time, the leach waste iron is recovered mostly as hematite.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roller screen for screening pellets for sintering, the roller screen including several successive rotating rollers that are spaced apart and arranged transversally in relation to the proceeding direction of the material. The roller screen is provided with separate rotation motors for rotating each of the rollers and an adjusting member for adjusting the mutual position of the rollers in order to screen a desired particle size. The screen path of the roller screen is composed of three successive screening parts, which are mutually connected so that the rollers of the screening parts are made to rotate in relation to each other, and the speed of rotation of the roller increases in the proceeding direction of the material towards the final end of the roller screen.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for conducting gas through material (1) to be sintered, which material is set in an essentially continuous motion, particularly when gas is used for sintering the material; said apparatus comprises a flow guide (7) for conducting gas essentially near to the material (1) to be sintered, and a gas collecting member (10) for collecting the gas that has been made to penetrate the material to be sintered. According to the invention, in the gas flow guide (7) the gas inlet (8) is located centrally with respect to the material (1) to be sintered, and the gas outlet (9) extends essentially over the whole material to be sintered in the transversal direction, when observed in the proceeding direction of said material; and the gas collecting member (10) is composed of funnel elements (11), which are installed essentially at the gas flow apertures (5) provided in the member for conveying the material to be sintered.

Abstract: The method and apparatus according to the invention relate to conducting the dispersion of two phases, created in the mixing unit (1) of liquid—liquid extraction, from the mixing unit to the separation part (2), in which case the flow direction of the dispersion discharged from the mixing unit asymmetrically with respect to the separation part is turned to be symmetrical with respect to the separation part. In the last mixer (4) of the mixing unit, the orientation of the dispersion is turned to be parallel to the lengthwise axis of the separation part, by means of flow-turning members (9), the dispersion flow is discharged from the mixing unit at the height of the mixer bottom (10) and conducted to an uptake shaft (11) parallel to the lengthwise axis of the separation part, where the dispersion flow is turned upwards and made to be discharged symmetrically into the separation part.