Oxidation of chalcopyrite by extended milling Murdoch
Chalcopyrite has been milled for up to 50 h in oxygen air and argon atmospheres using a laboratory ball mill No phase changes were evident in argon but the XRD peaks were weaker and broader indicating crystalline refinement In oxygen even after 1 h milling peaks for CuSO4•5H2O were present and these became predominant after 20 h milling where the chalcopyrite peaks were absent