I-slag yethusi ikakhulukazi imnyama noma nsundu, ubuso bunombala wensimbi, isakhiwo sangaphakathi siwuhlobo lwe-vitreous, isakhiwo siqinile, siqinile futhi siyaphuka, kanti ukwakheka kwamakhemikhali kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Kusukela kokuqukethwe kwethusi kwamanye asezingeni le-ore yethusi elibi (Cu <1%), amanye asezingeni le-ore yethusi eliphakathi (Cu1 ~ 2%), amanye asezingeni le-copper-rich (Cu> 2%), okuqukethwe kwe-FeSi02, CaO, AL203 kuphakeme, okubalwa ngaphezu kwama-60% e-slag, iningi elikhulu lokwakheka kwamaminerali kwe-iron peridotite, kulandelwa yi-magnetite, kunenqwaba yemithambo eyakhiwe umzimba we-vitreous.
UXiye uthuthukise futhi wafunda ubuchwepheshe bokwelashwa kwe-slag ye-copper tailing ngendlela ye-electrothermal, evikela imvelo, isebenzise kabusha imfucuza eqinile futhi iguqule imfucuza ibe yingcebo.
Ubuchwepheshe benqubo busebenzisa isithando sikagesi esikhethekile esakhiwe yi-Xiye ngokuzimela, futhi busebenzisa inqubo yokushaja ekhethekile, bufezekisa ngempumelelo ubuchwepheshe bokwelapha i-slag yethusi ngesithando sikagesi sokuqala eShayina.
