“…The sample was first analysed and found to contain the minerals molybdenite, magnetite, goethite, hematite and hydro goethite, chalcocite, covellite and chalcopyrite. Non-ore minerals are mainly represented in the form of quartz, feldspar, mica and halloysite [1,[3][4][5][6]. Three types of tailings from the copper processing plant were selected for photometric analysis.…”