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Refinery
Refinery
Bundling
Weighing
Sampling
Anode Scrap
Copper Anodes
From Smelter
99.7% Cu
365kg each
Feed In
Trolley
2.5-2.7 tonne
cathode
Bundles
99.99% Cu
Washing
Feed In
Cathode Sampling/Bundling
Flexing
Stripping
Feed In
Conveyor
Anode Scrap
Washing Machine
To Customer
Edge Waxing
Scales
Racks Of 54
Cathode Plates
To CSM
Rejects
Rejects
Bottom Waxing
Press
Spacing
Conveyor
Head Tank
Scrap To Smelter
15% Of Original Anode
Lug Milling
Reagents
Thiourea
Glue
Avitone
Chloride
Anodes To Cells
Racks Of 54
Flowrate
40l/min/cell
Electrowinning Cells
Cathode Plates
Returned To Cells
Electrolyte Flowrate
150 l/min/cell
Crane
Acid
Temperature
o
90 C
Slimes Treatment
Batchwise Processing
Slimes Collection
Tank
Slimes
5-10% Ag
0.5-1% Au
20-25% Cu
Filter
Decopperised
Slimes Cake
7-12% Ag
0.7-1.3% Au
<1% Cu
Disposable
Cartridge Filters
Cyanide
Solution
Cyanidation
Tank
Neutralisation
Tank
<1% CN
pH 9.0
Cyanide
Residue
Reagents
Cobalt
Guar
Electrolyte
45 g/l Cu
175 g/l Acid
63 oC
Electrolyte
Polishing
Decant
Electrolyte Filter
1st Stage
Anode
First Stage
Gold Refining
Cell
2nd Stage
Anode
10-12g/l Ag
0.8-1.1g/l Au
8 m3/batch
Ferrous Sulphate
Sulphuric Acid
Zinc
Precipitation
Tank
Filter
Gold
Furnace
Silver
Bullion 99.99%
Hydrogen
Peroxide
Nitre
Filtrate To
Refinery
Bleed
Aciding
Tank
Filtrate
Filter
Gold Mud
55% Au
Gold Mud
Leach Tank
Salt
Spent Electrolyte
35 g/l Cu
Precipitate
Centrifuge
Balbach-Thrum
Silver Cells
Silver
Crystal
Silver
Induction
Furnace
To
Scrubber
Dore Anode
89% Ag
11% Au
Sponge
95% Au
EW Electrolyte
Bleed
Bleed To
Hydromet
Zinc
Dust
Nitric Acid
Sulphuric
Acid
Pre Bullion
Gold Bullion
99.99%
Strong Electrolyte
50 g/l Cu
Electrolyte
Circulation
Tank
Refinery Bleed
Tank
Electrolyte
Collector Box
ER Electrolyte Bleed
90 l/min
Ferrocyanate
To Tailings
Filter
1st Stage
Cathode
Auric Chloride
Electrolyte
Pregnant
Liquor
Tank
Filter
Filtrate
To Aciding
Tank
Permanent
Lead Anodes
Slimes Decopperising
Caustic
Second Stage
Gold Refining
Cell
Slimes
750-800 kg per 16 cell batch
Silver Nitrate
Electrolyte
110 gpl Ag
Acided
Precipitate
Cake
6-8% Au
45-50% Ag
Furnace
Oxygen
Dore
Button
89% Ag
11% Au
Dore
Induction
Furnace
Burner
Air
Fluxes
Dryer
Dry Precipitate
300 - 400 kg per
furnace Batch
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