6.

Calculation of unknown parameters of flows 6 (scavenger concentrate)

- Known parameters:

o Copper grade.
o Water specific gravity.
o Pulp specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “H10” (copper grade), type number “4.28”.

- In the excel cell “H15” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.
- In the excel cell “H19” (pulp specific gravity), type number “1152”.

The solid mass flowrate of scavenger concentrate will be estimate by using the mathematical expression
(16). The mathematical expression (16) needs known value of copper grade of scavenger tailing.

- In the excel cell “J10” (copper grade of scavenger tailing), type number “0.67”.
- In the excel cell “H7” (solid mass), type “=(G10-J10)/(H10-J10)*G7” ( equation 16).
- In the excel cell “H9” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*H10^2+0.0259*H10+2.6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “H8” (solid volume flowrate), type “=H7/H9*1000”.
- In the excel cell “H11” (copper mass flowrate), type “=H7*H10*10”
- In the excel cell “H20” (solid percent), type “=100*H9*(H19-H15)/(H19*(H9-H15))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “H17” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=H7/H20*100”.
- In the excel cell “H13” (water mass flowrate), type “=H17-H7”.
- In the excel cell “H14” (water volume flowrate), type “=H13/H15*1000”.
- In the excel cell “H18” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=H8+H14”.

7. Calculation of unknown parameters of flows 7 (scavenger concentrate launder water addition)

- Known parameters:

o Solid mass flowrate.

o Copper grade.
o Water volume flowrate.
o Water specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “I7” (solid mass flowrate), type number “0”.
- In the excel cell “I10” (copper grade), type number “0”
- In the excel cell “I14” (water volume flowrate), type number “4”.
- In the excel cell “I15” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.
- In the excel cell “I9” (solid specific gravity), type number “0”.
- In the excel cell “I8” (solid volume flowrate), type number “0”.
- In the excel cell “I11” (copper mass flowrate), type number “0”.

Joseph Kafumbila
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