- In the excel cell “D7” (solid mass flowrate), type number “100” (blue color).

- In the excel cell “D9” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*D10^2+0.0259*D10+2.6728)*1000”

(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “D8” (solid volume flowrate), type “=D7/D9*1000”.
- In the excel cell “D11” (copper mass flowrate), type “=D7*D10*10”
- In the excel cell “D20” (solid percent), type “=100*D9*(D19-D15)/(D19*(D9-D15))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “D17” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=D7/D20*100”.
- In the excel cell “D13” (water mass flowrate), type “=D17-D7”.
- In the excel cell “D14” (water volume flowrate), type “=D13/D15*1000”.
- In the excel cell “D18” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=D8+D14”.

3. Calculation of unknown parameters of flows 3 (rougher concentrate)

- Known parameters:

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

- In the excel cell “E10” (copper grade), type number “14.57”.

- In the excel cell “E15” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.
- In the excel cell “E19” (pulp specific gravity), type number “1234”.

The solid mass flowrate of rougher concentrate will be estimate by using the mathematical expression
(16). The mathematical expression (16) needs known values of copper grades of rougher feed and rougher
tailing. The rougher feed copper grade is the copper grade of the mixture of plant feed (flow 1) and scavenger
cleaner (flow2).

- In the excel cell “D22” (rougher feed copper grade designation), type “RT%Cu”.
- In the excel cell “E22” (rougher feed copper grade), type “=(C11+D11)/(C7+D7)*10)”.
- In the excel cell “G10” (rougher tailing copper grade), type number “0.84”.
- In the excel cell “E7” (solid mass flowrate), type “=(E22-G10)/(E10-G10)*(C7+D7)” ( equation 16).
- In the excel cell “E9” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*E10^2+0.0259*E10+2.6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “E8” (solid volume flowrate), type “=E7/E9*1000”.
- In the excel cell “E11” (copper mass flowrate), type “=E7*E10*10”
- In the excel cell “E20” (solid percent), type “=100*E9*(E19-E15)/(E19*(E9-E15))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “E17” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=E7/E20*100”.
- In the excel cell “E13” (water mass flowrate), type “=E17-E7”.
- In the excel cell “E14” (water volume flowrate), type “=E13/E15*1000”.
- In the excel cell “E18” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=E8+E14”.

Joseph Kafumbila
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