Moly-Cop Tools

TM

(Version 3.0)
Crush_Reverse : MASS BALANCE CLOSURE AROUND A CRUSHING CIRCUIT

Sample N

1
100

0
1
1
1
1
% Passing

Weighting Factors
Streams :
Fresh Feed
Crusher Discharge
Classifier Feed
Classifier U'size
Classifier O'size

Initial Guesses :
Bpf
D50/D
0.100
0.900

10

m
1.795

Crusher Discharge
Classifier U'size
Classifier O'size
Fresh Feed

Obj. Function :

0.009

1
10

100

1000

10000

100000

Particle Size, microns

Note : Current calculations are not valid, if SOLVER has not been run after the last data modification.

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TM

(Version 3.0)
CRUSHBAL : Mass Balance Closure around a Ball Mill Grinding Circuit

Circuit Type

REVERSE

Sample N

Remarks

Base Case Example

Feedrate, ton/hr (dry)

164.8

Ore Density, ton/m3

Balls Density, ton/m3

2.80
7.75

Screen Opening, mm

10.0

EXPERIMENTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

i

Mesh
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

16"
8"
4"
3"
2"
1.05
0.742
0.525
0.371
3
4
6
8
10
14
20
28
35
48
65
100
150
200
270
400
-400

Opening

Mid-Size

406400
203200
101600
76100
50800
25400
19050
12700
9500
6700
4750
3350
2360
1700
1180
850
600
425
300
212
150
106
75
53
38
0

Totals
% Solids
Slurry Density, ton/m3
Weighting Factor

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287368
143684
87930
62176
35921
21997
15554
10984
7978
5641
3989
2812
2003
1416
1001
714
505
357
252
178
126
89
63
45
19

ton/hr

0.00
0.00
7.45
9.96
15.53
30.14
38.50
8.99
8.58
4.41
4.25
3.51
3.14
2.84
2.44
2.50
2.07
2.03
1.84
1.69
1.54
1.39
1.26
1.14
9.58
164.80

Fresh Feed
% Retained % Passing

0.00
0.00
4.52
6.04
9.43
18.29
23.36
5.46
5.21
2.68
2.58
2.13
1.90
1.73
1.48
1.52
1.26
1.23
1.11
1.03
0.93
0.84
0.77
0.69
5.82
100.00

100.00
100.00
100.00
95.48
89.44
80.01
61.72
38.35
32.90
27.69
25.02
22.44
20.31
18.41
16.68
15.20
13.68
12.42
11.19
10.08
9.05
8.12
7.27
6.51
5.82
0.0

97.00
2.657
0.000

Crusher Discharge
ton/hr
% Retained % Passing

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.04
256.85
99.09
38.58
12.79
6.09
4.07
3.14
3.10
2.53
2.46
2.23
2.07
1.89
1.72
1.59
1.45
1.33
1.17
13.53
455.72

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
56.36
21.74
8.47
2.81
1.34
0.89
0.69
0.68
0.55
0.54
0.49
0.45
0.41
0.38
0.35
0.32
0.29
0.26
2.97
100.00

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.99
43.63
21.89
13.42
10.61
9.28
8.38
7.70
7.02
6.46
5.92
5.43
4.98
4.56
4.19
3.84
3.52
3.23
2.97
0.0

97.00
2.657
1.000

ton/hr

Classifier Feed
% Retained % Passing

0.00
0.00
7.45
9.96
15.53
30.19
295.35
108.08
47.16
17.20
10.33
7.58
6.28
5.94
4.97
4.96
4.30
4.09
3.72
3.42
3.12
2.84
2.60
2.31
23.12
620.52

0.00
0.00
1.20
1.61
2.50
4.86
47.60
17.42
7.60
2.77
1.67
1.22
1.01
0.96
0.80
0.80
0.69
0.66
0.60
0.55
0.50
0.46
0.42
0.37
3.73
100.00

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.80
97.19
94.69
89.83
42.23
24.81
17.21
14.44
12.77
11.55
10.54
9.58
8.78
7.98
7.29
6.63
6.03
5.48
4.97
4.52
4.10
3.73
0.00

97.00
2.657
1.000

ton/hr

Classifier O'size
% Retained % Passing

0.00
0.00
7.47
9.99
15.59
30.29
295.19
62.70
18.93
4.78
2.07
1.17
0.82
0.69
0.54
0.52
0.44
0.41
0.38
0.34
0.31
0.28
0.26
0.23
2.31
455.72

0.00
0.00
1.64
2.19
3.42
6.65
64.77
13.76
4.15
1.05
0.45
0.26
0.18
0.15
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.51
100.00

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.36
96.17
92.75
86.10
21.33
7.57
3.42
2.37
1.91
1.66
1.48
1.33
1.21
1.09
1.00
0.90
0.82
0.75
0.68
0.62
0.56
0.51
0.0

97.00
2.657
1.000

ton/hr

Classifier U'size
% Retained % Passing

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
45.31
28.22
12.42
8.27
6.41
5.46
5.25
4.43
4.45
3.86
3.68
3.35
3.08
2.81
2.56
2.34
2.08
20.81
164.80

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.50
17.12
7.54
5.02
3.89
3.31
3.19
2.69
2.70
2.34
2.23
2.03
1.87
1.71
1.55
1.42
1.26
12.63
100.00

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
72.50
55.38
47.84
42.82
38.93
35.62
32.43
29.74
27.04
24.70
22.47
20.44
18.57
16.86
15.31
13.89
12.63
0.0

97.00
2.657
1.000

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TM

(Version 3.0)
CRUSHBAL

Sample N

Grinding Circuit Mass Balance Estimator

Remarks :

Base Case Example

CIRCUIT MASS BALANCE

Configuration : REVERSE

Ore, ton/hr
Water, m3/hr
Slurry, ton/hr
Slurry, m3/hr
Slurry Dens., ton/m3
% Solids (by volume)
% Solids (by weight)

Fresh
Feed
164.8
5.1
169.9
64.0
2.657
92.0
97.0

Crusher
Crusher
Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed
Discharge
Feed
O'size
U'size
455.7
455.7
620.5
455.7
164.8
14.1
14.1
19.2
14.1
5.1
469.8
469.8
639.7
469.8
169.9
176.9
176.9
240.8
176.9
63.9
2.657
2.657
2.657
2.657
2.657
92.0
92.0
92.0
92.0
92.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0

Particle Size Distributions (Cummulative % Passing)

i
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Mesh

Opening

16"
8"
4"
3"
2"
1.05
0.742
0.525
0.371
3
4
6
8
10
14
20
28
35
48
65
100
150
200
270
400

406400
203200
101600
76100
50800
25400
19050
12700
9500
6700
4750
3350
2360
1700
1180
850
600
425
300
212
150
106
75
53
38

D80, microns

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100.00
100.00
100.00
95.48
89.44
80.01
61.72
38.35
32.90
27.69
25.02
22.44
20.31
18.41
16.68
15.20
13.68
12.42
11.19
10.08
9.05
8.12
7.27
6.51
5.82

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.36
96.17
92.76
86.12
21.33
7.57
3.42
2.37
1.91
1.66
1.48
1.33
1.21
1.09
1.00
0.90
0.82
0.75
0.68
0.62
0.56
0.51

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.99
99.99
99.96
43.62
21.89
13.43
10.62
9.28
8.39
7.70
7.02
6.46
5.92
5.43
4.98
4.57
4.19
3.84
3.52
3.23
2.97

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.80
97.19
94.68
89.81
42.22
24.81
17.21
14.44
12.78
11.56
10.54
9.59
8.78
7.98
7.29
6.63
6.03
5.48
4.98
4.52
4.10
3.73

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.36
96.17
92.76
86.12
21.33
7.57
3.42
2.37
1.91
1.66
1.48
1.33
1.21
1.09
1.00
0.90
0.82
0.75
0.68
0.62
0.56
0.51

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
72.50
55.38
47.84
42.82
38.93
35.62
32.43
29.74
27.04
24.70
22.47
20.44
18.57
16.86
15.31
13.89
12.63

25396

18646

17084

17903

25017

10382.5

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Recycle Screen Model

Screen Paramaters

Bpf
D50, micr
m
0.100
9000 1.795087

Size Fraction
Bottom-Size
Classifier Efficiency

1
203200
1

2
101600
1

3
76100
1

ton/hr (model)
Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed
O'size
U'size

0.00
0.00
7.46
9.98
15.57
30.25
295.25
108.04
47.15
17.20
10.34
7.58
6.28
5.94
4.97
4.97
4.30
4.09
3.73

0.0
0.0
7.5
10.0
15.6
30.2
295.3
62.7
18.9
4.8
2.1
1.2
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4

4
50800
1

5
25400
1

6
19050
1

7
8
12700
9500
1 0.580626

% Retained (model)
Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed
O'size
U'size

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
45.31
28.22
12.42
8.27
6.41
5.46
5.25
4.43
4.45
3.86
3.68
3.35

0.00
0.00
1.20
1.61
2.51
4.87
47.58
17.41
7.60
2.77
1.67
1.22
1.01
0.96
0.80
0.80
0.69
0.66
0.60

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0.00
0.00
1.64
2.19
3.42
6.64
64.79
13.76
4.15
1.05
0.45
0.26
0.18
0.15
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.50
17.13
7.54
5.02
3.89
3.31
3.19
2.69
2.70
2.34
2.23
2.03

9
10
6700
4750
0.40152 0.277765

% Passing (model)
Classifier Classifier
Feed
O'size
100.00
100.00
100.00
98.80
97.19
94.68
89.81
42.22
24.81
17.21
14.44
12.78
11.56
10.54
9.59
8.78
7.98
7.29
6.63
6.03

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.36
96.17
92.76
86.12
21.33
7.57
3.42
2.37
1.91
1.66
1.48
1.33
1.21
1.09
1.00
0.90
0.82

Total

3.42
3.13
2.84
2.60
2.31
23.12

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
2.3

3.08
2.81
2.56
2.34
2.08
20.81

0.55
0.50
0.46
0.42
0.37
3.73

0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.51

1.87
1.71
1.55
1.42
1.26
12.63

620.52

455.7

164.78

100.00

100.00

100.00

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5.48
4.98
4.52
4.10
3.73

0.75
0.68
0.62
0.56
0.51

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
3350
2360
1700
1180
850
600
425
0.199827 0.154688 0.130773 0.116112 0.108977 0.104815 0.102596

Passing (model)
Classifier
U'size
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
72.50
55.38
47.84
42.82
38.93
35.62
32.43
29.74
27.04
24.70
22.47
20.44

% Passing (exp)
Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed
O'size
U'size
100.00
100.00
100.00
98.80
97.19
94.68
89.81
42.22
24.81
17.21
14.44
12.78
11.56
10.54
9.59
8.78
7.98
7.29
6.63
6.03

100.00
100.00
100.00
98.36
96.17
92.75
86.10
21.33
7.57
3.42
2.37
1.91
1.66
1.48
1.33
1.21
1.09
1.00
0.90
0.82

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
72.50
55.38
47.84
42.82
38.93
35.62
32.43
29.74
27.04
24.70
22.47
20.44

18
19
300
212
0.10139 0.100746

(Weighted Error)^2
Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed
O'size
U'size
1
1
1
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

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0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

20
21
22
23
150
106
75
53
0.100400814 0.100215 0.100116 0.100062

18.57
16.86
15.31
13.89
12.63

5.48
4.98
4.52
4.10
3.73

0.75
0.68
0.62
0.56
0.51

18.57
16.86
15.31
13.89
12.63

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
Overall

0.000

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0.000

0.000

24
38
0.100034

25
0
0.1

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