Moly-Cop Tools TM

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

Sample N 1
100

Weighting Factors
Streams :
Fresh Feed 0
Crusher Discharge 1

% Passing
Classifier Feed 1
Classifier U'size 1
Classifier O'size 1

10

Initial Guesses :
Bpf D50/D m 4 Crusher Discharge
0.100 0.900 1.795 Classifier U'size
Classifier O'size
Column F
Column H

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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 Moly-Cop Tools TM
(Version 3.0)
CRUSHBAL : Mass Balance Closure around a Ball Mill Grinding Circuit

Circuit Type REVERSE Sample N 1

Remarks Base Case Example

Feedrate, ton/hr (dry) 164.8 Screen Opening, mm 10.0

Ore Density, ton/m3 2.80

Balls Density, ton/m3 7.75

EXPERIMENTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

Fresh Feed Crusher Discharge Classifier Feed Classifier O'size Classifier U'size
i Mesh Opening Mid-Size ton/hr % Retained % Passing ton/hr % Retained % Passing ton/hr % Retained % Passing ton/hr % Retained % Passing ton/hr % Retained % Passing

1 16" 406400 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

2 8" 203200 287368 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
3 4" 101600 143684 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
4 3" 76100 87930 7.45 4.52 95.48 0.00 0.00 100.00 7.45 1.20 98.80 7.47 1.64 98.36 0.00 0.00 100.00
5 2" 50800 62176 9.96 6.04 89.44 0.00 0.00 100.00 9.96 1.61 97.19 9.99 2.19 96.17 0.00 0.00 100.00
6 1.05 25400 35921 15.53 9.43 80.01 0.00 0.00 100.00 15.53 2.50 94.69 15.59 3.42 92.75 0.00 0.00 100.00
7 0.742 19050 21997 30.14 18.29 61.72 0.04 0.01 99.99 30.19 4.86 89.83 30.29 6.65 86.10 0.00 0.00 100.00
8 0.525 12700 15554 38.50 23.36 38.35 256.85 56.36 43.63 295.35 47.60 42.23 295.19 64.77 21.33 0.00 0.00 100.00
9 0.371 9500 10984 8.99 5.46 32.90 99.09 21.74 21.89 108.08 17.42 24.81 62.70 13.76 7.57 45.31 27.50 72.50
10 3 6700 7978 8.58 5.21 27.69 38.58 8.47 13.42 47.16 7.60 17.21 18.93 4.15 3.42 28.22 17.12 55.38
11 4 4750 5641 4.41 2.68 25.02 12.79 2.81 10.61 17.20 2.77 14.44 4.78 1.05 2.37 12.42 7.54 47.84
12 6 3350 3989 4.25 2.58 22.44 6.09 1.34 9.28 10.33 1.67 12.77 2.07 0.45 1.91 8.27 5.02 42.82
13 8 2360 2812 3.51 2.13 20.31 4.07 0.89 8.38 7.58 1.22 11.55 1.17 0.26 1.66 6.41 3.89 38.93
14 10 1700 2003 3.14 1.90 18.41 3.14 0.69 7.70 6.28 1.01 10.54 0.82 0.18 1.48 5.46 3.31 35.62
15 14 1180 1416 2.84 1.73 16.68 3.10 0.68 7.02 5.94 0.96 9.58 0.69 0.15 1.33 5.25 3.19 32.43
16 20 850 1001 2.44 1.48 15.20 2.53 0.55 6.46 4.97 0.80 8.78 0.54 0.12 1.21 4.43 2.69 29.74
17 28 600 714 2.50 1.52 13.68 2.46 0.54 5.92 4.96 0.80 7.98 0.52 0.11 1.09 4.45 2.70 27.04
18 35 425 505 2.07 1.26 12.42 2.23 0.49 5.43 4.30 0.69 7.29 0.44 0.10 1.00 3.86 2.34 24.70
19 48 300 357 2.03 1.23 11.19 2.07 0.45 4.98 4.09 0.66 6.63 0.41 0.09 0.90 3.68 2.23 22.47
20 65 212 252 1.84 1.11 10.08 1.89 0.41 4.56 3.72 0.60 6.03 0.38 0.08 0.82 3.35 2.03 20.44
21 100 150 178 1.69 1.03 9.05 1.72 0.38 4.19 3.42 0.55 5.48 0.34 0.08 0.75 3.08 1.87 18.57
22 150 106 126 1.54 0.93 8.12 1.59 0.35 3.84 3.12 0.50 4.97 0.31 0.07 0.68 2.81 1.71 16.86
23 200 75 89 1.39 0.84 7.27 1.45 0.32 3.52 2.84 0.46 4.52 0.28 0.06 0.62 2.56 1.55 15.31
24 270 53 63 1.26 0.77 6.51 1.33 0.29 3.23 2.60 0.42 4.10 0.26 0.06 0.56 2.34 1.42 13.89
25 400 38 45 1.14 0.69 5.82 1.17 0.26 2.97 2.31 0.37 3.73 0.23 0.05 0.51 2.08 1.26 12.63
26 -400 0 19 9.58 5.82 0.0 13.53 2.97 0.0 23.12 3.73 0.00 2.31 0.51 0.0 20.81 12.63 0.0
Totals 164.80 100.00 455.72 100.00 620.52 100.00 455.72 100.00 164.80 100.00

% Solids 97.00 97.00 97.00 97.00 97.00

Slurry Density, ton/m3 2.657 2.657 2.657 2.657 2.657
Weighting Factor 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

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 Moly-Cop Tools TM
(Version 3.0) Sample N 1
CRUSHBAL
Grinding Circuit Mass Balance Estimator

Remarks : Base Case Example

CIRCUIT MASS BALANCE

Configuration : REVERSE

Fresh Crusher Crusher Classifier Classifier Classifier

Feed Feed Discharge Feed O'size U'size
Ore, ton/hr 164.8 455.7 455.7 620.5 455.7 164.8
Water, m3/hr 5.1 14.1 14.1 19.2 14.1 5.1
Slurry, ton/hr 169.9 469.8 469.8 639.7 469.8 169.9
Slurry, m3/hr 64.0 176.9 176.9 240.8 176.9 63.9
Slurry Dens., ton/m3 2.657 2.657 2.657 2.657 2.657 2.657
% Solids (by volume) 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
% Solids (by weight) 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0

Particle Size Distributions (Cummulative % Passing)

i Mesh Opening

1 16" 406400 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

2 8" 203200 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
3 4" 101600 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
4 3" 76100 95.48 98.36 100.00 98.80 98.36 100.00
5 2" 50800 89.44 96.17 99.99 97.19 96.17 100.00
6 1.05 25400 80.01 92.76 99.99 94.68 92.76 100.00
7 0.742 19050 61.72 86.12 99.96 89.81 86.12 100.00
8 0.525 12700 38.35 21.33 43.62 42.22 21.33 100.00
9 0.371 9500 32.90 7.57 21.89 24.81 7.57 72.50
10 3 6700 27.69 3.42 13.43 17.21 3.42 55.38
11 4 4750 25.02 2.37 10.62 14.44 2.37 47.84
12 6 3350 22.44 1.91 9.28 12.78 1.91 42.82
13 8 2360 20.31 1.66 8.39 11.56 1.66 38.93
14 10 1700 18.41 1.48 7.70 10.54 1.48 35.62
15 14 1180 16.68 1.33 7.02 9.59 1.33 32.43
16 20 850 15.20 1.21 6.46 8.78 1.21 29.74
17 28 600 13.68 1.09 5.92 7.98 1.09 27.04
18 35 425 12.42 1.00 5.43 7.29 1.00 24.70
19 48 300 11.19 0.90 4.98 6.63 0.90 22.47
20 65 212 10.08 0.82 4.57 6.03 0.82 20.44
21 100 150 9.05 0.75 4.19 5.48 0.75 18.57
22 150 106 8.12 0.68 3.84 4.98 0.68 16.86
23 200 75 7.27 0.62 3.52 4.52 0.62 15.31
24 270 53 6.51 0.56 3.23 4.10 0.56 13.89
25 400 38 5.82 0.51 2.97 3.73 0.51 12.63

D80, microns 25396 18646 17084 17903 25017 10382.5

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Recycle Screen Model

Screen Paramaters Bpf D50, micr m

0.100 9000 1.7950868

Size Fraction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bottom-Size 203200 101600 76100 50800 25400 19050 12700 9500 6700 4750
Classifier Efficiency 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5806259 0.4015195 0.2777646

ton/hr (model) % Retained (model) % Passing (model)

Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier
Feed O'size U'size Feed O'size U'size Feed O'size

100.00 100.00
0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 100.00
0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 100.00
7.46 7.5 0.00 1.20 1.64 0.00 98.80 98.36
9.98 10.0 0.00 1.61 2.19 0.00 97.19 96.17
15.57 15.6 0.00 2.51 3.42 0.00 94.68 92.76
30.25 30.2 0.00 4.87 6.64 0.00 89.81 86.12
295.25 295.3 0.00 47.58 64.79 0.00 42.22 21.33
108.04 62.7 45.31 17.41 13.76 27.50 24.81 7.57
47.15 18.9 28.22 7.60 4.15 17.13 17.21 3.42
17.20 4.8 12.42 2.77 1.05 7.54 14.44 2.37
10.34 2.1 8.27 1.67 0.45 5.02 12.78 1.91
7.58 1.2 6.41 1.22 0.26 3.89 11.56 1.66
6.28 0.8 5.46 1.01 0.18 3.31 10.54 1.48
5.94 0.7 5.25 0.96 0.15 3.19 9.59 1.33
4.97 0.5 4.43 0.80 0.12 2.69 8.78 1.21
4.97 0.5 4.45 0.80 0.11 2.70 7.98 1.09
4.30 0.4 3.86 0.69 0.10 2.34 7.29 1.00
4.09 0.4 3.68 0.66 0.09 2.23 6.63 0.90

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3.73 0.4 3.35 0.60 0.08 2.03 6.03 0.82

3.42 0.3 3.08 0.55 0.08 1.87 5.48 0.75
3.13 0.3 2.81 0.50 0.07 1.71 4.98 0.68
2.84 0.3 2.56 0.46 0.06 1.55 4.52 0.62
2.60 0.3 2.34 0.42 0.06 1.42 4.10 0.56
2.31 0.2 2.08 0.37 0.05 1.26 3.73 0.51
23.12 2.3 20.81 3.73 0.51 12.63

Total 620.52 455.7 164.78 100.00 100.00 100.00

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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
3350 2360 1700 1180 850 600 425 300 212 150 106 75 53
0.1998273 0.1546884 0.1307731 0.1161118 0.1089775 0.1048153 0.1025961 0.1013902 0.1007457 0.1004008142 0.1002149 0.1001155 0.1000619

Passing (model) % Passing (exp) (Weighted Error)^2

Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier
U'size Feed O'size U'size Feed O'size U'size
1 1 1
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 98.80 98.36 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 97.19 96.17 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 94.68 92.75 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 89.81 86.10 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000
100.00 42.22 21.33 100.00 0.000 0.001 0.000
72.50 24.81 7.57 72.50 0.000 0.000 0.000
55.38 17.21 3.42 55.38 0.000 0.000 0.000
47.84 14.44 2.37 47.84 0.000 0.000 0.000
42.82 12.78 1.91 42.82 0.000 0.000 0.000
38.93 11.56 1.66 38.93 0.000 0.000 0.000
35.62 10.54 1.48 35.62 0.000 0.000 0.000
32.43 9.59 1.33 32.43 0.000 0.000 0.000
29.74 8.78 1.21 29.74 0.000 0.000 0.000
27.04 7.98 1.09 27.04 0.000 0.000 0.000
24.70 7.29 1.00 24.70 0.000 0.000 0.000
22.47 6.63 0.90 22.47 0.000 0.000 0.000

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20.44 6.03 0.82 20.44 0.000 0.000 0.000

18.57 5.48 0.75 18.57 0.000 0.000 0.000
16.86 4.98 0.68 16.86 0.000 0.000 0.000
15.31 4.52 0.62 15.31 0.000 0.000 0.000
13.89 4.10 0.56 13.89 0.000 0.000 0.000
12.63 3.73 0.51 12.63 0.000 0.000 0.000
Overall
0.000 0.000 0.000

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24 25
38 0
0.1000341 0.1

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