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CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
KM5528
ISO 9001:2015
Certificate No. FS 63170
The results contained in this report relate only to the sample(s) submitted for testing.
ALS Metallurgy accepts no responsibility for the representativeness of the sample(s) submitted.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE NO.
1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................1
2.0 Characterization of the Samples........................................................................2
2.1 Chemical Content ..............................................................................................2
2.2 Mineralogical Data.............................................................................................4
3.0 Metallurgical Performance .................................................................................6
3.1 Cyanidation Bottle Roll Test Results ..................................................................6
3.2 Rougher Flotation Test Results..........................................................................8
4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................10
FIGURES
1 Elemental Deportment.......................................................................................5
2 Cyanidation Leach Flowsheet, Test Conditions and Results ...............................7
3 Bulk Rougher Test Results .................................................................................9
TABLES
APPENDICES
I SAMPLE ORIGIN
II METALLURGICAL TEST DATA
III PARTICLE SIZING DATA
IV SPECIAL DATA
V MINERALOGICAL DATA
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Standard analytical methods were conducted on each sample, and ICP multi-element
analyses were also completed by ALS Geochemistry Vancouver on bulk concentrates to
determine chemical content. Chemical determination results can be located in
Appendix IV – Special Data.
Table 1 presents a summary of the chemical content from duplicate head assay results
of each Preconcentrado and Cola Choix sample, and the two feed composites, Comp
Con Valores Pb-Zn and Comp Bajo Pb-Zn. The Preconcentrado samples represent bulk
concentrates similar to Cieneguitas bulk concentrates, whereas Cola Choix samples
represent tailings from the downstream Choix plant which separates a Pb-Zn-Ag
concentrate from the Cieneguitas bulk concentrate.
TABLE 1
SUMMARY OF DUPLICATE HEAD ASSAY RESULTS
Note: Au and Ag assays are reported in g/tonne, all other assays are in percent.
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Copper content ranged from 0.01 to 0.32 percent, and lead content measured
between 0.06 and 2.34 percent with highest levels measured in the Preconcentrado
Con Valores (pre-concentrate with values) bulk concentrate. Iron and sulphur contents
also measured highest for the bulk concentrates, reflecting a pyrite rich concentrate
with economically important levels of gold and silver. Higher lead and zinc grades
were measured for the Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn feed sample compared to the Comp
Bajo Pb-Zn, and gold and silver content was also higher for the Comp Con Valores Pb-
Zn. The highest copper content was measured for the Preconcentrado Con Valores
bulk concentrate at about 0.3 percent; high sodium cyanide consumption might be
expected in a cyanidation leach with this bulk concentrate due to the high zinc
content.
Minor element results from ICP-scans on the four bulk concentrate samples indicated
that mercury levels ranged from about 7 g/tonne for the Preconcentrado con Valores
sample to about 1 g/tonne for the Cola Choix 11-11-2016 sample. Arsenic measured
between 0.3 and 0.6 percent for the bulk concentrates, and antimony measured
highest for the Preconcentrado con Valores feed sample at about 0.1 percent.
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A Bulk Mineral Analysis (BMA) using QEMSCAN was completed on each of the 4 bulk
concentrates, as well as the two feed composites. Table 1 displays a summary of
mineral composition, copper and sulphur deportment.
Sphalerite content ranged between 2.2 percent for the Preconcentrado Bajo to 6.5
percent for the Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk concentrates, and galena content
ranged between 0.9 and 2.5 percent respectively. Galena was detected in trace
amounts in the Cola Choix tailings samples, and sphalerite content ranged between
0.6 and 0.9 percent. Pyrite measured as the predominant sulphide mineral in all bulk
concentrates and plant feed samples. The primary non-sulphide minerals measured in
the samples were quartz and micas.
Higher sulphide mineral content was measured for the Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn
composite compared to the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn feed samples. For the Comp Con
Valores composite, galena and sphalerite measured about 0.3 and 0.7 percent,
respectively. The Comp Bajo Pb-Zn composite measured about 0.1 and 0.2 percent as
galena and sphalerite, respectively. The predominant sulphide mineral was pyrite
which measured about 8.0 percent for the Comp Con Valores composite and 6.4
percent for the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn composite.
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TABLE 2
MINERAL COMPOSITION
Cola Choix
Preconcentrado Cola Choix Comp Bajo Comp Con Valores
Minerals Preconcentrado Bajo 15-12-2017 Campana
Con Valores 11-11-2016 Pb-Zn Pb-Zn
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Chalcopyrite <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Bornite 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chalcocite/Covellite 0.0 <0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tennantite 0.1 0.3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Tetrahedrite 0.3 0.5 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Galena 0.9 2.5 <0.1 <0.1 0.1 0.3
Sphalerite 2.2 6.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7
Pyrite 75.3 58.3 79.2 77.9 6.4 8.0
Iron Oxides 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 <0.1
Quartz 15.1 20.7 11.2 15.9 49.1 48.9
Feldspars 0.7 1.6 1.2 0.7 9.6 9.0
Micas 2.5 6.0 5.0 2.0 27.5 28.1
Kaolinite (clay) <0.1 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.5 0.5
Carbonates 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.1 4.2 2.1
Titanium Minerals 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.8 1.1
Apatite 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6
Others 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.6
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
80
70
60
50
40 Tetrahedrite
30 Tennantite
Chalcocite/Covellite
20 Bornite
Chalcopyrite
10
0
Preconcentrado Preconcentrado Cola Choix Cola Choix Comp Bajo Comp Con Valores
Bajo Con Valores 15-12-2017 Campana 109 11-11-2016 Pb-Zn Pb-Zn
Sulphur Deportment
100
90
Sulphur Deportment - percent
80
70
60
50 Other Sulphur Bearing Minerals
40 Pyrite
Sphalerite
30 Galena
Copper Sulphides
20
10
0
Preconcentrado Preconcentrado Cola Choix Cola Choix Comp Bajo Comp Con Valores
Bajo Con Valores 15-12-2017 Campana 109 11-11-2016 Pb-Zn Pb-Zn
Note: Detailed mineralogical analysis results can be located in Appendix V – Mineralogical Data.
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A summary of the test conditions and results of the cyanidation bottle roll leach tests
with the reground bulk concentrates can be located in Figure 2. Cyanidation bottle
roll tests were completed over 72 hours at pH 11, with a sodium cyanide
concentration of 2,000 ppm and oxygen sparging. One test was completed with each
bulk concentrate; a second test was repeated with the Cola Choix 11-11-2016 bulk
concentrate tailing to assess the effect of 400 g/tonne lead nitrate addition.
Gold extractions ranged from 15 to 62 percent, and silver extractions ranged between
40 to 91 percent. Generally, silver extractions recorded were higher than the gold
extractions with the exception of the Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk concentrate.
Low dissolved oxygen levels were measured in the leach slurry after 6 hours in all
tests, and the bottle was purged oxygen at this time.
The Cola Choix 11-11-2016 bulk concentrate tailing recorded the highest gold and
silver extractions among the bulk concentrates tested. Although addition of lead
nitrate to the leach did not appear to improve overall silver and gold extraction, initial
silver leach kinetics appeared to improve with the lead nitrate. The lead nitrate did
not appear to have an effect on gold leach kinetics.
Sodium cyanide consumption ranged from 5.6 to 8.0 kg/tonne, with highest level of
consumption measured for the Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk concentrate which
measured the highest zinc content. Lime consumption recorded between 3.6 and
11.8 kg/tonne, with highest consumption recorded for the Cola Choix 11-11-2016
bulk concentrate tailing.
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FIGURE 2
CYANIDATION LEACH FLOWSHEET, TEST CONDITIONS, AND RESULTS
Feed
Leach Liquor
6hr
8 to 9µm K80 24hr Tailings
48hr
72hr
Test Conditions
Extraction - Percent
Sample
Au Ag
Cola Choix 11-11-2016 61.7 91.3
Cola Choix 11-11-2016* 58.1 90.9
Cola Choix 15-12-2017 Campana 109 15.4 78.5
Preconcentrado Con Valores 56.7 40.3
Preconcentrado Bajo 35.3 59.2
* With lead nitrate addition at 400 g/tonne
Reagent Consumption
Note: Detailed metallurgical test results are located in Appendix II – Metallurgical Data.
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Kinetic rougher flotation tests designed to simulate a Flash flotation stage followed
by a bulk rougher stage were completed on the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn and Comp Con
Valores Pb-Zn feed composites. The objective of the test was to determine whether
there was potential for differential flotation of the lead and zinc from pyrite, and
whether the gold and silver exhibited similar flotation kinetics to the lead and zinc.
The feed to the Flash flotation stage was ground to a nominal 210µm K 80 sizing, and
the Flash stage tails were further ground to a nominal 105µm K 80 primary grind sizing
before advancing to the bulk rougher scavenger stage. Sodium Isopropyl Xanthate
(SIPX) and 3418A collector were utilized in the rougher tests, and MIBC frother was
used to establish a stable froth. The flowsheet, test conditions and test results for
copper. Lead, zinc and silver are provided in Figure 3A. Test results for gold and
silver are appended in Figure 3B.
For the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn feed composite, about 64 percent of the feed lead and 80
percent of the zinc were recovered to the rougher concentrate of the initial two
rougher stages (Flash). Between 84 and 85 percent of the silver and gold were also
recovered to the Flash rougher concentrate, which measured about 208 g/tonne silver
and 3.4 g/tonne gold. Overall, about 68 percent of the feed lead, 93 percent of the
zinc, and 91 percent silver and gold was recovered to a combined Flash rougher and
bulk rougher scavenger concentrate.
Higher recoveries were recorded for the Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn feed composite,
which measured higher feed grades than the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn. About 86 percent of
the feed lead, 92 percent of the zinc, 95 percent of the silver, and 86 percent of the
gold was recovered to the Flash rougher concentrate which graded about 499 g/tonne
silver and 4.4 g/tonne gold. An additional 2 percent of the feed lead, 5 percent of the
zinc, 3 percent of the silver, and 5 percent of the gold was recovered to the bulk
rougher concentrate.
In both tests, high metal recoveries were recorded in the initial two Flash rougher
stages, with high sulphur recoveries recorded as well.
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FIGURE 3A
BULK ROUGHER TEST RESULTS
Feed Scavenger
Rougher Tails
199-214µm K80 108-116µm K80
Rougher Conditions
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20 T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn
T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn T-07 Composite Con Valores
10 T-07 Composite Con Valores 10
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent
100 100
90 90
Silver Recovery - Percent
80 80
Zinc Recovery - Percent
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn
20
T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn T-07 Composite Con Valores
10 10
T-07 Composite Con Valores
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent
A metallurgical and mineralogical testing program has been completed on four bulk
concentrates and two feed composites on behalf of Praxis Mining Consultants LLC.
Two of the four bulk concentrates were samples of Choix tailings after separation of
the lead-zinc concentrates.
The bulk concentrates samples measured the highest iron and sulphur contents,
characteristic of a high pyrite material. The Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk
concentrate sample measured the highest copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver contents.
Pyrite was the primary sulphide mineral identified in all composites. The non-sulphide
gangue measured primarily as quartz and micas across all samples. Tennantite and
tetrahedrite were identified as the major copper bearing minerals for the
Preconcentrado Bajo and Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk concentrates, and the
Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn feed composite. Chalcopyrite was the predominant copper
bearing mineral in the Cola Choix 15-12-2017 Campana 109 and Comp Bajo Pb-Zn
bulk concentrate tailings. About 44 and 49 percent of cooper was measured in
chalcopyrite and tennantite, respectively in the Cola Choix 11-11-2016 Composite.
At a very fine regrind sizing of about 10µm K 80, recorded gold extractions from the
bulk concentrates in cyanidation leach bottle roll tests ranged from 15 to 62 percent.
Lower gold extractions might be related to refractory or submicroscopic gold
particles. Silver extractions in the cyanidation leach tests ranged between 40 to 91
percent, and were generally higher than the gold extractions with the exception of
the Preconcentrado Con Valores bulk concentrate where gold extraction was about 17
percent higher than silver extraction. Refractory or submicroscopic gold within the
pyrite is suspected, and could be confirmed with a mineralogical assessment such as a
Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (D-SIMS) analysis. Alternative processing
techniques such as roasting of the bulk concentrate tailings followed by cyanidation
leaching should be explored.
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Lead nitrate addition at 400 g/tonne improved the silver leach extraction over the
intial 6 hours for the Cola Choix 11-11-2016 bulk concentrate tailing, although no
improvement after 72 hours was recorded compared to the baseline test without lead
nitrate. The use of lead nitrate appeared to have no effect on gold leach kinetics.
A single kinetic rougher test was completed with the Comp Bajo Pb-Zn and Comp Con
Valores Pb-Zn feed composites. The test included a Flash rougher stage at a nominal
210m K80, followed by further regrinding of the Flash rougher tails to 105m K80 and
a bulk rougher scavenger circuit. A single test was completed for each composite;
high bulk rougher recoveries for zinc, sulphur, silver and gold, were recorded in the
Flash rougher stage. High sulphur recoveries indicated high pyrite recoveries and lack
of selectivity under these flotation conditions. Lead rougher recoveries were relatively
high for the higher grade Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn, but lower for the lower grade
Comp Bajo Pb-Zn composite.
The test program was unexpectedly halted at this point, but further testing should be
carried out at some stage to determine whether improved selectivity against pyrite
can be achieved while maintaining high recoveries of lead, zinc, and silver to the bulk
concentrate.
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ADDITIONAL FIGURES
Feed Scavenger
Rougher Tails
199-214µm K80 108-116µm K80
Rougher Conditions
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20 T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn
T-06 Composite Bajo Pb-Zn T-07 Composite Con Valores
10 T-07 Composite Con Valores 10
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent Rougher Mass Recovery - Percent
SAMPLE ORIGIN
1
TABLE I-1
SAMPLES RECEIVED ON MARCH 2, 2018
TABLE I-2
SAMPLES RECEIVED ON APRIL 30, 2018
The three Cola Choix 11-11-2016 Composito samples were combined into one
composite weighing about 2.7 kilograms. The two Comp Con Valores samples
were combined into one composite, and the two Comp Bajo Pb-Zn samples were
combined as well.
TEST PAGE
PROCEDURE: Standard bottle roll procedure. Agitate on rolls using cyanide and lime.
2000ppm NaCN, pH11.0, Oxygen Sparged. Slurry purged with oxygen after 6hrs.
SAMPLE: 500g of Cola Choix 11-11-2016 Composite ground to a nominal 8µm K80.
100
90
80
70
Extraction (percent)
60
50
40
30
20 Au
10 Ag
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
PROCEDURE: Standard bottle roll procedure. Agitate on rolls using cyanide and lime.
2000ppm NaCN, pH11.0, Oxygen Sparged. Slurry purged with oxygen after 6hrs.
100
90
80
70
Extraction (percent)
60
50
40 Au
Ag
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
PROCEDURE: Standard bottle roll procedure. Agitate on rolls using cyanide and lime.
2000ppm NaCN, pH11.0, Oxygen Sparged. Slurry purged with oxygen after 6hrs.
SAMPLE: 500g of Preconcentrado Con Valores Composite ground to a nominal 8µm K80.
100
90
80
70
Extraction (percent)
60
50
40
30
20 Au
10 Ag
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
PROCEDURE: Standard bottle roll procedure. Agitate on rolls using cyanide and lime.
2000ppm NaCN, pH11.0, Oxygen Sparged. Slurry purged with oxygen after 6hrs.
100
90
80
70
Extraction (percent)
60
50
40
30
20 Au
10 Ag
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
PURPOSE: Repeat Test 01 With a Pre-Aeration Stage and Lead Nitrate Addition.
PROCEDURE: Standard bottle roll procedure. Agitate on rolls using cyanide and lime.
2000ppm NaCN, pH11.0, 400g/t PbNO3. 16hr pre-aeration. Slurry purged with oxygen.
SAMPLE: 500g of Cola Choix 11-11-2016 Composite ground to a nominal 8µm K80.
100
90
80
70
Extraction (percent)
60
50
40
30
20 Au
10 Ag
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
BULK CIRCUIT:
Rougher 1 - 10 10 77 1 2 8.6 94
Rougher 2 - 10 10 - 1 5 8.5 97
Bulk Ro Con 1 3.3 64.7 0.18 0.94 1.19 32.0 36.7 320 4.15 35.0 29.5 32.6 30.4 25.3 38.5 30.3
Bulk Ro Con 2 7.9 153.9 0.11 0.46 0.73 23.4 39.6 161 3.07 48.5 34.4 47.6 52.8 65.0 46.1 53.4
Bulk Scav Ro Con 1 2.2 42.6 0.03 0.12 0.6 6.9 8.79 54 0.98 3.8 2.5 10.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7
Bulk Scav Ro Con 2 1.6 31.7 0.03 0.08 0.17 3.4 3.79 32 0.60 2.7 1.2 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.9 2.1
Bulk Scav Ro Tail 85.1 1666.4 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.5 0.25 3 0.05 10.0 32.4 7.1 11.0 4.4 9.3 9.4
Feed 100 1959 0.02 0.11 0.12 3.5 4.79 27 0.45 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Product 1 3.3 64.7 0.18 0.94 1.19 32.0 37 320 4.15 35.0 29.5 32.6 30.4 25.3 38.5 30.3
Product 1 to 2 11.2 218.6 0.13 0.60 0.87 25.9 39 208 3.39 83.5 63.9 80.2 83.1 90.3 84.5 83.7
Product 3 2.2 42.6 0.03 0.12 0.6 6.9 8.8 54 0.98 3.8 2.5 10.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7
Product 3 to 4 3.8 74.3 0.03 0.10 0.41 5.4 6.7 45 0.82 6.5 3.7 12.7 5.9 5.3 6.2 6.9
Product 5 85.1 1666.4 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.5 0.3 3.0 0.05 10.0 32.4 7.1 11.0 4.4 9.3 9.4
Feed 100 1959 0.02 0.11 0.12 3.5 4.8 27 0.45 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
13
BULK CIRCUIT:
Rougher 1 75 10 10 44 1 2 8.2 -43
Rougher 2 √ 10 10 - 1 5 8.2 72
Bulk Ro Con 1 4.5 85.6 0.68 5.86 8.70 26.8 41.5 1256 8.11 80.6 75.4 76.9 29.1 34.1 82.1 54.8
Bulk Ro Con 2 8.5 163.1 0.06 0.43 0.90 23.5 31.4 102 2.41 12.4 10.5 15.2 48.7 49.1 12.7 31.0
Bulk Scav Ro Con 1 2.4 45.3 0.03 0.23 0.7 8.0 10.10 54 1.04 1.8 1.6 3.4 4.6 4.4 1.9 3.7
Bulk Scav Ro Con 2 2.1 40.9 0.02 0.11 0.30 5.3 5.94 30 0.54 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.8 2.3 0.9 1.7
Bulk Scav Ro Tail 82.5 1579.5 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.7 0.67 2 0.07 4.4 11.9 3.3 14.8 10.1 2.4 8.7
Feed 100 1914 0.04 0.35 0.51 4.1 5.45 68 0.66 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Product 1 4.5 85.6 0.68 5.86 8.70 26.8 42 1256 8.11 80.6 75.4 76.9 29.1 34.1 82.1 54.8
Product 1 to 2 13.0 248.7 0.27 2.30 3.58 24.6 35 499 4.37 93.0 85.9 92.1 77.8 83.1 94.8 85.8
Product 3 2.4 45.3 0.03 0.23 0.7 8.0 10.1 54 1.04 1.8 1.6 3.4 4.6 4.4 1.9 3.7
Product 3 to 4 4.5 86.2 0.02 0.17 0.53 6.7 8.1 43 0.80 2.6 2.2 4.7 7.4 6.7 2.8 5.5
Product 5 82.5 1579.5 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.7 0.7 2.0 0.07 4.4 11.9 3.3 14.8 10.1 2.4 8.7
Feed 100 1914 0.04 0.35 0.51 4.1 5.4 68 0.66 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
APPENDIX III – KM5528
TABLE III-1
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Cola Choix 11-11-2016
TOTAL 100.00 **
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-2
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Cola Choix 15-12-2017 Campana 109
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 43µm
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-3
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Preconcentrado Bajo
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 160µm
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-4
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Preconcentrado Con Valores
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 175µm
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-5
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Bajo Pb-Zn - 5 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 271µm
Note: 5 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-6
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Bajo Pb-Zn - 7 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 199µm
Note: 7 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-7
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Bajo Pb-Zn - 9 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 160µm
Note: 9 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-8
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Bajo Pb-Zn - 11 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 129µm
Note: 11 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-9
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Bajo Pb-Zn - 13 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 108µm
Note: 13 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-10
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn - 5 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 214µm
Note: 5 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
TABLE III-11
SCREEN ANALYSIS
KM5528 Comp Con Valores Pb-Zn - 9 Minute Grind Calibration
TOTAL 100.00 **
K80= 116µm
Note: 9 min. grind calibration using 2 kg. Ore, 1500 ml water and
20 kg. of Mild Steel rods in Mill: M4
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 10 100 1000
Specific Surface Area: Surface Weighted Mean D[3,2]: Vol. Weighted Mean D[4,3]:
4.61 m²/g 1.302 um 5.765 um
d(0.1): 0.452 um d(0.5): 4.074 um d(0.8): 9.026 um d(0.9): 12.522 um d(0.98): 20.93 um
4
60
3 50
40
2
30
20
1
10
0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size (µm)
Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In %
0.100 0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
0.05 0.93 2.21 2.60 0.09 0.00
0.110 0.525 2.512 12.023 57.544 275.423
0.16 0.95 2.36 2.29 0.10 0.00
0.120 0.575 2.754 13.183 63.096 301.995
0.25 0.97 2.53 1.97 0.09 0.00
0.132 0.631 3.020 14.454 69.183 331.131
0.36 1.00 2.70 1.65 0.08 0.00
0.145 0.692 3.311 15.849 75.858 363.078
0.45 1.04 2.87 1.33 0.07 0.00
0.158 0.759 3.631 17.378 83.176 398.107
0.52 1.08 3.04 1.03 0.04 0.00
0.174 0.832 3.981 19.055 91.201 436.516
0.60 1.13 3.21 0.77 0.01 0.00
0.191 0.912 4.365 20.893 100.000 478.630
0.66 1.19 3.35 0.55 0.00 0.00
0.209 1.000 4.786 22.909 109.648 524.807
0.71 1.26 3.47 0.36 0.00 0.00
0.229 1.096 5.248 25.119 120.226 575.440
0.76 1.34 3.56 0.22 0.00 0.00
0.251 1.202 5.754 27.542 131.826 630.957
0.80 1.42 3.61 0.13 0.00 0.00
0.275 1.318 6.310 30.200 144.544 691.831
0.83 1.51 3.61 0.06 0.00 0.00
0.302 1.445 6.918 33.113 158.489 758.578
0.85 1.60 3.56 0.03 0.00 0.00
0.331 1.585 7.586 36.308 173.780 831.764
0.87 1.71 3.46 0.02 0.00 0.00
0.363 1.738 8.318 39.811 190.546 912.011
0.89 1.81 3.32 0.03 0.00 0.00
0.398 1.905 9.120 43.652 208.930 1000.000
0.90 1.93 3.12 0.06 0.00
0.437 2.089 10.000 47.863 229.087
0.91 2.07 2.87 0.08 0.00
0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
Operator notes:
Malvern Instruments Ltd. Mastersizer 2000 E Ver. 5.60 File name: 5528
Malvern, UK Serial Number : MAL1001601 Record Number: 20
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ISO9001:2008
Certificate No. FS63170
Specific Surface Area: Surface Weighted Mean D[3,2]: Vol. Weighted Mean D[4,3]:
5.52 m²/g 1.087 um 4.716 um
d(0.1): 0.344 um d(0.5): 3.384 um d(0.8): 7.714 um d(0.9): 10.824 um d(0.98): 17.74 um
4
3.5 60
3 50
2.5 40
2
30
1.5
1 20
0.5 10
0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size (µm)
Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In %
0.100 0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
0.08 0.88 2.57 2.07 0.02 0.00
0.110 0.525 2.512 12.023 57.544 275.423
0.25 0.88 2.71 1.78 0.01 0.00
0.120 0.575 2.754 13.183 63.096 301.995
0.39 0.88 2.86 1.49 0.00 0.00
0.132 0.631 3.020 14.454 69.183 331.131
0.56 0.91 3.00 1.21 0.00 0.00
0.145 0.692 3.311 15.849 75.858 363.078
0.68 0.96 3.14 0.96 0.00 0.00
0.158 0.759 3.631 17.378 83.176 398.107
0.78 1.03 3.26 0.73 0.00 0.00
0.174 0.832 3.981 19.055 91.201 436.516
0.87 1.12 3.36 0.53 0.00 0.00
0.191 0.912 4.365 20.893 100.000 478.630
0.94 1.22 3.43 0.37 0.00 0.00
0.209 1.000 4.786 22.909 109.648 524.807
0.98 1.34 3.47 0.24 0.00 0.00
0.229 1.096 5.248 25.119 120.226 575.440
1.01 1.47 3.48 0.12 0.00 0.00
0.251 1.202 5.754 27.542 131.826 630.957
1.03 1.60 3.44 0.06 0.00 0.00
0.275 1.318 6.310 30.200 144.544 691.831
1.02 1.74 3.35 0.04 0.00 0.00
0.302 1.445 6.918 33.113 158.489 758.578
1.01 1.87 3.23 0.02 0.00 0.00
0.331 1.585 7.586 36.308 173.780 831.764
0.98 2.01 3.06 0.01 0.00 0.00
0.363 1.738 8.318 39.811 190.546 912.011
0.95 2.15 2.85 0.01 0.00 0.00
0.398 1.905 9.120 43.652 208.930 1000.000
0.92 2.28 2.62 0.01 0.00
0.437 2.089 10.000 47.863 229.087
0.90 2.43 2.35 0.01 0.00
0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
Operator notes:
Malvern Instruments Ltd. Mastersizer 2000 E Ver. 5.60 File name: 5528
Malvern, UK Serial Number : MAL1001601 Record Number: 36
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ISO9001:2008
Certificate No. FS63170
Specific Surface Area: Surface Weighted Mean D[3,2]: Vol. Weighted Mean D[4,3]:
5.04 m²/g 1.190 um 5.442 um
d(0.1): 0.381 um d(0.5): 4.061 um d(0.8): 9.160 um d(0.9): 12.675 um d(0.98): 19.34 um
4
3.5 60
3 50
2.5 40
2
30
1.5
1 20
0.5 10
0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size (µm)
Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In %
0.100 0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
0.06 0.98 2.14 2.68 0.00 0.00
0.110 0.525 2.512 12.023 57.544 275.423
0.20 0.97 2.30 2.42 0.00 0.00
0.120 0.575 2.754 13.183 63.096 301.995
0.31 0.96 2.47 2.14 0.00 0.00
0.132 0.631 3.020 14.454 69.183 331.131
0.45 0.97 2.64 1.85 0.00 0.00
0.145 0.692 3.311 15.849 75.858 363.078
0.55 0.98 2.82 1.57 0.00 0.00
0.158 0.759 3.631 17.378 83.176 398.107
0.65 1.00 2.99 1.26 0.00 0.00
0.174 0.832 3.981 19.055 91.201 436.516
0.73 1.03 3.14 0.99 0.00 0.00
0.191 0.912 4.365 20.893 100.000 478.630
0.81 1.08 3.28 0.74 0.00 0.00
0.209 1.000 4.786 22.909 109.648 524.807
0.87 1.13 3.39 0.35 0.00 0.00
0.229 1.096 5.248 25.119 120.226 575.440
0.92 1.20 3.47 0.08 0.00 0.00
0.251 1.202 5.754 27.542 131.826 630.957
0.95 1.28 3.52 0.02 0.00 0.00
0.275 1.318 6.310 30.200 144.544 691.831
0.98 1.37 3.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.302 1.445 6.918 33.113 158.489 758.578
0.99 1.47 3.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.331 1.585 7.586 36.308 173.780 831.764
1.00 1.58 3.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.363 1.738 8.318 39.811 190.546 912.011
1.00 1.71 3.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.398 1.905 9.120 43.652 208.930 1000.000
0.99 1.84 3.13 0.00 0.00
0.437 2.089 10.000 47.863 229.087
0.98 1.98 2.92 0.00 0.00
0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
Operator notes:
Malvern Instruments Ltd. Mastersizer 2000 E Ver. 5.60 File name: 5528
Malvern, UK Serial Number : MAL1001601 Record Number: 68
Tel := +[44] (0) 1684-892456 Fax +[44] (0) 1684-892789 3/22/2018 1:13:55 PM
ISO9001:2008
Certificate No. FS63170
Specific Surface Area: Surface Weighted Mean D[3,2]: Vol. Weighted Mean D[4,3]:
3.98 m²/g 1.509 um 5.053 um
d(0.1): 0.576 um d(0.5): 3.629 um d(0.8): 7.956 um d(0.9): 11.219 um d(0.98): 19.46 um
4
60
3 50
40
2 30
20
1
10
0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size (µm)
Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In % Size (µm) Volume In %
0.100 0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
0.02 1.09 2.62 2.09 0.00 0.00
0.110 0.525 2.512 12.023 57.544 275.423
0.05 1.16 2.80 1.80 0.00 0.00
0.120 0.575 2.754 13.183 63.096 301.995
0.08 1.21 2.98 1.51 0.00 0.00
0.132 0.631 3.020 14.454 69.183 331.131
0.13 1.27 3.15 1.24 0.00 0.00
0.145 0.692 3.311 15.849 75.858 363.078
0.18 1.32 3.30 0.99 0.00 0.00
0.158 0.759 3.631 17.378 83.176 398.107
0.22 1.36 3.44 0.77 0.00 0.00
0.174 0.832 3.981 19.055 91.201 436.516
0.28 1.40 3.55 0.59 0.00 0.00
0.191 0.912 4.365 20.893 100.000 478.630
0.34 1.45 3.62 0.44 0.00 0.00
0.209 1.000 4.786 22.909 109.648 524.807
0.41 1.51 3.66 0.32 0.00 0.00
0.229 1.096 5.248 25.119 120.226 575.440
0.48 1.57 3.65 0.23 0.00 0.00
0.251 1.202 5.754 27.542 131.826 630.957
0.56 1.65 3.59 0.17 0.00 0.00
0.275 1.318 6.310 30.200 144.544 691.831
0.63 1.74 3.49 0.13 0.00 0.00
0.302 1.445 6.918 33.113 158.489 758.578
0.71 1.85 3.34 0.10 0.00 0.00
0.331 1.585 7.586 36.308 173.780 831.764
0.79 1.98 3.14 0.07 0.00 0.00
0.363 1.738 8.318 39.811 190.546 912.011
0.87 2.12 2.92 0.06 0.00 0.00
0.398 1.905 9.120 43.652 208.930 1000.000
0.95 2.28 2.66 0.03 0.00
0.437 2.089 10.000 47.863 229.087
1.03 2.45 2.38 0.01 0.00
0.479 2.291 10.965 52.481 251.189
Operator notes:
Malvern Instruments Ltd. Mastersizer 2000 E Ver. 5.60 File name: 5528
Malvern, UK Serial Number : MAL1001601 Record Number: 60
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APPENDIX IV – KM5528
SPECIAL DATA
1
TABLE IV-1
SUMMARY OF HEAD ASSAY RESULTS
TABLE IV-2
STATSITICAL ANALYSIS OF HEAD ASSAY RESULTS
MINERALOGICAL DATA
1
TABLE 1A
MINERAL COMPOSITION OF CIENEGUITA SAMPLES
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TABLE 1B
% COPPER BEARING MINERAL OF TOTAL COPPER
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TABLE 1C
% SULPHUR BEARING MINERAL OF TOTAL SULPHUR
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TABLE 1D
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CIENEGUITA SAMPLES
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TABLE 2
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON SPHALERITE PARTICLES
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TABLE 2 CONTINUED
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON SPHALERITE PARTICLES
FIGURE 1
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON SPHALERITE PARTICLES
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PARTICLE 1
PARTICLE 3
7
TABLE 3
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TETRAHEDRITE PARTICLES
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TABLE 3 CONTINUED
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TETRAHEDRITE PARTICLES
FIGURE 2
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TETRAHEDRITE PARTICLES
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PARTICLE 1
PARTICLE 2
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TABLE 4
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TENNANTITE/ENARGITE PARTICLES
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TABLE 4 CONTINUED
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TENNANTITE/ENARGITE PARTICLES
FIGURE 3
QEMSCAN X-RAY ANALYSIS ON TENNANTITE PARTICLES
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PARTICLE 1