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THE RECYN PROCESS

Project Preliminary Assessment

EVALUATION SUMMARY

PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT NAME: COMPANY NAME: CONTACT NAME:
Hounde Gold Operation SA Endeavour Mining Corporation Clinton Bennett
PROJECT ADDRESS: COMPANY ADDRESS: TELEPHONE No:
Burkina Faso, West Africa Hounde Gold Operation SA, +225 85 636394
Zone du Bois, Secteur 13, Parcelle 46, Lot 23, Section EO, EMAIL:
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa cbennett@edv-ops.com

TAILINGS TREAMENT STREAM DATA


OPERATIONAL DATA:
EXISTING DESIGN SOLUTION ASSAYS (CYANIDES): REAGENT & SERVICES COSTS:
Solids Rate (tonnes/hr) 488 625 CN-Free (ppm) : 112 =NaCN (ppm) : 211 Sodium Cyanide (98%) US$ 2,479.00 /tonne
(Mpa) 3.9 3.9 CN-WAD (ppm) : 62.0 Sodium Hydroxide (98%) US$ 950.00 /tonne
CN-Total (ppm) : no data Sulfuric Acid (98%) US$ 600.00 /tonne
Pulp Density (%w/w solids) 43.7% 40.0% SCN (ppm) : no data Hydrochloric Acid (32%) US$ 1,200.00 /tonne
Solution Rate (m3/hr) 629 938 CNO (ppm) : no data Sodium Chloride (98%) US$ 150.00 /tonne
SOLUTION ASSAYS (METALS): PRODUCT VALUES :
Grind Size-P80 (microns) 97 97 Au (ppm) : 0.0 Ag (ppm) : 0.00 Copper Metal Sales Price US$ 5,776.14 /tonne
Cu (ppm) : 0.0 Zn (ppm) : no data Gold Metal Sales Price US$ 1,200.00 /oz
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Solids SG (t/m ) 2.72 2.72 Fe (ppm) : no data Ni (ppm) : no data Silver Metal Sales Price US$ 16.00 /oz
Solution SG (t/m3) 1.00 1.00 Hg (ppb) : no data As (ppm) : no data
Solution Temp (0C) 40.0 40.0 Other significant metals :
Solution pH 9.5 10.2 nil : none nil : none

STREAM DATA

CYANIDE & METAL ADSORPTION


ReCYN Feed Slurry (2 stages) ReCYN Discharge Slurry
Solids Rate (t/hr) 625.0 Solids Rate (t/hr) 625.0
Solids Content (% w/w) 40.0% Solids Content (% w/w) 39.2%
Slurry Rate (m3/hr) 1167.3 Slurry Rate (m3/hr) 1200.2
CN-free (ppm) 112.0 CN-free (ppm) 10.0
CN-WAD (ppm) 62.0 CN-WAD (ppm) 10.0
Soluble Cu (ppm) 0.0 Resin Movement Soluble Cu (ppm) 0.0
Resin Elution Rate (kg/hr) 2,347
Resin Loadings (kg NaCN/t) 96.4
Barren Resin (kg NaCN/t) 19.3

CYANIDE
Reagent Requirements
ELUTION/RECOVERY Final Product
Conc. sulfuric acid (kg/hr) 191.0 (continuous elution) NaCN Produced (kg/hr) 174.8
Caustic (kg/hr pure NaOH) 158.5 (t/day) 3.83

Summary Table:
Production,
Production, NaCN Revenue Costs Benefit
NaCN
(kg/day) (t/annum) ($/yr) ($/yr) ($/yr) $/t
Sodium Cyanide Recovery 3,830 1,398 3,465,709 887,063 0.18
Reagents Costs 2,139,896
Power Costs 176,000
Resin Replacement Costs 73,000
Spare / Consumerables Costs 93,750
Personnel Costs 96,000
Sub Total 2,578,646
Copper Metal Recovery
Gold/Silver Recovery (Au equiv)
Detox Savings -3,250,000 3,250,000 0.65
Total 3,830.2 1,398 3,465,709 -671,354 4,137,063 0.83

PT. GREEN GOLD TECHNOLOGY Date Prepared: 11/16/2018


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