ATopss 44s FsPEc- ATODeS Cas Fshee. TECHINT S.A. PURCHASE ORDER NO. 4800000122 PIRQUITAS MINING PROJECT EQUIPMENT NO. 373-GC-434 JUJUY - ARGENTINA, FALCON UF1500 GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR, DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT OPERATION 1. The UF1500 bowl is accelerated to the concentrating speed set within the Autopac. using the PLC-supervised Variable Frequency Drive supplied by Falcon. 2. Slurry is introduced to the UF1500 by opening the feed pinch valve at the exit point of the agitated tank. This function is performed automatically at the correct time by the Falcon Autopac. 3. Concentrate builds up below the variable lip near the discharge point of the UF1500 bow! while tailings flow continuously out the tailings launder. 4. Compressed air is applied through an automated pneumatic proportional valve to the variable lip. The compressed air changes the exit diameter of the bow! according to a progression defined by the user. This lip progression creates space below the lip in which Concentrate accumulates. The rate and extent of diameter change is controlled by the PLC within the Autopac supplied by Falcon. Lip progression is tailored to suit the requirements of each installation. 5. The feed pinch valve closes at the end of the concentration portion of the cycle, typically about 2-3 minutes. 6. The feed piping and bow! empty themselves of slurry. (A user-settable timer is used to control this ‘rinse delay’. Typical rinse delay time: 5 seconds.) 7._ Atthe end of the rinse delay, the UF1500 bow! is decelerated to the rinsing speed set within the Autopac using the supplied VFD/Dynamic Brake under supervision of the PLC. 8. Upon reaching rinsing speed, water sprays on the concentrate through nozzles. The sprays are controlled by solenoids that are in turn controlled by the PLC. The concentrate is washed to the base of the bowl and then under the rotor baffle. Finally, the concentrate exits the bow! into a launder below the bowl. Duration of the rinsing operation is set by the user but is typically ~45 seconds for the UF1500. Nozzles can be individually adjusted to suit the washing requirements of each application. 9. The cycle returns to 1. above and keeps on repeating itself. ONLY FOR INFORMATION vase PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www:pdffactory.com