For Ex.13.

1 set K19 to 1
For Ex.13.2 set K19 to 0

Measured f c t Mass split %

% solids 26.52 63.83 20.60 13.69
Pb 12.87 63.52 6.03 11.90
Zn 4.08 6.73 4.25 -6.85
SiO2 32.20 4.00 33.60 4.73

Adjusted f f̂ ĉ t̂ Mass split % Recovery

% solids 25.96 63.89 21.10 11.36 27.96
Pb 12.70 63.54 6.18 11.36 56.84
Zn 4.33 6.70 4.03 11.36 17.58
SiO2 31.11 4.12 34.57 11.36 1.51

Minimise SST SST

Adjusted values
must be > 0

All mass splits

must be equal
Squared terms f c t Measured Adjusted
% solids 0.31493 0.00406 0.24741 26.52 25.96
Pb 0.02961 0.00038 0.02326 12.87 12.70
Zn 0.06307 0.00081 0.04956 4.08 4.33
SiO2 1.1904 0.01536 0.9353 32.20 31.11
SST 2.87416 63.83 63.89
63.52 63.54
6.73 6.70
Choose SDs 4.00 4.12
1.00 1.00 1.00 20.60 21.10
1.00 1.00 1.00 6.03 6.18
1.00 1.00 1.00 4.25 4.03

A d j u s te d a s s a y s (% )
1.00 1.00 1.00 33.60 34.57
1.00 1.00 1.00

Set SDs: 1
Use 1 for no weights (Ex.13.1)
Use 0 for weights = measured (Ex.13.2)
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0
0 10 20
Meas
A d j u s te d a s s a y s (% )

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Measured assays (%)
 Calculate sample size Calculate confidence interval on assay
Enter values
Confidence level % 95
Confidence interval on assay ± % (abs) 0.10 0.18

Assay % 5.0
Liberation size (cm) 0.015
Top size, d (P95) (cm) 2.5
Size range factor, g 0.25
Shape factor, f 0.5
Vol. fraction of mineral, aL 0.058
Density of mineral 7.5
Density of gangue 2.7

Liberation factor, l 0.0775

Mineral composition factor, m 117.3

z (normal distribution) 1.959964

Fundamental error, σFE (rel) 0.010204 0.018838

Mass of sample, M (kg) 170.41 50

fidence interval on assay
 Gy constants Draw safety lines
f= 0.5 Top size, d lib.factor, l Cd^3
g= 0.25 10 0.039 566.424
d(l) = cm 0.015 1 0.122 1.791
m = g/cm^3 117 0.1 0.387 0.0057
Sigma(FE) = 0.0102 0.01 1.000 0.000015

Sample mass for actual crushing sizes

Top size, d lib.factor, l Cd^3
2.5 0.0775 17.701
0.4 0.194 0.181
0.06 0.500 0.0016
0.0106 1.000 0.000017

Steps in chart
Step Top size Sample mass
1 2.5 170134.02729
0.4 170134.02729
2 0.4 1724.513422
0.06 1724.513422
3 0.06 15.049176288
0.0106 15.049176288
4 0.0106 0.1655801511
Draw safety lines
Sample mass, g Gy mass
5444288.873 125000000
17162.082 125000
54.271 125
0.140 0.125

M in . sa m p le m as s (g )
tual crushing sizes
Sample mass, g
170134.027
1724.513
15.049 1E+09
0.166 1E+08 Gy's line
Safe
1E+07
1E+06
1E+05
1
1E+04
1E+03
2
1E+02
Unsafe
1E+01
3
1E+00
1E-01 4
0.01 0.1 1 10
Top size (cm)
 Calculate sample size Calculate confidence interval on %
Enter values
Confidence level % 90
Relative precision (± %) 20

Coarsest size fraction: top size (mm) 50

Coarsest size fraction: bottom size (mm) 25
Expected prop. in coarsest size fraction, P 0.1
Material density, ρ 3.0
Shape factor, f 0.7

z (normal distribution) 1.644854

Fundamental error, σFE (rel) 0.12159

Mass of sample, M (kg) 99.87

confidence interval on % in size fraction

14.5 % in coarsest size fraction

4.8 confidence interval (± %)

0.145

25
Size (mm) Mean size (µm) Wt.% in fraction Cum.wt.% finer m/d m/d^2
212 300.0 2.4 97.6 0.008 2.666667E-05
150 181.0 4.9 92.7 0.0270718 0.0001495681
106 128.0 6.3 86.4 0.0492188 0.0003845215
75 90.5 10.3 76.1 0.1138122 0.0012575929
53 64.0 11.9 64.2 0.1859375 0.0029052734
38 45.5 11.3 52.9 0.2483516 0.005458278
35 36.5 3.8 49.1 0.1041096 0.0028523175
25 30.0 6.2 42.9 0.2066667 0.0068888889
16 20.5 12.2 30.7 0.595122 0.0290303391
12 14.0 6.8 23.9 0.4857143 0.0346938776
9 10.5 4.4 19.5 0.4190476 0.0399092971
-9 3.0 19.5 6.5 2.1666666667

Totals 100.0 8.943052 2.2902232873

100

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0
1 10 100 1000
 m/d^3 Mean sizes (micron)
8.888889E-08
8.26343E-07 d10 3.14
3.004074E-06 d20 12.24
1.389605E-05 d32 11.18
4.53949E-05
0.0001199622
7.814569E-05
0.0002296296
0.0014161141
0.0024781341
0.0038008854
0.7222222222

0.7304083036
Size (mm) % retained Cum.% retained ln size ln ln (100/Wr) Mean size Mass fraction
212 2.4 2.4 5.356586 1.3163281899 300.0 2.4
150 4.9 7.3 5.010635 0.9621416618 181.0 4.9
106 6.3 13.6 4.663439 0.6906943715 128.0 6.3
75 10.3 23.9 4.317488 0.3585773422 90.5 10.3
53 11.9 35.8 3.970292 0.026858356 64.0 11.9
38 11.3 47.1 3.637586 -0.2838266011 45.5 11.3
35 3.8 50.9 3.555348 -0.3925874881 36.5 3.8
25 6.2 57.1 3.218876 -0.5791650136 30.0 6.2
16 12.2 69.3 2.772589 -1.0031422677 20.5 12.2
12 6.8 76.1 2.484907 -1.297836986 14.0 6.8
9 4.4 80.5 2.197225 -1.5282589203 10.5 4.4
19.5 3.00 19.5
100.0
Sum 100.000

Very sensitive to this number Gamma s

(20% of material in this range) Gamma v
Better if there is a real lower size rather than zero Density
Vol.spec.SA
Wt.spec.SA

Anselm formula
 SA sum % Rosin-Rammler distribution fit
0.008 0.1
0.02707182 0.3 SUMMARY OUTPUT
0.04921875 0.6
0.11381215 1.3 Regression Statistics
0.1859375 2.1 Multiple R 0.99937658
0.24835165 2.8 R Square 0.99875354
0.10410959 1.2 Adjusted R 0.99861505
0.20666667 2.3 Standard E 0.03448966
0.59512195 6.7 Observatio 11
0.48571429 5.4
0.41904762 4.7 ANOVA
6.5 72.7 df SS MS F Significance F
Regression 1 8.578303 8.578303 7211.467 2.21E-14
0.0894 Residual 9 0.010706 0.00119
Total 10 8.589009
10
1 Coefficients
Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95%
3.0 g/cm^3 Intercept -3.5137022 0.040869 -85.97405 1.97E-14 -3.606155
8943.05199 1/cm (cm^2/cm^3) ln size 0.89645584 0.010556 84.92036 2.21E-14 0.872576
2981.01733 cm^2/g
RR b = 0.89645584
2716.18486 cm^2/g RR a = 50.3777007

RR predicted lower size at 99% retained 0.29767

Therefore geo mean size of smallest fraction 1.636775
Significance F

Upper 95%
-3.421249
0.920336