NaHS/SEX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g
(%)
C1 65.80 6.59 42.47 27.94 50.72 0.89 0.59
C2 44.59 4.46 36.14 16.12 29.25 1.10 0.49
CC1 110.39 11.05 39.91 44.06 79.97 0.97 1.08
C3 17.49 1.75 23.39 4.09 7.43 1.13 0.20
Rougher 1 127.88 12.80 37.65 48.15 87.40 1.00 1.27
C4 17.86 1.79 15.12 2.70 4.90 7.30 1.30
CC2 145.74 14.59 34.89 50.85 92.30 1.77 2.58
C5 7.65 0.77 8.07 0.62 1.12 4.11 0.31
CC3 153.39 15.35 33.55 51.47 93.42 1.89 2.89
C6 8.96 0.90 4.76 0.43 0.77 2.05 0.18
Rougher 2 34.47 3.45 10.86 3.74 6.80 5.23 1.80
Rougher Tot 162.35 16.25 31.96 51.89 94.20 1.89 3.08
Tails 836.79 83.75 0.38 3.20 5.80 0.20 1.67
Feed 999.14 100.00 5.51 55.09 100.00 0.48 4.75

NaSH/SiBX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g
(%)
C1 51.51 5.16 48.88 25.18 47.96 0.99 0.51
C2 43.49 4.36 36.18 15.73 29.96 1.13 0.49
CC1 95.00 9.52 43.07 40.91 77.92 1.05 1.00
C3 19.59 1.96 22.18 4.35 8.28 1.21 0.24
Rougher 1 114.59 11.48 39.50 45.26 86.20 1.08 1.24
C4 30.86 3.09 11.89 3.67 6.99 5.65 1.74
CC2 145.45 14.57 33.64 48.93 93.18 2.05 2.98
C5 13.49 1.35 6.07 0.82 1.56 3.27 0.44
CC3 158.94 15.92 31.30 49.75 94.74 2.15 3.42
C6 16.71 1.67 4.06 0.68 1.29 1.13 0.19
Rougher 2 61.06 6.12 8.46 5.17 9.84 3.89 2.37
Rougher Tot 175.65 17.59 28.71 50.43 96.04 2.06 3.61
Tails 822.70 82.41 0.25 2.08 3.96 0.14 1.15
Feed 998.35 100.00 5.26 52.51 100.00 0.48 4.76

NaSH/SiPX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g
(%)
C1 61.81 6.19 43.53 26.91 53.05 1.01 0.62
 C2 37.72 3.77 34.77 13.11 25.86 1.08 0.41
CC1 99.53 9.96 40.21 40.02 78.91 1.04 1.03
C3 19.03 1.90 17.60 3.35 6.60 1.20 0.23
Rougher 1 118.56 11.87 36.58 43.37 85.52 1.06 1.26
C4 18.98 1.90 14.97 2.84 5.60 7.61 1.44
CC2 137.54 13.76 33.60 46.21 91.12 1.97 2.70
C5 13.41 1.34 7.15 0.96 1.89 3.07 0.41
CC3 150.95 15.11 31.25 47.17 93.01 2.06 3.12
C6 15.19 1.52 3.00 0.46 0.90 1.13 0.17
Rougher 2 47.58 4.76 8.94 4.26 8.39 4.26 2.03
Rougher Tot 166.14 16.63 28.67 47.63 93.91 1.98 3.29
Tails 833.08 83.37 0.37 3.09 6.09 0.19 1.58
Feed 999.22 100.00 5.08 50.72 100.00 0.49 4.87

Highlight & comment: The resu

copper oxide only.
AS Cu Cu Sulph

Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)

12.33 41.58 27.36 54.34

10.33 35.04 15.63 31.04
22.66 38.94 42.98 85.38
4.16 22.26 3.89 7.73 Total Recovery
26.82 36.66 46.88 93.12 94
27.46 7.82 1.40 2.78
54.27 33.12 48.27 95.89
6.62 3.96 0.30 0.60
60.90 31.67 48.58 96.49 Concentration rate
3.87 2.71 0.24 0.48 5.80
37.95 5.63 1.94 3.86
64.76 30.07 48.82 96.97
35.24 0.18 1.52 3.03
100.00 5.04 50.34 100.00

AS Cu Cu Sulph

Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)

10.71 47.89 24.67 51.67

10.32 35.05 15.24 31.92
21.03 42.01 39.91 83.60
4.98 20.97 4.11 8.61 Total Recovery
26.00 38.42 44.02 92.20 96
36.59 6.24 1.93 4.03
62.59 31.59 45.95 96.24
9.26 2.80 0.38 0.79
71.85 29.15 46.32 97.03 Concentration rate
3.96 2.93 0.49 1.03 5.46
49.82 4.58 2.79 5.85
75.82 26.65 46.81 98.05
24.18 0.11 0.93 1.95
100.00 4.78 47.74 100.00

AS Cu Cu Sulph

Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)

12.82 42.52 26.28 57.33

 8.37 33.69 12.71 27.71
21.19 39.17 38.99 85.04
4.69 16.40 3.12 6.81 Total Recovery
25.87 35.52 42.11 91.85 94
29.66 7.36 1.40 3.05
55.53 31.63 43.51 94.90
8.44 4.09 0.55 1.20
63.97 29.19 44.06 96.09 Concentration rate
3.52 1.87 0.28 0.62 5.65
41.62 4.68 2.23 4.86
67.50 26.69 44.34 96.71
32.50 0.18 1.51 3.29
100.00 4.59 45.85 100.00

Highlight & comment: The results of the NaHS/SiBX test give us a very high copper oxide recovery efficiency than the others, i.e. 76%
copper oxide only.
 NaHS/SNPX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu
Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu
(%)
C1 53.23 5.32 54.90 29.22 50.84 1.01
C2 30.66 3.07 48.55 14.89 25.90 1.17
CC1 83.89 8.39 52.58 44.11 76.75 1.07
AS Cu Rec C3 10.33 1.03 34.64 3.58 6.23 1.63
65 Rougher 1 94.22 9.42 50.61 47.69 82.97 1.13
C4 34.12 3.41 16.59 5.66 9.85 4.35
CC2 128.34 12.84 41.57 53.35 92.82 1.99
C5 12.21 1.22 7.15 0.87 1.52 3.54
CC3 140.55 14.06 38.58 54.22 94.34 2.12
C6 14.69 1.47 3.92 0.58 1.00 1.43
Rougher 2 61.02 6.10 11.65 7.11 12.37 3.49
Rougher Tot 155.24 15.53 35.30 54.80 95.34 2.06
Tails 844.57 84.47 0.32 2.68 4.66 0.18
Feed 999.81 100.00 5.75 57.47 100.00 0.47

NaHS/ Our SiBX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu
(%)
C1 74.71 7.48 40.09 29.95 59.17 0.97
C2 32.80 3.28 30.60 10.04 19.82 0.98
CC1 107.51 10.76 37.20 39.99 78.99 0.97
AS Cu Rec C3 25.54 2.56 16.14 4.12 8.14 1.01
76 Rougher 1 133.05 13.31 33.15 44.11 87.14 0.98
C4 26.21 2.62 11.78 3.09 6.10 6.18
CC2 159.26 15.94 29.64 47.20 93.23 1.84
C5 13.61 1.36 4.56 0.62 1.23 2.46
CC3 172.87 17.30 27.66 47.82 94.46 1.88
C6 17.99 1.80 1.97 0.35 0.70 0.85
Rougher 2 57.81 5.79 7.03 4.06 8.02 3.64
Rougher Tot 190.86 19.10 25.24 48.18 95.16 1.79
Tails 808.39 80.90 0.30 2.45 4.84 0.15
Feed 999.25 100.00 5.07 50.62 100.00 0.46

Selectivity Curves
80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00
 Selectivity Curves
80.00

70.00

60.00
AS Cu Rec
67 50.00

Rec (%)
40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00
0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2

%Cu

NaHS/SEX NaSH/SiBX NaSH/SiPX NaHS/SNPX NaHS

ncy than the others, i.e. 76%. The selectivity curves below represent the metallurgical performance of
 AS Cu Cu Sulph

g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)

0.54 11.41 53.89 28.68 54.37

0.36 7.61 47.38 14.53 27.54
0.90 19.02 51.51 43.21 81.90
0.17 3.57 33.01 3.41 6.46 Total Recovery AS Cu Rec
1.06 22.59 49.48 46.62 88.36 95 68
1.48 31.51 12.24 4.18 7.92
2.55 54.10 39.58 50.80 96.28
0.43 9.18 3.61 0.44 0.84
2.98 63.28 36.46 51.24 97.11 Concentration rate
0.21 4.46 2.49 0.37 0.69 6.14
2.13 45.15 8.17 4.98 9.44
3.19 67.74 33.24 51.60 97.81
1.52 32.26 0.14 1.16 2.19
4.71 100.00 5.28 52.76 100.00

AS Cu Cu Sulph

g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)

0.72 15.68 39.12 29.23 63.54

0.32 6.95 29.62 9.71 21.12
1.05 22.63 36.22 38.94 84.66
0.26 5.58 15.13 3.86 8.40 Total Recovery AS Cu Rec
1.30 28.21 32.17 42.81 93.06 95 74
1.62 35.01 5.60 1.47 3.19
2.92 63.22 27.80 44.28 96.25
0.33 7.24 2.10 0.29 0.62
3.26 70.46 25.78 44.56 96.87 Concentration rate
0.15 3.31 1.12 0.20 0.44 4.98
2.11 45.56 3.38 1.96 4.25
3.41 73.77 23.45 44.76 97.31
1.21 26.23 0.15 1.24 2.69
4.62 100.00 4.60 46.00 100.00

Curves
Curves

1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40

Cu

PX NaHS/SNPX NaHS/ Our SiBX

 NaHS/SEX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu
Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)
(%)
C1 26.45 2.65 50.51 13.36 28.78 1.06 0.28 5.84
C2 33.33 3.33 43.27 14.42 31.07 1.36 0.45 9.45
CC1 59.78 5.98 46.47 27.78 59.85 1.23 0.73 15.29
C3 20.39 2.04 31.58 6.44 13.87 1.37 0.28 5.82
Rougher 1 80.17 8.02 42.69 34.22 73.72 1.26 1.01 21.12
C4 32.48 3.25 21.22 6.89 14.85 4.96 1.61 33.55
CC2 112.65 11.27 36.50 41.11 88.57 2.33 2.62 54.67
C5 26.16 2.62 6.13 1.60 3.46 1.92 0.50 10.47
CC3 138.81 13.88 30.77 42.72 92.03 2.25 3.12 65.14
C6 42.09 4.21 1.80 0.76 1.64 0.86 0.36 7.55
Rougher 2 100.73 10.07 9.19 9.26 19.94 2.46 2.47 51.56
Rougher Tot 180.90 18.09 24.03 43.48 93.67 1.93 3.49 72.68
Tails 819.08 81.91 0.36 2.94 6.33 0.16 1.31 27.32
Feed 999.98 100.00 4.64 46.42 100.00 0.48 4.80 100.00

NaSH/SiBX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)
(%)
C1 58.25 5.83 45.26 26.36 48.52 0.92 0.54 11.81
C2 39.25 3.93 40.42 15.86 29.20 1.01 0.40 8.74
CC1 97.50 9.75 43.31 42.23 77.71 0.96 0.93 20.55
C3 20.26 2.03 25.09 5.08 9.35 1.05 0.21 4.69
Rougher 1 117.76 11.78 40.18 47.31 87.07 0.97 1.15 25.24
C4 31.46 3.15 11.80 3.71 6.83 5.43 1.71 37.67
CC2 149.22 14.92 34.19 51.02 93.90 1.91 2.85 62.91
C5 19.28 1.93 4.87 0.94 1.73 2.34 0.45 9.94
CC3 168.50 16.85 30.84 51.96 95.63 1.96 3.31 72.86
C6 19.06 1.91 1.68 0.32 0.59 0.92 0.18 3.87
Rougher 2 69.80 6.98 7.12 4.97 9.15 3.35 2.34 51.48
Rougher Tot 187.56 18.76 27.88 52.28 96.22 1.86 3.48 76.72
Tails 812.34 81.24 0.25 2.06 3.78 0.13 1.06 23.28
Feed 999.90 100.00 5.43 54.34 100.00 0.45 4.54 100.00

NaSH/SiPX Weight Cu Tot AS Cu

 Mass Rec
Portion g %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)
(%)
C1 72.51 7.26 40.75 29.54 56.60 0.97 0.70 13.90
C2 39.30 3.94 31.92 12.55 24.03 1.12 0.44 8.70
CC1 111.81 11.20 37.64 42.09 80.63 1.02 1.14 22.60
C3 15.69 1.57 16.78 2.63 5.04 1.13 0.18 3.50
Rougher 1 127.50 12.77 35.08 44.72 85.68 1.04 1.32 26.11
C4 38.11 3.82 10.36 3.95 7.56 5.21 1.98 39.21
CC2 165.61 16.59 29.39 48.67 93.24 2.00 3.30 65.31
C5 23.53 2.36 2.84 0.67 1.28 1.65 0.39 7.67
CC3 189.14 18.94 26.08 49.34 94.51 1.95 3.69 72.99
C6 37.72 3.78 1.50 0.56 1.08 0.76 0.29 5.67
Rougher 2 99.36 9.95 5.21 5.18 9.92 2.68 2.66 52.55
Rougher Tot 226.86 22.72 22.00 49.90 95.60 1.75 3.98 78.65
Tails 771.53 77.28 0.30 2.30 4.40 0.14 1.08 21.35
Feed 998.39 100.00 5.23 52.20 100.00 0.51 5.06 100.00

Highlight & comment: T

the metallurgical perfor
 Cu Sulph NaHS/SNPX Weight

%Cu g Rec (%) Portion g

49.45 13.08 31.43 C1 71.92

41.91 13.97 33.56 C2 39.77
45.25 27.05 64.99 CC1 111.69
30.21 6.16 14.80 Total Recovery AS Cu Rec C3 21.89
41.42 33.21 79.79 94 73 Rougher 1 133.58
16.27 5.28 12.69 C4 48.71
34.17 38.49 92.48 CC2 182.29
4.21 1.10 2.65 C5 33.21
28.52 39.59 95.13 Concentration rate CC3 215.50
0.94 0.40 0.95 5.18 C6 12.24
6.73 6.78 16.30 Rougher 2 94.16
22.11 39.99 96.08 Rougher Tot 227.74
0.20 1.63 3.92 Tails 771.69
4.16 41.62 100.00 Feed 999.43

Cu Sulph NaHS/ Our SiBX Weight

%Cu g Rec (%) Portion g

44.34 25.83 51.86 C1 65.40

39.41 15.47 31.06 C2 46.37
42.35 41.30 82.92 CC1 111.77
24.04 4.87 9.78 Total Recovery AS Cu Rec C3 22.72
39.20 46.17 92.70 96 77 Rougher 1 134.49
6.37 2.00 4.02 C4 48.96
32.28 48.17 96.72 CC2 183.45
2.53 0.49 0.98 C5 19.96
28.88 48.66 97.70 Concentration rate CC3 203.41
0.76 0.15 0.29 5.13 C6 11.98
3.78 2.64 5.30 Rougher 2 80.90
26.02 48.80 97.99 Rougher Tot 215.39
0.12 1.00 2.01 Tails 784.30
4.98 49.80 100.00 Feed 999.69

Cu Sulph

90.00

80.00
 %Cu g Rec (%)
90.00
39.78 28.84 61.18
30.80 12.11 25.68 80.00

36.62 40.95 86.86 70.00

15.65 2.45 5.21 Total Recovery AS Cu Rec
60.00
34.04 43.40 92.07 96 79
5.15 1.96 4.16 50.00

Rec (%)
27.39 45.36 96.23
40.00
1.19 0.28 0.59
24.13 45.64 96.82 Concentration rate 30.00
0.74 0.28 0.59 4.21
20.00
2.54 2.52 5.35
20.24 45.92 97.41 10.00
0.16 1.22 2.59 0.00
4.72 47.14 100.00 0.80 1.00 1.

NaHS/SEX

Highlight & comment: The results of the NaHS/SNPX test give us a very high copper oxide recovery efficiency than the others, i.e. 83%. Th
the metallurgical performance of copper oxide only.
Weight Cu Tot AS Cu Cu Sulph
Mass Rec
%Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)
(%)
7.20 38.78 27.89 54.90 1.06 0.76 15.64 37.72 27.13 59.06
3.98 32.65 12.98 25.55 1.11 0.44 9.06 31.54 12.54 27.30
11.18 36.60 40.88 80.45 1.08 1.20 24.70 35.52 39.67 86.37
2.19 13.90 3.04 5.99 1.10 0.24 4.94 12.80 2.80 6.10
13.37 32.88 43.92 86.44 1.08 1.44 29.64 31.80 42.47 92.47
4.87 7.49 3.65 7.18 4.26 2.08 42.60 3.23 1.57 3.42
18.24 26.09 47.57 93.62 1.93 3.52 72.24 24.16 44.05 95.89
3.32 2.03 0.67 1.33 1.23 0.41 8.38 0.80 0.27 0.58
21.56 22.39 48.24 94.95 1.82 3.93 80.62 20.56 44.31 96.47
1.22 1.81 0.22 0.44 0.78 0.10 1.96 1.03 0.13 0.27
9.42 4.83 4.54 8.94 2.74 2.58 52.94 2.09 1.96 4.28
22.79 21.28 48.46 95.38 1.77 4.02 82.58 19.51 44.44 96.74
77.21 0.30 2.35 4.62 0.11 0.85 17.42 0.19 1.50 3.26
100.00 5.08 50.81 100.00 0.49 4.87 100.00 4.60 45.94 100.00

Weight Cu Tot AS Cu Cu Sulph

Mass Rec
%Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%) %Cu g Rec (%)
(%)
6.54 41.35 27.04 54.04 1.01 0.66 13.76 40.34 26.38 58.31
4.64 29.63 13.74 27.45 1.12 0.52 10.82 28.51 13.22 29.22
11.18 36.49 40.78 81.49 1.06 1.18 24.58 35.43 39.60 87.53
2.27 13.19 3.00 5.99 1.08 0.25 5.11 12.11 2.75 6.08
13.45 32.55 43.78 87.48 1.06 1.43 29.69 31.49 42.35 93.61
4.90 7.64 3.74 7.47 4.22 2.07 43.03 3.42 1.67 3.70
18.35 25.90 47.52 94.95 1.90 3.49 72.72 24.00 44.03 97.31
2.00 2.65 0.53 1.06 1.48 0.30 6.15 1.17 0.23 0.51
20.35 23.62 48.05 96.01 1.86 3.79 78.87 21.76 44.26 97.82
1.20 1.17 0.14 0.28 0.61 0.07 1.52 0.56 0.07 0.15
8.09 5.45 4.41 8.81 3.01 2.43 50.71 2.44 1.97 4.36
21.55 22.37 48.19 96.29 1.79 3.86 80.39 20.58 44.33 97.97
78.45 0.24 1.86 3.71 0.12 0.94 19.61 0.12 0.92 2.03
100.00 5.01 50.05 100.00 0.48 4.80 100.00 4.53 45.24 100.00

Selectivity Curves
 Selectivity Curves

0 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60

%Cu

NaHS/SEX NaSH/SiBX NaSH/SiPX NaHS/SNPX NaHS/ Our SiBX

n the others, i.e. 83%. The selectivity curves below represent

Total Recovery AS Cu Rec
95 83

Concentration rate
4.19

Total Recovery AS Cu Rec

96 80

Concentration rate
4.47