- In the excel cell “H31” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*H32^2+0.0259*H32+2.

6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “H30” (solid volume flowrate), type “=H29/H31*1000”.
- In the excel cell “H33” (copper mass flowrate), type “=H29*H32*10”.
- In the excel cell “H42” (solid percent), type “=100*H31*(H41-H37)/(H41*(H31-H37))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “H39” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=H29/H42*100”.
- In the excel cell “H35” (water mass flowrate), type “=H39-H29”.
- In the excel cell “H36” (water volume), type “=H35/H37*1000”.
- In the excel cell “H40” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=H30+H36”.

17. Calculation of unknown parameters of flows 17 (cleaner concentrate)

- Known parameters:

o Copper grade.
o Water specific gravity.

To close the water balance into the cleaner cells, the pulp specific gravity of cleaner concentrate will be
calculated from the known value of cleaner tailing pulp specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “I32” (copper grade), type number “19.15”.

- In the excel cell “I37” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.

The cleaner flotation feed is the mixture of the hydrocyclone overflow and the re-cleaner tailing. The
copper grade of cleaner flotation feed is calculated.

- In the excel cell “H44” (cleaner copper grade designation), type “CF %Cu”.
- In the excel cell “I44” (cleaner copper grade), type “=(G33+H33)/((G29+H29)*10)”.

The estimation of the solid mass flowrate of cleaner concentrate needs the value of copper grade of
cleaner tailing.

- In the excel cell “K32” (cleaner tailing copper grade), type number “2.57”.
- In the excel cell “I29” (solid mass flowrate), type “=(I44-K32)/(I32-K32)*(G29+H29)” ( equation 16).
- In the excel cell “I31” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*I32^2+0.0259*I32+2.6728)*1000” (equation
32).
- In the excel cell “I30” (solid volume flowrate), type “=I29/I31*1000”.
- In the excel cell “I33” (copper mass flowrate), type “=I29*I32*10”
- In the excel cell “I35” (water mass flowrate), type “=G35+H35-K35”.
- In the excel cell “I36” (water volume flowrate), type “=I35/I37*1000”.
- In the excel cell “I39” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=I29+I35”.
- In the excel cell “I40” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=I30+I36”.
- In the excel cell “I41” (pulp specific gravity), type “=I39/I40*1000”.
- In the excel cell “I42” (solid percent), type “=100*I31*(I41-I37)/(I41*(I31-I37))” (equation 8).

Joseph Kafumbila
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