The copper grade of the outlet regrind ball mill is the same as the copper grade of hydrocyclone

underflow.

- In the excel cell “K10” (copper grade), type number “7.44”.

- In the excel cell “K9” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*K10^2+0.0259*K10+2.6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “K8” (solid volume flowrate), type “=K7/K9*1000”.
- In the excel cell “K11” (copper mass flowrate), type “=K7*K10*10”.

The pulp specific gravity of the outlet regrind ball mill is the same as the pulp specific gravity of
hydrocyclone underflow.

- In the excel cell “K19” (pulp specific gravity), type number “1740”.
- In the excel cell “K20” (solid percent), type “=100*K9*(K19-K15)/(K19*(K9-K15))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “K17” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=K7/K20*100”.
- In the excel cell “K13” (water mass flowrate), type “=K17-K7”.
- In the excel cell “K14” (water volume flowrate), type “=K13/K15*1000”.
- In the excel cell “K18” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=K8+K14”.

10. Calculation of unknown parameters of flow 10 (scavenger cleaner concentrate)

- Known parameters:
-
o Copper grade.
o Water Specific gravity.
o Pulp specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “L10” (copper grade), type number “9.49”.

- In the excel cell “L15” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.
- In the excel cell “L19” (pulp specific gravity), type number “1070”.

The solid mass flowrate of scavenger cleaner concentrate is an unknown value (recycle flow) and it
becomes the Excel solver variable. The staring value of the solid mass flowrate of the scavenger concentrate is
“100”.
- In the excel cell “L7” (solid mass flowrate), type number “100”.
- In the excel cell “L9” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*L10^2+0.0259*L10+2.6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “L8” (solid volume flowrate), type “=L7/L9*1000”.
- In the excel cell “L11” (copper mass flowrate), type “=L7*L10*10”
- In the excel cell “L20” (solid percent), type “=100*L9*(L19-L15)/(L19*(L9-L15))” (equation 8).
- In the excel cell “L17” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=L7/L20*100”.
- In the excel cell “L13” (water mass flowrate), type “=L17-L7”.
- In the excel cell “L14” (water volume flowrate), type “=L13/L15*1000”.
- In the excel cell “L18” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=L8+L14”.

Joseph Kafumbila
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