AERO®7260 HFP: Novel, Safe and Sustainable Alternative to Traditional Hazardous Modifiers

– NaSH, Nokes, Na2S, and Cyanide

Figure 5 provides the average Mo assay in the scavenger tails (Mo < 0.2% in scavenger tails). With only about 100 to 200
from another Cu-Mo plant. The overall objective in this plant g/T of AERO®7260 HFP, a significant volume of Nokes was
was to significantly reduce or eliminate Nokes (1400 g/T) replaced, while the key specifications were maintained.
usage in its Mo circuit, while maintaining Mo recovery

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.35

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Average Mo in Scav Tail (%)

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.20

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.10 FIGURE 5:

.05 Plant data for Mo in

scavenger tails as a function
0 of Nokes dosages used
Nokes Standard 50% Reduction 75% Reduction 100% Reduction

Figure 6 shows the plant data when using AERO 7260 HFP
in an on/off cycle on 3 consecutive days. The plot shows the
percentage difference in Cu, Mo and Fe grades in the cleaner
circuit with and without AERO 7260 HFP on any given day.
In the off-cycle, only NaSH was being used to control the
respective grades in order to meet production specifications.
With NaSH only, both Mo and Cu specifications were
achieved while Fe was above the specifications, i.e. sufficient
pyrite depression was not achieved. With the addition of
AERO 7260 HFP (on-cycle), all the specifications were
achieved in addition to reducing the NaSH consumption
by over 60%. Further, it was observed that Mo grades were
significantly better in the on-cycle. This clearly suggests the
benefits of AERO 7260 HFP in such operations. Moreover,
through optimization, the NaSH dosage could be reduced by
80%, by adding only about 2 kg/T of AERO 7260 HFP.

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