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MINE-390

Mineral Processing

Lesson # 7

Metallurgical accounting
&
control
(Two Product Formula)

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali


Department of Mining Engineering
University of Engineering & Technoogy, Lahore
Two Product Formula
 The simplest case is that in which 2-products are produced
from a given feed.
 A method of evaluating plant operation totally from assays
(% metal, % in size class, etc.).
 The assays used must be conserved around the process.
 The process should make a significant separation of the
assay component selected.
 Very useful in real world because plant flows are often
difficult to measure.
Important Formulas
TonnesofFeed
 K: Ratio of concentration: K 
1tonneofconcentrate

MetalContentoftheConcentrate
 R:Recovery: R 
MetalContentoftheFeed

GradeoftheConcentrate
 Enrichment Ratio=
GradeoftheFeed
Two Product Formula
 Solid Mass Balance: F = C + T
 Component Balance: Ff = Cc + Tt

 F = mass flow rate of feed solids


 f = feed assay
 C = mass flow rate of concentrate solids
 c = concentrate assay
 T = mass flow rate of tailing solids
 t = tailing assay
Derivation (Concentration Ratio)
Ff  Cc  Tt
 Ft  Ct  Tt
F ( f  t )  C (c  t )
F c t
K 
C f t
Cc c( f  t )
R 100  100
Ff f (c  t )
1 c
R  100
K f
Example: Concentration Ratio
 Using the two-product formula, determine the Ratio of
Concentration
Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu)

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu)

Tailings
(9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu)

 K = 10 (How?)
Derivation (Recovery) FAT-CAT
F c t
 Concentration Ratio: K 
C f t

Cc
 Recovery (definition): R  100
Ff

 Solve it in the class

 Recovery (two-product formula):


Example FAT-CAT
 Using the two-product formula, determine the copper
recovery
Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu)

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu)

Tailings
(9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu)

 Solution?
Rejection

Example: Rejection
 Using the two-product formula, determine the copper
rejection
Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu)

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu)

Tailings
(9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu)

 Solve it…………..
Selectivity Index

Example
Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu)

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu)

Tailings
(9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu)
Example

Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu, 7.48% CuFeS2, 92.52% Gangue )

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu, 72.2% CuFeS2, 27.8% Gangue)

Tailings: (9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu, 0.10 % Cu, 0.29% CuFeS2, 99.71% Gangue )
Example

Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu, 7.48% CuFeS2, 92.52% Gangue )

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu, 72.2% CuFeS2, 27.8% Gangue)

Tailings: (9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu, 0.10 % Cu, 0.29% CuFeS2, 99.71% Gangue )
Separation Efficiency

Feed (10,000 tons, 2.59 % Cu, 7.48% CuFeS2, 92.52% Gangue)

Cu Flotation Concentrate (1,000 tons, 25.0 % Cu, 72.2% CuFeS2, 27.8% Gangue)

Tailings (9,000 tons, 0.10 % Cu, 0.29% CuFeS2, 99.71% Gangue) )


MINE-390
Mineral Processing

Exam # 1
Total Marks = 7

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali


Department of Mining Engineering
University of Engineering & Technoogy, Lahore
Example (Three-Product)
Feed
(120 tph, x % Cu, y % Zn)

Cu Flotation Zn Flotation Tails (98 tph, 0.10 % Cu,0.7 % Zn)

Zn Concentrate (11.8 tph, 2.8 % Cu, 55.4 % Zn)


Cu Concentrate
(10.2 tph, 25.4 % Cu, 4.3% Zn )

weight Assays Unit Distribution %


Products
(tph) (%) % Cu % Zn Cu Zn Cu Zn

Cu Concentrate 10.2 25.4 4.3


Zn Concentrate 11.8 2.8 55.4
Tailings 98 0.1 0.7
Feed 120 ? ?
Example (Three-Product)
Feed
(120 tph, x % Cu, y % Zn)

Cu Flotation Zn Flotation Tails (98 tph, 0.10 % Cu,0.7 % Zn)

Zn Concentrate (11.8 tph, 2.8 % Cu, 55.4 % Zn)


Cu Concentrate
(10.2 tph, 25.4 % Cu, 4.3% Zn )

weight Assays Unit Distribution %


Products
(tph) (%) % Cu % Zn Cu Zn Cu Zn

Cu Concentrate 10.2 8.5 25.4 4.3


Zn Concentrate 11.8 9.8 2.8 55.4
Tailings 98 81.7 0.1 0.7
Feed 120 100 ? ?
Example (Three-Product)
Feed
(120 tph, x % Cu, y % Zn)

Cu Flotation Zn Flotation Tails (98 tph, 0.10 % Cu,0.7 % Zn)

Zn Concentrate (11.8 tph, 2.8 % Cu, 55.4 % Zn)


Cu Concentrate
(10.2 tph, 25.4 % Cu, 4.3% Zn )

weight Assays Unit Distribution %


Products
(tph) (%) % Cu % Zn Cu Zn Cu Zn

Cu Concentrate 10.2 8.5 25.4 4.3 215.9 36.6


Zn Concentrate 11.8 9.8 2.8 55.4 27.4 542.9
Tailings 98 81.7 0.1 0.7 8.9 49.0
Feed 120 100 2.5 6.3 251.5 628.5
Example (Three-Product)
Feed
(120 tph, x % Cu, y % Zn)

Cu Flotation Zn Flotation Tails (98 tph, 0.10 % Cu,0.7 % Zn)

Zn Concentrate (11.8 tph, 2.8 % Cu, 55.4 % Zn)


Cu Concentrate
(10.2 tph, 25.4 % Cu, 4.3% Zn )

weight Assays Unit Distribution %


Products
(tph) (%) % Cu % Zn Cu Zn Cu Zn

Cu Concentrate 10.2 8.5 25.4 4.3 215.9 36.6 85.8 5.8


Zn Concentrate 11.8 9.8 2.8 55.4 27.4 542.9 10.9 86.4
Tailings 98 81.7 0.1 0.7 8.9 49.0 3.3 7.8
Feed 120 100 2.5 6.3 251.5 628.5 100 100

Cu Recovery = 85.8% , Zn Recovery = 86.4%


Fun Fact
Coal could be the world’s most attractive fuel in years to come…..

Thanks to the coal processing engineers, who invented methods to clean


the coal by removing sulfur and other dangerous elements
(Reading Assignment Pp:39 to 51)

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