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Farmboynate

01/22/10 12:38 PM

#51990 RE: ValueValueValue #51982

I think do a search threw the board using the word cementation and you can see whats been discussed

CopperKen

01/22/10 12:40 PM

#51991 RE: ValueValueValue #51982

The big blue tanks that we can see in the video. It looked like there were at least two new ones. I think these are the soaker tanks that initially wet, soak, pull out the floatable copper. With more tanks, longer soaking time as they go from tank to tank, or just sit longer in each tank.
Then it goes on to floatation where Cu floats up to the top on the surface of bubbles (right?). A lot would come up in the rougher cells, but what is left may be passed to the middle and scavanger cells to pull out. They would be bubbled and soaking for a longer time by that process.
Where is On2them? He could explain this better in a minute.

CopperKen

01/22/10 12:48 PM

#51997 RE: ValueValueValue #51982

Cementation: they would take the liquid left over from floatation and put it in a tank with iron scrap metal and some reagent (acid?). The iron releases the Cu from its compounds, replaces it and I believe the free Cu plates the surface of the scrap. It somehow builds up and can be shipped in much purer state.

richard.w

01/23/10 4:47 PM

#52130 RE: ValueValueValue #51982

2 banks of 6 cells were added to double the reaction time with the chemical agents from 12-13" up to around 24". As they increased the tonnage through the mill, the ore had less reaction time causing a decrease in the final copper percentage in the concentrate. Here is a link to my previous report after talking with a key person at the mill. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=45462399