Flotation Apps

Rougher-Cleaner Rougher Circuits












ROUGHER-CLEANER-ROUGHER CIRCUITS FLOTATION:

The below calculations apply to:
  • Rougher circuit with recalculated feed, concentrate and tailing; whose concentrate and tailing streams feed a cleaner and second rougher circuits, respectively.


  • The first rougher circuit concentrate, feed and tailing streams are calculated from the cleaner and second rougher concentrates and tailing.
    Rougher-Cleaner circuits
    To use:
  • Enter the cleaner concentrates and tailing names, concentrates flotation time, weights and assays.

  • The flotation times are not cumulative (no flotation time for the cleaner tailing).

  • Select the value element/mineral to plot the selectivity curves for the cleaner circuit.

  • Provide one element/mineral grade at which cumulative recoveries for the cleaner circuit should be tabulated.

  • Provide one element/mineral recovery at which cumulative grades for the cleaner circuit should be tabulated.

  • Specify if the flotation kinetics are to be calculated for the cleaner circuit (using regression techniques).

  • Provide the same information for the second rougher circuit.

  • Click on "Mass balance" button to calculate the cumulative data and plot graphs.

  • Click on "Download results in Excel" button to save the results.


  • The cumulative recoveries are calculated with respect to each circuit feed.
    The calculation of iron sulphide (IS) and non sulphide gangue (NSG) assays can be completed at the Metallurgical.App website.





    Cleaner circuit

    Clnr. Cons. & TailCon1
    Con2
    Con3
    Con4
    Con5
    Tail
    Flot.
    time (min)0.5
    1.0
    1.5
    3.0
    4.0
    Dry
    weights (g)
    Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) Ni (%) S (%) Fe (%) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Bi (g/t) Mo (g/t) PGMs (g/t) As (%) SiO2 (%) MgO (%) Al2O3 (%) CaO (%) Fe2O3 (%) Li2O (%) K2O(%) F (%) U (g/t) C (%) IS (%) NSG (%)
    Plot cleaner selectivity curves against:

    Calculate cleaner recoveries at: % or g/t grade.   |   Calculate cleaner grades at: % recovery.


    Rougher 2 circuit

    Rghr.2 Cons. & TailCon1
    Con2
    Con3
    Con4
    Con5
    Tail
    Flot.
    time (min)0.5
    1.0
    1.5
    3.0
    4.0
    Dry
    weights (g)
    Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) Ni (%) S (%) Fe (%) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Bi (g/t) Mo (g/t) PGMs (g/t) As (%) SiO2 (%) MgO (%) Al2O3 (%) CaO (%) Fe2O3 (%) Li2O (%) K2O(%) F (%) U (g/t) C (%) IS (%) NSG (%)
    Plot rougher 2 selectivity curves against:

    Calculate rougher 2 recoveries at: % or g/t grade.   |   Calculate rougher 2 grades at: % recovery.









    Cleaner graphs:


    Rougher 2 graphs:


    WITH THE GRAPHS:
  • Single click on one data series from the legend to view/unview it.

  • Double click on one data series from the legend to show only one series.

  • Double click again to show all data series.

  • You can also edit the graphs' titles, axes titles, zoom in, zoom out, pan, auto-scale and export the results using the toolbar at the top of each graph.