Mineral Processing Correlation

1) Given the following plant data.

Feed rate = 900 tons per day
Concentrate production = 10 tons per day
Assay of feed = 0.28% Cu, 1 gm/ton Au
Assay of Concentrate = 25% Cu, 85 gms/ton Au
Calculate:
a) Cu and Au recoveries

2)

b)

Concentration ratio

c)

Weight and assay (Cu and Au) of tails

Data taken from a 1000 TPD Plant

Feed (1)
Copper Conc. (2)
Zinc Conc. (3)
Tails (4)

% Cu (c)
0.75
25.00
4.00
0.04

% Zn (z)
1.7
5.0
52.0
0.5

The concentration ratios of copper and zinc concentrates are 39.84 and 43.84 respectively.
Calculate:
a) weight of copper concentrate
b) weight of zinc concentrate
c) weight and analysis of tailings
d) copper and zinc recovery
3) Thickener Area is calculated by using the formula
41.67 (F-D)
A = --------------R
A = Thickener Area in square meters per metric ton of dry solids thickened in 24 hours.
F = Initial dilution ratio
D = Final dilution ratio to which pulp will settle or w / s at which you want to discharge pulp from
thickener.
R = Settling rate in mm per hour.

Given the following data:

Tonnage = 25,000 t/d
Feed = 25% solids
Discharge = 75 % solids
R = 100 mm/hr
a) How many 85-meter diameter thickeners should be used if the factor of safety is 25% (actual
volume plus 25%)
b) How much water is recovered per day.
i.
4) A 1000 metric tons of iron ore contain 45% Fe, 45% of which is in the form of magnetitie, and 55% is
in the form of hematite
a) calculate % magnetite in the ore
b) calculate % hematite in the ore
After magnetic separation, 80% of the magnetite and 20% of the hematite reported as magnetic
concentrate;
c) calculate total Fe in the concentrate
d) calculate % Fe recovery
Fe=56, O=16
5)

A one (1) tpd flotation pilot plant uses 10 cells for roughing.
Compute the volume of each cell if the density of the pulp is 1050 gpl, dilution ratio is 3:1 and an
additional 25% of the volume is reserve for the froth and the impellers. Roughing time is 20 minutes.

6) In a ball mill, the distance between the midpoint of the mill and the surface of the balls is 1.5 ft. If the
diameter of the mill is 10 ft, what is the percent ball loading?
7) A 5,500 tons of final concentrate have 12% moisture was stock piled for shipment. After a week, the
concentrate was found to have 8.35% moisture, what is the weight of the final concentrate?
8) Initially, the weight of the filter cake was 300.56 grams. After drying, the final weight of the cake was
283.90 grams. What is the percent moisture of the cake?

9) A laboratory hydrocyclone is fed with a slurry of quartz (density 2650kg/m3) at a pulp density of 1130
kg/m3. The underflow has a pulp density of 1280kg/m3 and the overflow 1040kg/m3. A two liter
sample of underflow was taken in 3.1 sec. Calcalute the mass flow rate of feed to the cyclone.
10) An 8 liter bucket was filled with underflow product of a hydrocyclone having a density of 2000 gpl. And
81.5 % solids. Find TPH if sampling time is 0.7 seconds.
11) A cyclone is fed at the rate of 20 tph of dry solids. The cyclone feed contains 30% solids, the
underflow 50 % solids and the overflow 15% solids by weight. Calculate the tonnage of solids per
hour in the underflow.
12) A pulp contains 35%lead, and 45% silica and remaining is water by weight. Specific gravities are 7.5,
2.7 and 1 respectively. What is the pulp density? What is the dilution ratio, and %solids?
13) A pump is fed by two slurry streams. One stream has a flow rate of 5.0m 3 / hr and contains 40%
solids by weight. The other stream has a flow rate of 3.4m 3 / hr and contains 55% solids. Calculate
the tonnage of dry solids pumped per hour. (Density of solids is 3000 kg / m 3)
14) A flotation plant treats 500t of solids per hour, the feed pulp, containing 40% solids by weight, is
conditioned for 5 minutes with reagents before being pumped to flotation. Calculate the volume of
conditioning tank required. (Density of solids is 2700 kg / m3 )
15) A slurry stream containing quartz is diverted into a 1-litre density can. The time taken to fill the can is
measured as 7sec. The pulp density is measured by means of a calibrated balance, and is found to
be 1400 kg / m3. Calculate the %solids by weight, and the mass flow rate of the quartz within the
slurry. (Density of quartz is 2600 kg/m3)
16) The feed to a flotation plant assays 0.8% copper. The concentrate produced assays 25% copper, and
the tailings 0.15% copper. Calculate the recovery of copper to the concentrate, the concentration
ratio and the enrichment ratio.
17) A cyclone is fed at the rate of 20t/h of dry solids. The cyclone feed contains 30% solids, the underflow
50% solids, and the overflow 15% solids by weight. Calculate the tonnage of solids per hour in the
underflow
18) A laboratory hydrocyclone is fed with a slurry of quartz (density 2650 kg/m 3 ) at a pulp density of 1130
kg/m3. The underflow has a pulp density of 1280 kg/m 3 and overflow of 1040kg/m3. A 2L sample of
underflow was taken in 3.1s. Calculate the mass flow rate of feed to the cyclone.
19) A ball mill in close circuit with a classifier takes in 450MT / day of 5/8 inch crushed quartz. The
percent solids in the classifier overflow, classifier feed and classifier sands are 28, 50 and 82
respectively. Grinding is done at 60% solids and the ore contains 5% moisture, calculate the
circulating load ratio