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Prophecy Platinum Corporation – <strong>Wellgreen</strong> Property – <strong>Project</strong> 50149-001<br />

Figures 15 and 16 provide a general overview of the kinetic responses and the influence of mass<br />

recovery in each test for Cu, Ni, and PGM. The results show that after 8 minutes the Cu and Ni, and Pd<br />

recoveries do not appreciably improve; whereas the Pt and Au recoveries improves beyond 8 minutes. Pd<br />

is usually associated with copper, while Pt and Au will be at least partially associated with pyrrhotite and<br />

gangue minerals.<br />

Figure 15 shows copper, nickel, and palladium rougher flotation has a fast flotation rate at the start. In the<br />

first 4 minutes close to 80% of the copper and 60% of the nickel and palladium can be recovered. The<br />

slower floating minerals, Pt and Au, will take another 10-15 minutes of laboratory flotation time to be<br />

recovered.<br />

Figure 16 shows that copper and nickel recoveries are least influenced by mass recovery above 15%,<br />

while for Pt a 10% additional mass recovery will increase rougher recovery by 20%, from 50% to 70%.<br />

The same was observed for Pd and Au; thus, higher than 15% mass recovery is re<strong>com</strong>mended.<br />

Overall, the rougher flotation test results show the rougher flotation performance looks to be fairly robust<br />

with good recovery of the metal values to the rougher concentrate.<br />

Recovery, %<br />

Recovery, %<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Rougher Kinetics, Cu<br />

0<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Time, min<br />

Rougher Kinetics, Pt<br />

0<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

Time, min<br />

Recovery, %<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

100 g/t SIPX<br />

80 g/t PAX<br />

70 g/t SIPX<br />

Higher pH<br />

50 um<br />

150 um<br />

Talc Pre-float<br />

CMC<br />

100 g/t SIPX<br />

80 g/t PAX<br />

70 g/t SIPX<br />

Higher pH<br />

50 um<br />

150 um<br />

Talc Pre-float<br />

CMC<br />

Recovery, %<br />

Recovery, %<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

SGS Minerals Services<br />

Rougher Kinetics, Ni<br />

0<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Rougher Kinetics, Au<br />

0<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

Time, min<br />

Time, min<br />

Rougher Kinetics, Pd<br />

0<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

100 g/t SIPX<br />

80 g/t PAX<br />

70 g/t SIPX<br />

Higher pH<br />

50 um<br />

150 um<br />

Talc Pre-float<br />

CMC<br />

Time, min<br />

Figure 15: Rougher flotation Kinetics Results<br />

100 g/t SIPX<br />

80 g/t PAX<br />

70 g/t SIPX<br />

Higher pH<br />

50 um<br />

150 um<br />

Talc pre-float<br />

CMC<br />

100 g/t SIPX<br />

80 g/t PAX<br />

70 g/t SIPX<br />

Higher pH<br />

50 um<br />

150 um<br />

Talc Pre-float<br />

CMC<br />

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