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Test: LCT-5 <strong>Project</strong>: 50149-001 Date: May 1 2012 Operator: YW/Wei<br />

Purpose: Split flowsheet including Cu separation and Magnetic separation<br />

Procedure: As below.<br />

Feed: 6 x 2-kg of -10 mesh Master Composite Ni Scav Tail F K 80 : 87 µm<br />

Grind: 69 minutes /2 kg at 65% solids in the lab ball mill Ni regrind K80: 35 µm<br />

Regrind: 8 minutes in pebble mill<br />

Conditions:<br />

Reagents added, grams per tonne Time, minutes<br />

Stage Lime SIPX CuSO4 CMC Guar MIBC* Grind Cond. Froth pH Eh<br />

Grind - - - - - - 69<br />

Bulk Rougher 1 - 15 - - - 12 1 3 8.7 2.4<br />

Bulk Rougher 2 - 20 - - - 6 1 3 8.7 2.7<br />

Ni Scav 1 - 30 - - - 2 1 4 8.7 50.0<br />

Ni Scav 2 - 30 - - - 2 1 4 8.7 100.0<br />

Ni Scav 3 - 30 - - - 1 1 4 8.7 100.0<br />

4037<br />

Magnetic Separation on Ni Scav Tail<br />

Regrind Magnetic Concentrate 20 2 2 20<br />

Rougher - Magnetic 5 2 2 1 3<br />

Cleaner - Magnetic 2<br />

Bulk Cleaner (Combine Ro Conc 1-2)<br />

Bulk 1st Cleaner 1 - - - 12 12 - 2 8.6 78.9<br />

Bulk 1st Cleaner 2 - 10 - - - - 2<br />

Bulk 2nd Cleaner 1 - - 7 7 - 2 8.4 84.4<br />

Bulk 2nd Cleaner 2 - 5 - - - - 2<br />

Cu / Ni Separation<br />

Conditioner 1 450 - - - - - 5 10.5 -58.3<br />

Cu Rougher 5 - - - - 1 2 11.0 -94.3<br />

Cu Cleaner 1 50 0 - - - - 1 2 11.0 -89.7 Cycle 1 to 4: 2 g/t SIPX; Cycle 5 to 6: 0 g/t SIPX<br />

Ni Cleaner (Combine Scav Conc 1-3) 4037<br />

Regrind (PM) 20 - - - - - 18<br />

Ni 1st Cleaner 1 - 20 18 18 - 1 4 8.8 100.0 1st/2nd: 15 CMC / 15 Guar; from 3rd: 18 CMC / 18 Guar<br />

Ni 1st Cleaner 2 - 10 - - - - 1 4 8.8 100.0<br />

- - - -<br />

Ni 2nd Cleaner - 40+20 100 6 6 - 1 4+2 7.8 200.0 1st/2nd: 5 CMC / 5 Guar; from 3rd: 6 CMC / 6 Guar<br />

Ni 3rd Cleaner - 10 2 2 1 2 8.1 175.0 1st/2nd: 20 SIPX; from 3rd: 10 SIPX<br />

Total 8619 185 100 49 49 23 107 17 45<br />

*As needed<br />

Stage Rougher 2nd clnr 3rd clnr & sep<br />

Flotation Cell 2000 g D-12 500 g D-12 250 g D-12 PSA On Ni Regrind<br />

Speed: r.p.m. 1500 1600 1200 PSA Tails F

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