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Step change
benefits
Unique technology
Smart design
Environomic Processing
CONCENTRATING ON THE FUTURE, NOW

When you pre-concentrate ore in
a modular plant, with a low energy
processing system like the Python,
you can count on substantial
reductions in cost structures
and environmental impact.
Python Environomics
Lowest environmental
& life of mine costs
= highest ROI
GEKKO ILR
BACKFILL
TAILS
ROCK CUTTING
Underground processing
reduces haulage by 70%
DRILL AND BLAST
STOPE
BACKFILL
PYTHON PLANT
ORE PASS
TAILS
CONCENTRATE
PYTHON PLANT

Potential total
mine cost savings
of 15% to 25%
SUPERCHARGED RETURNS
Welcome to Python’s Lean Mining concepts and higher
operating margins. Fewer process steps, less stock
piles, reduced handling, high upfront waste rejection
and low power usage all result in greater profitability.
ACCELERATED CASH FLOW
The key to accelerated cash flow is fast environmental
permitting and reduced infrastructure investment.
Modular design, fast equipment build and ease of
installation all support a quick pathway to cash
flow and investment returns.
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
The concept of pre-concentration using gravity and
flotation minimises or eliminates the use of chemicals
on site and resident in tailing facilities. Check out the
low power consumption per tonne treated and you’ll
complete the picture of an environmentally improved
processing strategy.
Successful
Python
Installation
Steps
We want to make sure, as you
do, that the Python provides
the benefits you seek.
Here’s our checklist;
1. Mineral applications
The equipment is primarily
designed for free gold and
sulphides. Applications and
data is based on our experience
within that sector, however
logically other heavy mineral
applications will be suitable.
2. Ore mineralogy
Typically, the coarser the mineral
For pre-concentration by gravity and liberates, the higher the recovery
flotation to work effectively in this and economic return on an ore.
system, the ore body must undergo a For optimal Python performance:
simple test work program. Liberation a) Gold/Sulphide Liberation > 250µm
characteristics of mineral at various b) Recovery 80% - 100%
grind sizes will determine if the Python c) Concentrate mass 0 - 30%
will provide an economic return.
Gold Recovery
Yield Recovery Curve
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
BGF (Gravity Only)
40%
RSA (Gravity and Flotation)
30%
OTHER (Gravity and Flotation)
20%
3. Test work
A test work program is essential.
Gekko can provide this service
or key test work protocols to
an independent laboratory
at your request.
Mineral characterisation test work
that achieves recoveries in this
zone are highly amenable to the
Python processing system
Plus 90% recoveries can be
achieved in some ore bodies such
as Ballarat Goldfields (BGF Gravity
Only) and Witwatersrand ore
(RSA Gravity and Flotation).
10%
Some ores may not be amenable
0
0
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Mass Yield
to pre-concentration as shown by
the yield curve denoted in grey.
UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY: SMART DESIGN
Low Profile Feeder
Reduced height for use
underground and easy
transport
Closed Circuit Jaw Crushing
Dust & Spillage
Management
Vapour sprays essential
for equipment use
underground. Material
runs wet in fines circuit
2nd Stage Crushing
Only 2 stages of
crushing required to
achieve target particle
size distribution
Closed Circuit, High
Reduction Crushing
Highly effective crushing
design is a critical factor
in the Python’s low
power usage
Low Profile Multi Stage IPJ Gravity Circuit
The InLine Pressure Jig is a proven low
cost proprietary continuous gravity device.
Low profile due to its pressurisation
High Capacity
Coarse Flotation
Flash flotation operates
as a scavaging system
to recover mineral from
gravity tails
Water Recycled to Plant
Both the flotation and InLine
Pressure Jig systems can
operate effectively on
recycled water
Fully Automated
Control System
The Python has been
designed with full
automation for ease
of operation

State of the Art Design
High Efficiency Separation
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and
Discrete Element Method (DEM) modelling
has been used to optimise InLine Pressure
Jig design and performance.
Structural Integrity
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has been
utilised to ensure modules are structurally
sound during operation.
5m
Turning Circle
The Python 200 has the same turning
circle as a 50 tonne underground truck.
5m
Static Stability Factors &
Design Envelope
The Python 200 in transport mode
has a rollover safety factor of 0.80.
BALLARAT–HQ
T: +61 3 5339 5859
F: +61 3 5339 5803
E: gekkos@gekkos.com
PERTH
T: +61 8 9203 6950
F: +61 8 9203 6951
E: gekkos@gekkos.com
gekkos.com
JOHANNESBURG
T: +27 (11) 448 1222
F: +27 (11) 448 1230
E: gekkos@gekkos.co.za
VANCOUVER
T: +1 604 681 2288
F: +1 604 681 2220
E: gekkos@gekkos.ca