4% Increase in Gold Recovery with use of Gravity Circuit Antiscalant

GoalIncrease Gold Recovery with Gravity Circuit Antiscalant

<h6><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Subhead" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;a9b7102c-3994-5be2-9c43-38c62660da08|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;History Subhead&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;HistorySubhead&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134224900,&quot;true&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial,Times New Roman&quot;,335551500,&quot;9729359&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,335559740,&quot;240&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;40&quot;,335559738,&quot;200&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;]}">Customer Challenge</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:40,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></h6> <div><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;0281ace2-e1ae-5654-abde-bcf1e55e60c1|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;History Body&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;HistoryBody&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial,Times New Roman&quot;,335559740,&quot;252&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,268442635,&quot;22&quot;]}">A gold mine in Australia was dealing with persistent low gravity recovery for many years</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">One of the primary factors was blocked fluidization holes on the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">Knelson</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> concentrator caused by calcium carbonate scale, which was accelerated due to the high pressure and centrifugal forces of the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">Knelsons</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">Due to hazardous conditions and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">high cost</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">, the mine was looking for an alternative to a </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">sulphamic</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> acid </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">descaler</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}">&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <h6><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Subhead">Recommended</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Subhead"> Solution</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:40,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></h6> <div><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">With a thorough water analysis and an extensive offsite product testing procedure, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">Zalta</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">&trade; MA1140 </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">antiscalant</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> was selected as the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">optimal</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> solution</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">This </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">antiscalant</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> was specifically designed for calcium carbonate scaling</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}">&nbsp;</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <h6><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Subhead">Results Achieved</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:40,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></h6> <div><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">After a </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">4 month</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> trial, statistical data analysis was performed by the mine to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">validate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body"> the performance of the Solenis solution</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="History Body">Gold recoveries increased by 4% by improving gravity circuit operation and reducing gold feed going to the flotation and CIL circuits. By avoiding the need for acid cleaning, the mine also saved $50,000 associated with acid set-up and reduced hazardous working conditions.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}"> <img style="max-width: 100%; width: auto; height: auto;" src="/link/8009fb0ad3eb43309ebab2765ad13d95.aspx" alt="" width="1100" height="687" /></span></div>