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COMPAÑÍA MINERA CASALE
PROJECT Nº 159742
CERRO CASALE PROJECT
PRE-FEASIBILITY/FEASIBILITY STUDY
TRADE-OFF STUDY REPORT
Nº 159742-N-RE-32
FOR
!"PR #S$ SA" ECONOMIC COMPARISON
Prepared by
AMEC I%&'(%)&*+%), C.*,' S$A.
Approved by
Discipline Lead/Manager Pi e rr e Lac o m be (PL)
Project Engineer I an O ro r d (!M)Engineering Manager " obe rt o A b # rt o ("A)Project Manager P a#l M c " ae ($%)&lient Mi ' e ! e lson (M!)
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A IO Internal revie Dec *+ ,- Dec *+ ,- PL, IO Iss#ed or #se eb. + , Dec. 0+ ,
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T
P A " E
1$ SUMMARY$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 3
2$ LIST OF ABBRE#IATIONS AND UNITS$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 4
3$ INTRODUCTION$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 5
4$ STUDY OBJECTI#ES SCOPE AND DELI#ERABLES$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 85. Objectives .............................................................................................................. *5. %cope and <attery Limits ....................................................................................... *5.7 Deliverables ........................................................................................................... 4
5$ TEC!NICAL DESCRIPTION$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 73. :ec=nical <ac'gro#nd ........................................................................................... 43. Design <asis .......................................................................................................... 0
3.7 Available Inormation............................................................................................ ,3.5 8P9" :estor' and %im#lation "es#lts ............................................................. ,3.3 >$%imMet %im#lations and Mass balance calc#lations .......................................
8$ CAPITAL COST ESTIMATE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 12
7$ OPERATIN" COST ESTIMATE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 13
$ NET PRESENT #ALUE AND PAYBAC: ANALYSIS$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 15
9$ CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 17
1$ REFERENCES$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 1
APPENDICES
Appendi? A E@#ipment Lists Appendi?< &apital &ost Estimates Appendi? &Operating &ost Estimates Appendi? DDraings
Appendi? E &alc#lations Appendi? Mass <alance
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1$ SUMMARY
:=is report presents t=e res#lts o an #pdated trade6o st#dy cond#cted by AME&
Americas Ltd to compare t=e relative merits o a %A9 mill6based (t=e alternative)vers#s a 8P9"6based (t=e base case) grinding circ#it conig#ration or t=e &erro&asale project. :=e project considers t=e treatment o ore+ at a rate o *,+,,, tpd+t=ro#g= a processing plant recovering gold and copper val#es.
:=e 8P9" base case =as been developed at easibility (%) level+ it= t=e incl#sion o some o t=e major material =andling capital cost red#ction items identiied in t=e %6stage b#t prior to considering t=e eect o t=e grind siBe target red#ction later implemented. :=e related design deliverables orm t=e basis o t=e operating andcapital cost estimates presented in t=is report. or t=e %A9 alternative+ t=e siBing o t=e commin#tion e@#ipment as revised rom t=e earlier preeasibility (P%) stage
assessment to relect adj#stment made since t=en to t=e poer re@#irement. <asedon t=ese+ t=e major e@#ipment re@#irements ere revised+ along it= t=eir e?pectedoperating and capital cost re@#irements.
:=e res#lts o t=e c#rrent st#dy reconirm t=e concl#sion reac=ed at t=e concl#sion o t=e P%+ namely t=at t=e =ig=er poer eiciency associated it= t=e 8P9" circ#ittranslates into a signiicant inancial advantage compared to t=e %A<&6< circ#it+re@#ired to establis= a %A96based commin#tion circ#it+ despite its =ig=er capitale?pendit#re. :able . is preseinting t=e o#tcome o t=e inancial analysis.
T ); , ' 1 $ 1 E <+% + =* < A % ) , * C + = 6) (* %> ! P "R - B )' 0 $ S A "- B ) ' C *( < *&
!PC Disco#nted , (FM) 4,.4!PC Disco#nted 3 (FM) 77.,%imple Paybac' (years) 5.4I"" () 2 .0
:=e positive o#tcome o t=e inancial analysis+ avo#ring t=e 8P9"6based circ#it+ isbro#g=t by an e?pected red#ction o t=e overall commin#tion section operating costsby F,.0,3/t+ or F5*.3M per year+ set against t=e additional capital e?pendit#re o F.-M. 9rinding media and liners cons#mption dierences acco#nt or appro?imately F,.35/t o t=is red#ction =ile poer savings acco#nt or an additional
F,.34/t. :=ese savings are partially oset by smaller increases in labo#r (F,.,7/t)+liners (F,.7/t) and maintenance materials and spares costs (F,.3/t). Additionalconveyors+ eeders and associated civil or's acco#nt or t=e b#l' o t=e capital costdierence beteen t=e to commin#tion circ#it conig#rations.
:=e ris's associated it= t=e adoption o a 8P9"6based commin#tion circ#it aredeemed as manageable and+ to some e?tent+ less da#nting t=an or a circ#it it= %A9mills. Most o t=e ris's associated it= t=e 8P9" circ#it relates to potential materials
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=andling iss#es and d#st prod#ction. :=ese can be mitigated t=ro#g= ade@#atedesign eat#res. %c=ed#le delays d#e to casting problems+ long lead and installationtimes+ and saety iss#es d#ring maintenance are some o t=e 'non ris's associatedit= a %A96based circ#it t=at o#ld be eliminated by t=e selection o t=e 8P9" ro#te.
:=e 8P9" circ#it is t=ereore reconirmed by t=e c#rrent st#dy #pdate as t=e preerredapproac= or t=e commin#tion circ#it design at &erro &asale.
2$ LIST OF ABBRE#IATIONS AND UNITS
%A9 %emi6A#togeno#s 9rinding
8P9" 8ig= Press#re 9rinding "olls
!PC !et Present Cal#e
I"" Internal "ate o "et#rnP% Preeasibility %t#dy
% easibility %t#dy
% easibility %t#dy pdate
t/d Dry metric tonnes per day
F nited %tates o America Dollar
'G= $iloatt =o#r
'G=/t $iloatt =o#r per tonne
M Million
OPEH Operating e?pendit#re
&APEH &apital e?pendit#re
&%% &losed side setting
%A<&6< %A9 mill+ open6circ#ited pebble cr#s=ing and ball mill conig#ration
P0, %creen apert#re siBe t=ro#g= =ic= 0, o t=e material passes
:0, :ranser siBe (0, passing t=is siBe)
mm millimetre
micron One t=o#sandt= o a millimetre
c/ complete it=
/ nderlo
O/ Overlo
/% ndersiBe
O/% OversiBe
v/v vol#me per vol#me proportion
/ eig=t per eig=t proportion
g/t grams per tonne
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!/m/m !eton orce per s@#are meter per meter lengt= o 8P9" roll
ts/m7/= tonnes second per c#bic meter per =o#r (speciic t=ro#g=p#t or 8P9")
3$ INTRODUCTION
AME& as irst re@#ested at t=e concl#sion o t=e P%+ by t=e &ompania Minera&asale (&M&)+ to perorm a trade6o st#dy comparing t=e relative merits o t=esealternative grinding circ#it conig#rations+ it= a vie to select t=e most appropriateconig#ration or incl#sion in t=e los=eet o t=e proposed &erro &asale Mill at t=e %stage.
:=e concl#sions o t=is earlier st#dy (doc#ment 3-456!6"E6,7) =aving indicatedt=at a 8P9"6based circ#it o#ld be t=e most economical option to p#rs#e+ it as
implemented or detailing in t=e s#bse@#ent %6stage o t=e st#dy. At t=e end o t=eP%+ t=e dierential capital cost as estimated at some F4*M+ avo#ring t=e %A96based circ#it+ b#t an OPEH savings o F.,0/t as alloing a ast paybac'. :=e P%6level %A9 circ#it &APEH and OPEH ere #sed or t=e base case =ile scoping6levelestimates ere prepared to establis= t=e 8P9"6based relevant costs.
Git= t=e establis=ed 8P9" circ#it OPEH and &APEH+ at %6level+ &M& e?pressed are@#irement to revisit t=e earlier concl#sion by incorporating t=e act#aliBed costs or t=e major inp#ts and consider t=e details made available at %+ vers#s t=e #pdatedval#es pegged or t=e %A96based option+ earlier developed at P%6level. :=is reportpresents t=e res#lts o t=is act#aliBed trade6o st#dy and orms part o t=e &erro
&asale easibility %t#dy.
!o additional relevant data as provided rom t=e ,,- testor' campaigns or siBingt=e %A9 mill circ#it+ besides a conirmation t=at t=e earlier *.- 'G=/t or <MGi asapplied to t=e design ore is apparently a valid average. Only t=e incrementalt=ro#g=p#t demand+ o *, 't/d instead o 3, 't/d in t=e earlier st#dy+ as acco#ntedor in resiBing t=e commin#tion e@#ipment. !evert=eless+ t=e %A9 mill circ#it design isdeemed aggressive+ it= nearly all t=e installed %A9 and ball milling poer re@#ired toprocess t=e re@#ired t=ro#g=p#t+ calling as ell or a relatively coarse transer siBe(:0,) beteen t=e to circ#its only deemed ac=ievable by t=e adoption o a %A<&6<circ#it conig#ration (cr#s=ed pebbles ed to close6circ#ited screen+ it= prod#ctmoving into ball mill). Evidence rom benc=mar'ed data are pointing to a idepossible range o speciic %A9 energy re@#irement at t=e lo Ab indicated or t=edesign ore+ made #p o t=e Jear 63 mine o#tp#t. :=is is p#s=ing or a re@#iredconirmation o t=e %A9 poer re@#irements t=ro#g= pilot planting o a representativesample.
AME& consolidated t=e vario#s so#rces o inormation and prod#ced design criteria+los=eets+ process lo diagrams+ mass balances and easibility level capital andoperating cost estimates or t=e 8P9" alternative (see %ections *+ 4 and t=e
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Appendices or details)+ as part o t=e % deliverables pac'age. %#c= deliverables+or t=e %A9 alternative ere #pdated rom t=e earlier P% level. :=e comparison isbased on t=e re@#irements to deliver a lotation eed prod#ct at a P0, o 3, Km and anominal rate o *, 't/d it= t=e design ore deined as representative o t=e Jear 63ore type mi?t#re. :=e 3, Km #sed earlier as retained or t=is #pdate+ despite t=eselection o a iner target o , Km late in t=e ,,- easibility %t#dy stage+ since s#c=a selection as applied to t=e %A96based option o#ld =ave called or a o#rt= %A9 millto be added+ and a revision o t=e n#mber+ and a possible conig#rationrearrangement+ o t=e accompanying pebble cr#s=ing and ball milling circ#its. :=is int#rn o#ld =ave re@#ired a complete reassessment o t=e e?pected &APEH cost or t=is option.
:=e aorementioned inormation as #sed to estimate and compare t=e dierentialinancial indicators or t=e to alternative los=eets (see %ection 0).
4$ STUDY OBJECTI#ES SCOPE AND DELI#ERABLES
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:=e primary objective o t=is st#dy #pdate as to present a balanced and #nbiasedcomparison o t=e relative merits o a 8P9"6based grinding circ#it+ as developed to%6level+ vers#s t=e alternate scenario developed earlier or t=e P% involving aconventional %A<&6< circ#it. :=is comparison is meant to provide conirmation+ it=t=e additional design and costing details and acc#racy provided at t=e concl#sion o t=e %+ to allo decision ma'ers to gain #ll conidence in t=e earlier selection o t=e
grinding circ#it or &erro &asale+ calling or t=e incl#sion o 8P9".
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:=e scope o t=e st#dy as to generate s#icient design data to allo a basiccomparison o t=e economics o t=e to los=eets. :=e list o deliverables belos#mmariBes t=e scope assigned to AME&.
:=e battery limits or t=is trade6o st#dy are2
• pstream 2 &oarse ore stoc'pile eed conveyor
•
Donstream 2 <all mill cyclone overlos to lotation
:=e "OM cr#s=ing operation is identical or bot= t=e %A<&6< and 8P9" los=eets+it= t=e e?ception o a ider coarse ore stoc'pile stac'ing conveyor+ as re@#ired or t=e 8P9"6based circ#it to deal it= sporadic bypassing o a tertiary cr#s=ing circ#itstream. %imilarly t=e lotation los=eets are identical+ it= bot= grinding circ#itsre@#ested to generate a prod#ct it= a P0, o 3, microns+ at a similar sl#rry densityreac=ing t=e ro#g=ing lotation section+ and at t=e same nominal t=ro#g=p#t capability
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o *,+,,, t/d. In t=e case o t=e %A96based circ#it+ t=e #tiliBation o t=e availableball mill poer contingency e?isting #nder t=e 8P9"6based option+ is #sed #p topermit a coarsening o t=e transer siBe rom t=e %A9 mills and limit t=eir poer demand.
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:rade6O %t#dy deliverables are2
• Earlier :rade6O st#dy report (doc#ment 3-456!6"E6,7)
• % Design &riteria (doc#ment 3-456!6D&63)
• % Process lo Diagrams it= mass balance data
• %coping PD or %A96based circ#it
• Dierential e@#ipment list c/ indicated siBing o all main e@#ipment• Operating cost estimate
• &apital cost estimate
• inancial analysis
• :rade6O st#dy report (t=is doc#ment 3-456!6"E67,)
5$ TEC!NICAL DESCRIPTION
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ig#re 3.6 belo s=os a concept#al bloc' diagram or t=e %A<&6< and8P9" based grinding circ#its considered or t=e &erro &asale Mill.
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Pebble cr#s=er
/%iBe
O/%iBe
/ %i Be %creen
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F * > ( ' 5 $1 - 1 C +%<'6 & ), B , +<@ D * ) > ( )= +( " (* % * %> C* ( < *& A ,& ' ( %) &* 0 '
S A BC- B C * (< *& ! P "R C * (< * &
&oarse Ore %toc'pile &oarse Ore %toc'pile
%A9 Mill Dry %creen %econdaryO/%iBe &r#s=er
/%iBe
%creen O/%iBe 8P9"
Get %creenO/%iBe
/%iBe
&yclones <all Mills &yclones <all Mills/lo /lo
O/lo to lotation O/lo to lotation
In t=e %A<&6< conig#ration+ t=e added pebble cr#s=ing step complementst=e %A9 mill grinding poer in providing compression cr#s=ing o t=e so6called critical siBe material+ =ic= o#ld ot=erise b#ild #p in t=e %A9 mill.:=e cr#s=ed pebble stream does not ret#rn to t=e %A9 mill b#t insteadproceeds to a screening stage to allo or recycling o t=e coarse raction o t=e pebble stream. :=e ine raction proceeds to t=e ball milling circ#it. :=isarrangement allos or a coarser transer siBe to be obtained+ despite apossble tendency or t=e ore to generate a limited @#antity o inis=edprod#ct t=ro#g= %A9 milling only.
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:=e detailed design criteria doc#ments or bot= grinding alternatives =ave
been p#blis=ed separately (3-456!6D&6,, or t=e base case %A<&6<circ#it+ and 3-456!6D&6, or t=e 8P9" alternative). :able 3.6s#mmariBes and compares t=e 'ey design ass#mptions and data or bot=scenarios.
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T ); , ' 5 $ 2 - 1 : ' D ' * > % C ( *& ' ( * )
D'*>% E,'='%& U%*&
SABC-B
O6&*+%
B)' C)'
!P"R:=ro#g=p#t t/d *,+,,, *,+,,,
Primary cr#s=ing circ#it prod#ct P0, (mm) 3, 3,
Primary cr#s=ing circ#it prod#cttop siBe
mm 5, 5,
Design ore blend Jear63 composite
Overall circ#it grinding #tiliBation - -
%econdary cr#s=er circ#it#tiliBation
na 03
>$:ec= A?b ore =ardnessparameter -. na
>$:ec= ta abrasivenessparameter
,.7 ,.7
Estimated <all Mill Gor' Inde? 'G=/t *.-5 *.,-
Design impact cr#s=ing or'inde?
'G=/t 5.* 5.*
%creening eiciency (ass#med) -, -,
lotation eed P0, microns 3, 3,
&yclone overlo sl#rry density / 75 75
!ote2. :=e initial base case sim#lations made #se o t=e 0, mm primary cr#s=er prod#ct. Later iterations it= t=e retained 8P9" circ#it in % adopted 3, mm b#t no comparable sim#lationdata or t=e %A<&6< circ#it ere generated.
:=e secondary cr#s=ing circ#it or t=e alternative+ as per t=e pebble cr#s=ingcirc#it #nder t=e base case+ is e?pected to r#n only 03 o t=e time. :ocompensate or t=is loer #tiliBation+ compared to t=e rest o t=eserespective circ#it1s components+ an additional pebble cr#s=er+ s=ared by allt=ree %A9 grinding lines+ =as been incl#ded in t=e %A<&6< design =ile anintermediate cr#s=ed ore stoc'pile =as been incl#ded in t=e 8P9" circ#it
design.
Per :able 3.6+ t=e ball mill or' inde? or t=e 8P9" circ#it is e?pected tobe 3 loer t=an t=at o t=e %A9 mill6based circ#it+ per t=e testor'cond#cted by Polysi#s =ic= s=oed val#es o #p to - (beore adj#stmentor dierential 0, and P0, beteen tests). :=is red#ction is attrib#ted tot=e so6called micro crac'ing eect+ res#lting rom t=e =ig= stressesimparted on t=e material passing t=ro#g= t=e 8P9" rolls.
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All inormation pertaining to t=e %A<&6<+ as t=e base case carried in t=e
Preeasibility %t#dy+ is available in separate doc#ments not d#plicated in t=isreport. G=ere relevant+ t=e %A<&6< data is s=on to allo direct comparisonit= t=e relevant alternate case #nder st#dy.
or t=e 8P9" option+ t=e deliverables prepared #p to t=e point =ere t=edecision as made to decrease t=e lotation eed P0,+ rom t=e prior 3, Kmto t=e revised , Km val#e+ ere t=e basis or t=e estimates.
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Drill core samples ere provided to Polysi#s to test t=e amenity o t=e ore to
8P9" cr#s=ing. :=e samples tested by Polysi#s incl#ded a Jear to 3blend composite sample as ell as an additional si? individ#al ore typesamples. :=e objectives o t=e tests ere to generate data re@#ired or e@#ipment siBing+ cost estimates and to assess ris's pertaining to t=evariability o t=e orebody N.
%ome o t=e 'ey metrics and indings rom t=ese tests are2
• Liner ear rates increase it= an increase in eed moist#re content.:=e implication is t=at t=e los=eet design and e@#ipment siBings=o#ld aim at minimiBing 8P9" eed moist#re+ e.g. t=ro#g= longer
et screens to ens#re better drainage.• At a 5 moist#re content t=e A:GAL abrasion test yielded a ear
rate o * g/t or t=e composite sample. :=is is classiied by Polysi#sas a lo to medi#m abrasiveness ore response.
• Meas#red ear rates ere all in t=e medi#m abrasiveness range it=minimal variability beteen t=e individ#al ore types.
• :=e speciic energy inp#t at t=e optim#m grinding orce as .0 'G=/t
• A speciic t=ro#g=p#t (m6dot) o , ts/m7/= as meas#red at t=eoptim#m grinding conditions.
• Loc'ed cycle cr#s=ing tests s=oed t=at t=ere o#ld be no b#ild6#p o
a =arder component in closed circ#it operation d#e to preerentialcr#s=ing o soter constit#ents.
• %creening tests cond#cted it= t=e "E9"O prod#ct revealed t=at t=ecompacted ca'es disagglomerate easily d#ring et screening.
• <ond test res#lts indicate t=at a 8P9" prod#ct o#ld re@#ire - lesspoer in t=e s#bse@#ent ball mill to grind a 6* mm eed don to 3micron compared to a cr#s=er prod#ced 6* mm eed. :=econirmatory Labmill test proced#re yielded a smaller dierence.
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AME& adopted 3 as a reasonably conservative estimate or t=ee?pected poer red#ction.
•
:ests cond#cted on t=e seven samples indicated only minor dierences in process parameters.
Polysi#s cond#cted sim#lations based on t=eir testing o t=e composites andon proprietary scale6#p actors. %ome o t=e 'ey sim#lation o#tp#ts are2
• A tertiary 8P9" circ#it prod#ct o 6* mm can be prod#ced #sing eit=er ive large .* ? .43 m rolls or si? .5 ? .4 m rolls. &ost and ease o operation dictate t=e latter+ i.e. to parallel #nits or eac= o t=e t=reeidentical grinding lines+ it= one 8P9" dedicated to eeding eac= oneo t=e si? ball mills.
• At a nominal rolls speed o .53 m/s t=is conig#ration ill r#n atappro?imately -, o t=e ma?im#m speed providing an estimated *contingency on t=ro#g=p#t.
• At a -, 8P9" #tiliBation and an estimated average circ#lating loado 3 #sing a c#t siBe on t=e et screen o , mm+ t=e nominal eedto eac= 8P9" ill be +0*5 t/=+ re@#iring 7+37, 'G o motor poer+incl#ding mec=anical losses. :=e #se o to +43, 'G variable speeddrives per 8P9" #nit ill allo or minor variability in bot= t=ro#g=p#tand ore =ardness.
5$5 J:S*=M'& S*=,)&*+% )% M) ;),)%<' <),<,)&*+%
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!#mber o cone cr#s=ers ea. 5 0
!#mber o <all Mills (*1 ? 551) ea. * *
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%econdary/Pebble &r#s=ers &%% mm 7 73
Dry %creen <ottom Dec' Apert#re mm 7 53
%ec./Pebble &r#s=ers Prod#ct P0, mm .3 74
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8$ CAPITAL COST ESTIMATE
:=e capital cost estimate or t=e base case is relecting t=e detailed cost estimateprepared or t=e Preeasibility %t#dy.
or t=e alternate circ#it+ t=e &APEH estimate is t=e o#tcome o t=e % drat stage. Inbot= cases+ t=e major mec=anical e@#ipment is costed rom b#dgetary @#otes+ or inde?ed or dierential siBe rom recent @#otes or similar e@#ipment. Material ta'e6osere eval#ated on t=e basis o t=e plant area topograp=y and t=e general plant layo#tprepared or t=is p#rpose. :=e precision o eac= estimate varies in relation it= t=e levelo st#dy reac=ed it= eit=er one (/63 or P%+ /63 or % drat)
:=e res#lting dierential &APEH estimate is presented in :ables *6 belo. !ote t=atindirect cost elements incl#ding EP&M+ initial ills+ vendor representatives+ and Oner1scost are acco#nted or by a * actor as s=on in :able *6. :=is val#e represents=al o t=e overall 7 bac'6calc#lated rom t=e overall % &APEH estimate+ relecting
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BS C+' DISCIPLINE %A<&6< 8P9", Eart=or's 0. -.*
/, &oncrete ., 5,.
7, %tr#ct#ral %teel 50./ 3*.55, Arc=itect#ral 3.3 .7
3, Mec=anical 735.7 5.4
*, Piping /7.5 /*./
4, Electrical *0. 55.4
0, Instr#mentation //.3 /4.7
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Indirect costs (* o direct) ,5. -.*
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CAPE *%<,*%> I%*('<& )% C+%&*%>'%< 24$3 948$3
D*'('%<' !P"R O6&*+% - SA" O6&*+% 121$9
t=e act t=at not all t=e indirect costs are variable and only =al co#ld t=#s be savedt=ro#g= a red#ction o t=e project &APEH.
A ,.* contingency as also added+ per t=e average level calc#lated rom t=e % Drat&APEH estimate.
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:able *6 indicates t=at t=e %A96based scenario o#ld re@#ire a &APEH o#tlayF.-M loer t=an t=e estimation prepared or t=e 8P9"6based circ#it. :able *6 alsoindicates t=at a large portion o t=is incremental e?pendit#re is associated it= t=emec=anical components and str#ct#ral steel costs associated it= t=e 8P9"6basedcirc#it+ partly compensated by =ig=er electrical gear costs or t=e %A96based option.
:=e circ#its donstream o t=e ball milling section are pres#med e@#ivalent in t=eir design or bot= conig#rations eval#ated. :=ey only dier in t=e #tiliBed ball millingpoer base.
&apital cost details are presented in Appendi? <.
7$ OPERATIN" COST ESTIMATE
Detailed operating cost calc#lations are presented in Appendi? &. :able 46 belos#mmariBes t=e poer cons#mption elements+ as e?tracted rom t=e e@#ipment list it=load actors assigned to individ#al e@#ipment+ per Appendi? A6 and A6.
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Ancillary E@#ipment .73 .50
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. sing indication t=at .3 times t=e net pebble cr#s=er energy (i.e. e?cl#ding poer cons#mption or no6load and transmission losses) e@#ates t=e %A9 mill poer red#ction+ t=e e@#ivalent %A9 only circ#itspeciic poer cons#mption o#ld be -. 'G=/t.
. %peciic poer cons#mption based on test res#lt data indicating .0 'G=/t o 8P9" eed and 33circ#lating load rom et screens =en operated at a c#t6o siBe o , mm.
:able 46 s=os an e?pected red#ction o t=e speciic poer cons#mption o nearly 3or t=e 8P9"6based+ vers#s t=e %A96based circ#it. :=e most signiicant dierence=ig=lig=ted by :able 46 is t=e 3.47 'G=/t poer cons#mption dierence beteen t=eto centerpiece major e@#ipment items (%A9 mill vs. 8P9"). Ancillary e@#ipmentpoer is =ig=er or t=e 8P9" conig#ration as t=is type o circ#it contains moreconveyors and eeders t=an t=e simpler %A<&6< circ#it.
:able 46 belo s#mmariBes all major cost elements or t=e to conig#rations.
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SABC !P"R D*'('%<'/& /& /& H 0$ SA
Poer .44 .4,7 ,.345 3.9rinding and &r#s=ing Liners ,.*5 ,.7-, 6,.* 654.*9rinding Media .0- ,.437 ,.37* 5.*Operating and "epair %#pplies ,.70 ,.5*4 6,.5- 65*.0
Direct and &ontract Labor ,.,04 ,.4 6,.,7, 675.T+&), 4$235 3$429 $5 19$
Per t=e details on t=e OPEH derivation provided in Appendi? &+ it is noted t=at2
• :=e poer cost as estimated at a price o %F,.,-,/'G= or electricity
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• :=e cost or spares and maintenance materials or t=e %A96based circ#it is derivedby applying a actor o 5.3 to t=e &APEH elements representing e@#ipment(mec=anical+ electrical)+ piping+ instr#mentation and b#l' elements e?posed to ear or damage (lig=t steel+ pipes/cables and associated rac's and s#pports+ b#ildingall panels). :=e res#lting val#e (F0.3M) is t=e yearly e?penses re@#ired to cover maintenance spares and materials costs+ e?cl#sive o manpoer.
• or t=e 8P9"6based option+ t=e maintenance spares and materials costs erederived rom a irst6principles approac=+ =ere every piece o e@#ipment asbro'en don into its vario#s main elements and a replacement re@#ency and priceas assigned to eac= o t=em. :=e res#lting s#m o all t=ese individ#al amo#nts+pl#s percentages to cover maintenance o b#l' items s#c= as s#pports+ cabling andinstr#mentation (mostly costed as lots in t=e &APEH derivation)+ yields t=e yearlyb#dget o F*.-M indicated. :=e details o t=is derivation are o#nd in doc#ment
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• Labor costs are based on t=e b#rdened ages indicated by &M&.
:able 46 indicates t=at t=e 8P9" circ#it is e?pected to be - c=eaper to operate andmaintain t=an t=e e@#ivalent %A<&6< base case circ#it. :=is is attrib#ted to t=esigniicant poer cons#mption advantage oered by t=e 8P9" circ#it+ at 0.- 'G=/t+vers#s 3. 'G=/t re@#ired by t=e %A<&6< circ#it+ incl#ding motor eiciency andtransormation/transmission losses.
<esides t=e poer cost+ t=e majority o t=e remaining cost dierential beteen t=ecirc#its lies in t=e dierence beteen ball ear costs o .-F/t or t=e %A96basedcirc#it+ vers#s t=e 8P9"6based circ#it1s ,.43 F/t.
I t=e costs related to t=e maintenance spares and materials+ liners+ &M&1s on andcontract#al manpoer involved in maintenance activities are tallied toget=er as anoverall maintenance cost+ t=e s#ms compared are F,.-*/t and F,.**/t+ or t=e 8P9" vs.%A<&6< circ#its+ respectively.
$ NET PRESENT #ALUE AND PAYBAC: ANALYSIS
:able 0. presents t=e =ig=lig=ts o t=e inancial analysis perormed.
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!PC Disco#nted , (FM) 4,.4!PC Disco#nted 3 (FM) 77.,%imple Paybac' (years) 5.4I"" () 2 .0
Detailed cas= lo inormation is presented in Appendi? E. :=e analysis is based on t=eolloing ass#mptions2
• 8al o t=e constr#ction capital e?pendit#re is inc#rred to years prior to t=e irstprod#ction it= t=e rest divided e@#ally beteen t=e year beore prod#ction startsand t=e irst year o prod#ction
• Inlation and or'ing capital dierential eects are ass#med to be negligible• Interest earned or paid on c#m#lative cas=lo is not considered• All o t=e initial capital ill =ave been ritten o by mine clos#re
ig#re 0. presents t=e sensitivity o t=e indicated !PC(3) to c=anges to t=e 8P9"circ#it1s main cost drivers.
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9$ CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
:=e 8P9" circ#it oers an estimated ,.0,3 F/t operating cost saving+ compared to t=e
%A<&6< circ#it. 8oever+ t=is is oset by an estimated F.-M in additional capitale?pendit#re re@#ired or t=e 8P9"6based circ#it. :=e comparative inancial analysisindicates an #ndisco#nted cas=lo dierential o F4,.4M+ or F77.,M in avor o t=e8P9" based circ#it at a 3 disco#nt rate. :=e I"" or t=is comparative scenario is.0. :=e simple paybac' period+ i.e. t=e d#ration re@#ired to pay bac' t=e additional&APEH #sing t=e OPEH saving+ is 5.4 years.
On t=is basis+ t=e inancial beneits o adopting a circ#it comprising 8P9" asreplacement to t=e %A9 milling step or developing t=e &erro &asale processing plantdesign criteria =as been reconirmed.
AME& is o t=e opinion t=at t=e intangible opport#nities oered by t=e 8P9" circ#it alsoovers=ado t=e ris's associated it= t=is circ#it+ s#c= as2
• :=e %A9 circ#it is simple and proven. :=e 8P9" circ#it is more comple?+ it=signiicantly more e@#ipment. :=#s+ t=ere is more t=at can go rong t=ro#g=imbalances beteen e@#ipment or circ#it capacities in a 8P9" circ#it.
• :=e et and dry screening sections do not incl#de any bac'#p #nits+ per circ#it.:=e loss o one screen =ile in operation o#ld red#ce t=e t=ro#g=p#t potentialo t=e circ#it.
• 8P9" circ#its contain additional e@#ipment (screens+ c=#tes+ bins+ eeders andconveyors) =ic= demand additional maintenance reso#rces (personnel+ capitaland normal spares+ are=o#sing loor space+ administrative processes+ etc.)
• %econdary cr#s=ing and 8P9" demands e?cellent tramp metal detection andremoval to protect st#ds. Eective tramp metal detection on slo moving eedersposes many design problems and t=e scale o t=e &erro &asale operation ille?acerbate t=is c=allenge.
• %A9 circ#its can accommodate clayey ore constit#ents easily. &lay in t=e 8P9"circ#it ill ca#se b#ild6#p at material transer points+ c=#te bloc'ages+ conveyor scraper/cleaning iss#es+ red#ced 8P9" t=ro#g=p#t and increased ear d#e toincreased eed moist#re content+ incomplete disagglomeration o la'es+ etc.9eological reports on t=e &erro &asale orebody indicates t=at t=ere are minimalclayey constit#ents in t=e orebody+ alt=o#g= t=e composite prepared or testor'to em#late t=e early mine o#tp#t+ mostly composed o diorite+ =ad almost .3clay6li'e minerals. It s=o#ld be noted t=at even small localiBed incl#sions in t=is
massive orebody co#ld rea' =avoc to t=e 8P9"6based circ#it t=ro#g=p#tcapability.
• A 8P9" circ#it demands additional d#st s#ppression+ containment ande?traction systems. D#st generation represents bot= a cost as ell as potentialenvironmental and =ealt= ris'.
A more complete list o pros and cons as p#blis=ed it= t=e earlier :O% completed att=e preeasibility stage (doc#ment 3-456!6"E6,7).
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Most o t=e ris's listed or t=e 8P9" circ#it can be controlled at t=e design staget=ro#g= incl#sion o appropriate ris' mitigation meas#res and operating strategies in t=elos=eet.
:=e 8P9"6based circ#it is t=ereore recommended to be t=e preerred commin#tionapproac= carried or t=e easibility st#dy los=eet.
1$ REFERENCES
. <#rc=ardt+ EgbertQ 8ig= Press#re 9rinding+ %creening R 9rindability :ests on a9old/&opper Ore or t=e &erro &asale Project o $inross/<arric' carried o#t at t=ePolysi#s "esearc= &entre inal :est "eportQ 3 >#ne ,,0. (see Appendi? 6 o P%
doc#ment 3-456!6"E6,7)
. &ontract %#pport %ervicesQ inal report to $inross 9old "es#lts o &erro &asaleProposed &ommin#tion &irc#it 8P9" vs. %A<&6< easibility %im#lation %t#dyQ -%eptember ,,0. (see Appendi? 6 o P% doc#ment 3-456!6"E6,7)
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1$29
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(F/t) $32 $487
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Operator (9rinding/8P9") 57+7 5 47+00 ,.,,7, 5 47+00 ,.,,
Operator (%ec. &r#s=ing R %creening) 57+7 , , ,.,,,, 5 47+00 ,.,,
8elper 6 Operations 7+303 0 *,+*44 ,.,,53 7-+,* ,.,,
Operator (Get %creens R &onveyors) 57+7 , , ,.,,,, 5 47+00 ,.,,Maintenance :
Maintenance Planner 03+*3 03+*3 ,.,,3 .77 5+37 ,.,,
Maintenance :ec=nician 54+5 54+5 ,.,,,0 .77 *7+0 ,.,,
Instr#mentation :ec=nician 54+5 .77 ,+*5- ,.,,- 7 5+*7 ,.,,
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Electrician 54+5 5.*4 +-- ,.,,70 4 77+-50 ,.,,
&ontractors 7+3,+4*3 ,.,3*7 7+*4*+-4* ,.,*
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8elpers6Metall#rgy 7+303 .77 57+55* ,.,,,0 *3+*- ,.,,
:otal 3+,5+*47 $973 *+4*0+34 $11
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• It as ass#med t=at t=e maintenance and metall#rgy cres assigned to t=egrinding area o#ld be appro?imately one t=ird o t=e total plant strengt=.
• Additional metall#rgical =elpers are b#dgeted or t=e 8P9" as t=e or'load ise?pected to increase disproportionately it= t=e additional belt c#ts and gradinganalysis re@#ired or t=e additional conveyors and screens.
• &ontractors costs ere estimated in detail or t=e base case ,,- easibility %t#dyand is estimated at F7.*0 M/a. :=e e@#ivalent ig#re or t=e %A<& circ#it+ at t=e,,- Preeasibility level+ as F7.3 M/a.
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"atio o poer %A92Pebble &r#s=er P% 0.74
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drive losses or cr#s=er+ .3 or %A9
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