DELKOR DELKOR SOUTH SOUTH AMERICA AMERICA LIMITADA LIMITADA

FILTERING FILTERING SYSTEMS SYSTEMS FOR FOR DRY DRY TAILINGS TAILINGS DEPOSITION DEPOSITION

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TAILINGS TAILINGS DEPOSITION DEPOSITION
BENEFITS BENEFITS DRY DRY DEPOSITION. DEPOSITION. REVIEW REVIEW OF OF WET WET vs vs DRY DRY DEPOSITION. DEPOSITION. TYPES TYPES OF OF EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE. REVIEW REVIEW OF OF EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT COSTS. COSTS. DETAILS DETAILS OF OF EXISTING EXISTING OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS.

TAILINGS TAILINGS DAM DAM CONSIDERATIONS CONSIDERATIONS

COST COST WATER WATER SUPPLY SUPPLY COST COST WET WET vs vs DRY DRY DEPOSITION DEPOSITION RECLAMATION RECLAMATION FOR FOR FUTURE FUTURE PROCESSING PROCESSING FINAL FINAL MOISTURE MOISTURE REQUIRED REQUIRED

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GEOLOGICAL GEOLOGICAL FAULTS FAULTS // SEEPAGE SEEPAGE VALLEY VALLEY ANGLE ANGLE // CAPACITY CAPACITY ROADS ROADS RIVERS RIVERS SEISMIC SEISMIC STABILITY STABILITY

Summary Summary

BENEFITS BENEFITS OF OF DRY DRY DEPOSITION DEPOSITION

EXTENDED EXTENDED DAM DAM LIFE LIFE IMPROVED IMPROVED WATER WATER RECOVERY RECOVERY COMPACTED COMPACTED TAILS TAILS ALLOWS ALLOWS REVEGETATION REVEGETATION GREATER GREATER DAM DAM STABILITY STABILITY NO NO SEEPAGE SEEPAGE LOSSES LOSSES COMPACTED COMPACTED TAILS TAILS EASIER EASIER TO TO RECOVER RECOVER EASIER EASIER TO TO OBTAIN OBTAIN MINING MINING PERMITS PERMITS

COST COST OF OF WET WET DAMS DAMS

1500 mt /day TAILS mt/day 8 YEAR DAM LIFE US$ 5.7 MILLION
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Clearing , Excavation , Backfill , Drains , Piping ...etc. Clearing, Excavation, Backfill, Drains, Piping...etc.

US$ 748.000. 748.000.US$ 4.250.000. 4.250.000.-

OPERATING COSTS (8 year total)

Thickener Thickener Pumping Reclaim Reclaim Other Maintenance Maintenance 5 5 US US c/ton. c/ton. 40 40 US US c/ton. c/ton. 40 40 US US c/ton. c/ton. 12 12 US US c/ton. c/ton.

NEW SITE (After 8 Years)

US$ 748.000.-

COST COST OF OF DRY DRY DAMS DAMS

1500 mt /day TAILS mt/day 8 YEAR DAM LIFE US$ 4.25 MILLION
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Filter , Thickener , Conveyors ...etc. Filter Plant Plant, Thickener, Conveyors...etc.

US$ 1.452.000. 1.452.000.US$ 2.800.000. 2.800.000.-

OPERATING COSTS (8 year total)

Thickener Thickener Belt Belt Filter Filter Conveyors /Trucks Conveyors/Trucks Water Reclaim Reclaim Water Savings Savings Other Maintenance Maintenance 5 5 US US c/ton. c/ton. 50 50 US US c/ton. c/ton. 20 20 US c/ton. 4 4 US US c/ton. c/ton. 20 20 US US c/ton. c/ton. 5 5 US US c/ton. c/ton.

NEW SITE ( After 8 Years ) (After Years)

NOT REQUIRE, DAM HAS A 20 YEAR LIFE

DELKOR DELKOR EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT FOR FOR TAILINGS TAILINGS TREATMENT TREATMENT
THICKENERS THICKENERS : : HIGH HIGH RATE RATE & & CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL

-PAC HIGH HIGH DENSITY DENSITY THICKENERS: THICKENERS: HI HI-PAC

HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL BELT BELT FILTERS FILTERS

Delkor -Pac Thickener Delkor Hi Hi-Pac Thickener -- 43 43 m. m. Toquepala Toquepala

Belt Belt Filters Filters

This This filter filter uses uses a a horizontal horizontal belt belt driven driven by by a a head head pulley. pulley. Vacuum Vacuum is is drawn drawn through through holes holes in in the the belt. belt. Throughput Throughput per per unit unit area area is is high high and and this this equipment equipment has has generally generally been been accepted accepted as as the the most most economical economical for for the the filtration filtration of of tailings. tailings. Although Although final final moistures moistures are are similar similar to to disc disc filters, filters, they they have have been been found found to to be be 1 1 2 2% % points points lower. lower.

Figure Figure II II :: Horizontal Horizontal Belt Belt filter filter Schematic Schematic drawing drawing

Paste Paste Thickener Thickener

This This unit unit is is similar similar in in construction construction to to a a normal normal thickener, thickener, but but relies relies on on additional additional residence residence time, time, higher higher walls walls and and additional additional flocculant flocculant usage usage to to achieve achieve greater greater water water recovery. recovery. Although Although this this equipment equipment cannot cannot easily easily produce produce material material for for compaction, compaction, it it does does product product a a paste paste that that can can be be suitable suitable for for underground underground fill fill or or increase increase water water recovery. recovery. Unit Unit capital capital and and operating operating costs costs of of the the thickener thickener are are low, low, but but the the highly highly plastic plastic properties properties of of the the paste paste create create pumping pumping difficulties. difficulties. As As a a result result positive positive displacement displacement pumps pumps have have to to be be used used for for slurry slurry transport. transport. These These pumps pumps are are of of high high capital capital and and operating operating cost cost (> (> US$ US$ 1 1 million), million), which which frequently frequently makes makes this this disposal disposal route route uneconomical uneconomical

Figure Figure II :: Schematic Schematic of of a a Delkor Delkor High High Density Density unit unit for for Underground Underground Backfill Backfill

LA LA COIPA COIPA
OPERATION OPERATION TAILS TAILS TYPE TYPE FILTER FILTER CAKE CAKE OPERATING OPERATING COST COST PLANT PLANT WATER WATER REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS GOLD GOLD LEACH LEACH RESIDUE RESIDUE TOTAL TOTAL FEED FEED + + WASH WASH 21 21 % % MOISTURE MOISTURE 0.6 0.6 US$ US$ // mton mton TAILS TAILS

3 // mton 0.27 0.27 m m3 mton ROM ROM

MANTOS MANTOS BLANCOS BLANCOS

OPERATION OPERATION TAILS TAILS TYPE TYPE FILTER FILTER CAKE CAKE FLOAT FLOAT TAILS TAILS CYCLONE CYCLONE SPLIT SPLIT 19 19 % % MOISTURE MOISTURE

OPERATING OPERATING COST COST 0.3 0.3 US$ US$ // mton mton TAILS TAILS PLANT PLANT WATER WATER REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS
3 // mton 0.43 0.43 m m3 mton ROM ROM

EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TO TO PRODUCE PRODUCE A A COMPACTED COMPACTED TAILS TAILS

CAPITAL INVESTMENT US$ 330 000 450 000 900 000 2 000 000 SUITABLE FOR COMPACTION NO NO After 10 days After 2 days

EQUIPMENT Thickener Hi-Pac Thickener Vacuum Filter Pressure Filter

% SOLIDS 55 60 75-80 80-85

EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TO TO REDUCE REDUCE WATER WATER CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT PLANT PLANT WATER WATER USAGE USAGE (m3 /ton (m3 /ton ROM) ROM) CAPITAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENT (US$) (US$) TAILS TAILS TYPE TYPE

Thickener Hi -Pac Hi-Pac Thickener Vacuum Filter Pressure Filter

1.3 0.6 0.25 0.18

330 000 450 000 900 000 2 000 000

Wet Wet Dry Dry

SUMMARY SUMMARY OPERATING OPERATING & & CAPITAL CAPITAL COSTS COSTS
EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TYPE TYPE CAKE CAKE (% H2O) (% H2O) CAPITAL CAPITAL OPERATING OPERATING TOTAL TOTAL COST COST AFTER COST COST AFTER 8 8 mton ) (US$/ mton) YEARS YEARS ((US US$) $) (US$/

FILTER FILTER PRESS PRESS DISC DISC FILTER FILTER BELT BELT FILTER FILTER HIGH HIGH DENSITY DENSITY THICKENER THICKENER

15 15 % % 22 22 % % 21 21 % % 35 35 % %

$ $2 2 000 000 000 000

$ $ 0.913 0.913 $ $ 0.760 0.760 $ $ 0.395 0.395 $ $ 0.382 0.382

$ $ 6.8 6.8 mill mill $ $ 4.9 4.9 mill mill $ $ 2.9 2.9 mill mill $ $ 2.5 2.5 mill mill

$ $ 900 900 000 000 $ $ 886 886 000 000 $ $ 450 450 000 000

BELT FILTERS ON TAILINGS

OPERATION
MANTOS BLANCOS LA COIPA ZCCM GECAMINES ALAMO DORADO BUENAVENTURA LUISMIN MITTAL STEEL MILPO

(MT/DAY)
10.000 18.000 50.000 7.000 4.000 300 2.000 4.500 10.800

TAILS
CU AU CU FE AG AG AU FE CU

FILTER SIZE
3 X 100M2 12 X 100M2 26 X 80M2 6 X 80M2 2 X 162M2 1 X 158M2 2 X 64M2 1 X 113M2 2 X 73M2