Gy : Sample size by Gy Formula

B.Wills (1982)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Confidence Level % 95% 95%, 97.5%, 99%, 99.5%, 99.9%
Elemental Assay of Ore % 5% e.g. %Cu in Ore
Elemental Assay of Mineral % 86.6% e.g. %Cu in Chalcopyrite
Assay Relative Error % 2% Maximum acceptable relative error
Liberation Size cm 0.015 Grain size of valuable mineral
Alluvial Gold y/n N Is the sample alluvial gold ore
Mineral Density t/m
3
7.5
Gangue Density t/m
3
2.65
Number of Sampling Stages 4
Top Size Of Ore cm 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.004
F95 / F5 Ratio 5 5 5 5
GYMass g 1369632 24501 438 0.07
GYError % 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
The function GYMass() will calculate the minimum practical
sampling weights required at each stage of sampling. The mass
given is that obtained by Gy's formula multiplied by a safety factor
of 2. For routine sampling, a confidence interval of 95% in the
results would be acceptable, but for research purposes, or where
greater sampling accuracy is required, then 99% level of
confidence would be required.
The function GYError() will calculate the maximum relative error for
a sample mass from each stage of sampling. The calculated
relative error is that obtained by Gy's formula.
The function GYMass() will calculate the minimum practical
sampling weights required at each stage of sampling. The mass
given is that obtained by Gy's formula multiplied by a safety factor
of 2. For routine sampling, a confidence interval of 95% in the
results would be acceptable, but for research purposes, or where
greater sampling accuracy is required, then 99% level of
confidence would be required.
The function GYError() will calculate the maximum relative error for
a sample mass from each stage of sampling. The calculated
relative error is that obtained by Gy's formula.
Gy : Sample error by Gy Formula
B.Wills (1982)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Confidence Level % 95% 95%, 97.5%, 99%, 99.5%, 99.9%
Elemental Assay of Ore % 5% e.g. %Cu in Ore
Elemental Assay of Mineral % 86.6% e.g. %Cu in Chalcopyrite
Liberation Size cm 0.015 Grain size of valuable mineral
Alluvial Gold y/n N Is the sample alluvial gold ore
Mineral Density t/m
3
7.5
Gangue Density t/m
3
2.65
Number of Sampling Stages 4
Top Size Of Ore cm 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.004
F95 / F5 Ratio 5 5 5 5
Sample Mass g 5000 500 100 10.00
GYError % 23.4% 9.9% 3.0% 0.1%
The function GYError() will calculate the maximum relative error for
a sample mass from each stage of sampling. The calculated
relative error is that obtained by Gy's formula.
The function GYError() will calculate the maximum relative error for
a sample mass from each stage of sampling. The calculated
relative error is that obtained by Gy's formula.
RecVar : Estimation of errors in recovery calculations
B.A.Wills (1984)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Assay:
Feed 3.5 %
Conc 18 %
Tail 1 %
SDs: Relative % Absolute
Feed 4 % 0.14
Conc 2 % 0.36
Tail 8 % 0.08
Calculation
A 3
B 26
C 0
D 236
Recovery: 75.6 % Calculated assay recovery
Variance: 5.7 Variance of the assay recovery
SDs: 2.4 % Standard deviation of the assay recovery
RecVar calculates the error associated
with the two-product recovery formula for
the assay recovery
Enter the Feed, Concentrate and Tail
assays in the highlighted cells.
Enter the relative error for the Feed,
Concentrate and Tail assays in the
highlighted cells.
MassVar : Estimation of errors in two-product mass flowrate
B.A.Wills (1984)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Assay:
Feed 0.92 %
Conc 0.99 %
Tail 0.69 %
SDs: Relative % Absolute
Feed 1 % 0.0092
Conc 1 % 0.0099
Tail 1.5 % 0.01035
Calculation
A 333
B 256
C
D 78
Yield: 76.7 % Calculated mass recovery
Variance: 16.5 Variance of the recovery
SDs: 4.1 % Standard deviation of the recovery
MassVar calculates the error associated
with the two-product recovery formula for
the mass recovery
Enter the Feed, Concentrate and Tail
assays in the highlighted cells.
Enter the relative error for the Feed,
Concentrate and Tail assays in the
highlighted cells.
Lagran : Reconciliation of excess data by non-weighted least squares
B.A.Wills (1984)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Assay Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail C13:E23
Balance Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail F13:I23 Mass Recovery: 37.0 %
Feed Conc Tail Feed Conc Tail Recovery
Tin 21.90 43.00 6.77 20.78 43.41 7.47 77.4
Iron 3.46 5.50 1.76 3.25 5.58 1.89 63.4
Silica 58.00 25.10 75.30 57.16 25.41 75.83 16.5
Sulphur 0.11 0.12 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.09 43.4
Arsenic 0.36 0.38 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.34 39.6
TiO2 4.91 9.24 2.07 4.79 9.28 2.15 71.8
Measured Data Balanced Data
Click to Calculate the
Non-Weighted
Recovery Balance
Enter the assay names into column B.
Lagran uses a simple node adjustment by
least squares followed by Lagrangian
multipliers.
Enter the Feed, Concentrate and Tail
assay values for each assay (columns C
to E).
The balanced assay recovery is reported
in column I.
The balanced mass recovery is reported
in cell H9.
The number of assays can be extended
beyond 10 by adjusting the maximum
data ranges in cells C6 and C9.
The balanced assays for the Feed,
Concentrate and Tail are reported in
columns F to H.
WeightRe : Reconciliation of excess data by weighted least squares
B.A.Wills (1985)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Convergence: 0.001 5.1E-04 actual convergence
Max Iterations: 100 2 number of iterations required
Assay Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail C19:E28
SDs Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail F19:H28
Balance Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail I19:L28 Mass Recovery:
Feed Conc Tail Feed Conc Tail Feed Conc
Tin 21.90 43.00 6.77 1 1 1 21.80 43.16
Iron 3.46 5.50 1.76 1 1 1 3.36 5.61
Silica 58.00 25.10 75.30 1 1 1 55.87 25.26
Sulphur 0.11 0.12 0.09 1 1 1 0.10 0.12
Arsenic 0.36 0.38 0.34 1 1 1 0.36 0.38
TiO2 4.91 9.24 2.07 1 1 1 4.98 9.13
Measured Data SDs Data (Relative %) Balanced Data
Click to Calculate
the Weighted
Recovery Balance
Enter the assay names into column B.
41.3 %
Tail Recovery
6.78 81.75
1.78 68.96
77.40 18.67
0.09 48.36
0.34 44.00
2.06 75.70
Balanced Data
The balanced mass recovery is reported
in cell K15.
The number of assays can be extended
beyond 10 by adjusting the maximum
data ranges in cells C9, C12 and C15.
The balanced assay recovery is reported
in column L.
Enter the relative standard deviations
associated with the Feed, Concentrate
and Tail assay values for each assay
(columns F to H).
The balanced assays for the Feed,
Concentrate and Tail are reported in
columns I to K.
WeightRe estimates the best mass rate
by using weighted residuals least squares
followed by lagrangian multipliers.
Enter the Feed, Concentrate and Tail
assay values for each assay (columns C
to E).
Wilman : Reconciliation of excess data by variances in mass equations
B.A.Wills (1985)
Updated to MS Excel, JKTech Pty Ltd (2005)
Assay Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail C16:E25
SDs Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail F16:H25
Balance Data Ranges:
Feed/Conc/Tail I16:L25 Mass Recovery:
Feed Conc Tail Feed Conc Tail Feed Conc
Tin 21.90 43.00 6.77 1 1 1 22.00 42.84
Iron 3.46 5.50 1.76 1 1 1 3.38 5.58
Silica 58.00 25.10 75.30 1 1 1 55.55 25.29
Sulphur 0.11 0.12 0.09 1 1 1 0.10 0.12
Arsenic 0.36 0.38 0.34 1 1 1 0.36 0.38
TiO2 4.91 9.24 2.07 1 1 1 5.02 9.07
Measured Data SDs Data (Relative %) Balanced Data
Click to Calculate
the Weighted
Recovery Balance
Enter the assay names into column B.
42.2 %
Tail Recovery
6.76 82.24
1.77 69.74
77.68 19.23
0.09 49.35
0.34 44.96
2.06 76.32
Balanced Data
Enter the relative standard deviations
associated with the Feed, Concentrate
and Tail assay values for each assay
(columns F to H).
Wilman estimates the best mass rate by
using variances in the component
equations. Data adjustment is by
lagrangian multipliers.
The balanced assays for the Feed,
Concentrate and Tail are reported in
columns I to K.
The balanced assay recovery is reported
in column L.
The balanced mass recovery is reported
in cell K12.
Enter the Feed, Concentrate and Tail
assay values for each assay (columns C
to E).
The number of assays can be extended
beyond 10 by adjusting the maximum
data ranges in cells C6, C9 and C12.