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mine sites. The two mines jointly supply more than 22 million
tonnes of ore annually to high and low grade concentrators
which employ conventional grinding and flotation technology.
The resulting copper-gold concentrate averages 27% copper
and a gold content of 60-80 g/tonne.
Newcrest Mining Limited is a leader in the exploration, development
and operation of gold and copper mines. Newcrest Mining
Limited is renowned as a strong, independent and growing
Australian-based resources group.
Year:
2000
Application:
Copper/gold flotation
Challenge:
Solution:
FrothMaster
Key benefits:
Improved recovery
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Fig. 2: FrothMaster grade control vs. setpoint grade for Lines 1 and 2.
A worthwhile investment
Once again, the results spoke for themselves. Shortly after,
Cadia placed an order for an additional seven units and the
entire 14-cell rougher circuit was subsequently converted to
FrothMaster system control.