This book assists the operating engineer with his day to day duties at a precious metal
(gold and silver) heap leach operation. Descriptions and programs cover these major
areas:
Economic Evaluation - correlates capital and operating
costs to estimate the present worth of a heap leach operation.
Pump Design and Pipe Design - calculates required pump and
pipe sizes for heap leach piping.
Water Balance - estimates pond level from make-up water,
evaporation, and other water losses.
Sprinkler Design - determines sprinkler spacing and nozzle
size for good solution distribution.
Feed Reagent Addition - estimates feed reagent addition
from operating and control parameters.
Metal Removal from Solution - calculates zinc addition or
carbon loading times.
Metal Smelting - determines the flux preparation for either
zinc precipitates or electrowinning cathodes.
Scaling - predicts the tendency to scale at the present pH
and at a higher pH.
With the addition of the book's companion diskette you'll save time and energy (and some
sanity) without the annoyance of keystroke or programming errors. Developed by the
same authors, these programs are designed for easy use.
Key Benefits
The information helps the engineer estimate operating parameters, simplify calculating
required reagent additions and evaluate the economic feasibility of the project.
These programs are written in DOS basic for interactive, menu driven operation on an IBM
PC or compatible for use with older PC's.
The programs are easily modifiable to fit your conditions.
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