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mining_pays_my_billson Dec 12, 2014 9:40am
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RE:Your thoughts Mining Pays would be appreciated TIA
RE:Your thoughts Mining Pays would be appreciated TIAWell, what can I say- the pictures obviously show that commissioning is under way, and is ramping up (i.e. they are pushing more and more ore through the circuit every day, trying to get up to production rates). Indication of this is in the colour of the water in the clarifier in the foreground- look in August/September photos when it was first being filled up and balanced- the water was very clear, looked like you could swim in it. Very little, if any ore was going through the system at that time. Now, in October, you can see there's obvious sediment on the floor of the clarifier, the water is mucky, and in fact in on eof the close ups you can even see sludgy, mucky water coming out of the feed pipe and causing some turbulence. Additionally, the overflow tank next to it is at a lower level than in the August pictures (where it was filled right up). A fluctuating level is indicative of operation, whereas a full level is more indicative of start-up/balancing. The cyclo-pack is showing obvious signs of use/wear (dust build up on the manifold where the slurry enters the cyclopack, and dust build up on the inlets to each individual cyclone- these areas are damp and moist, and there is always some spillage when in use, which would cause dust to stick and build up). The clarifier in the background is being balanced now. If you look in September I think there's a close-up of it which shows nothing in it, it now has that nice clear water and full overflow tank which we said was indicative of balancing. Next month it should look like the one in the foreground.
Anyways, those are a few things. I'm sure those photos are a month old at least, and things are progressing even better now.