The Floatation ProductTrying to understand exactly what is planned here in terms of output and addressable market, neither of which are provided by management.
So, in the Biox process of converting sulphide ore to oxide ore for final processing, first you crush and grind the sulphide ore into very fine particles.
Then, this fine ore is passed through a floatation tank in which a dissolution process separates the sulphide gold from the ore which floats to the surface in bubbles.
This floatation of sulphide gold is then skimmed off the surface ( Stage 1 ) and sent to the Biox plant where it is converted to oxide gold ( Stage 2 ) which is then recovered by the normal CIL ( Stage 3).
So what they are proposing here is to separate the sulphide gold from the ore by floatation which is the stage 1 process.
The product will then be sulphide gold fines which will be sold to customers in the paydirt market.
At least that is my understanding ..