Hydrometallurgical Division

7/15/97

Calculations for Hydrometallurgical Production and Efficiency Statistics.

1. Cu Extracted:
((PLS Grade g/L-Raff Grade g/L)*(PLS flowrate gpm*1440*3.785))/454g/lb.

Example: 7/13/97 Average PLS Flowrate gpm AS-Train 6211

Average PLS Grade g/L 2.62
Average Raff Grade g/L 0.31

((2.62-.31)*(6211*1440*3.785))/454
((2.31)*(33,852,434.4))/454
(78,199,123.5)/454
172,245 lbs. Extracted AS-Train

2.Cu Stripped.
((Rich Grade g/L-Lean Grade g/L)*(Lean Flowrate gpm * 1440 * 3.785))/454g/lb.

Example: 7/13/97 Average A Lean Flowrate gpm 1754

Average Rich Grade A g/L 48.1
Average Metcalf Lean Grade g/L 31.9

((48.1-32.0)*(1754*1440*3.785))/454
((16.1)*(9,560,002))/454
(153,916,032)/454
339,022 lbs. Cu Stripped on A-Train on 7-13-97.

3. Cu Organic Loaded.
((Loaded Organic Grade g/L- Barren Organic Grade g/L)*(Barren Organic
Flowrate *1440 *3.785))/454

Example 7/13/97 Average C Barren Organic Flowrate gpm 6789

Average C Loaded Organic Grade g/L 3.33
Average C Barren Organic Grade g/L 0.96

((3.33-.96)*(6789*1440*3.785))/454
(2.37 * 37002765.6)/454
(87696553.05)/454
193,164lbs. of Cu loaded in organic.

4. Percent Extraction.
 ((PLS grade g/L- Raff grade g/L)/PLS grade g/L )* 100%

Example: 7-13-97 A-train PLS grade g/L 2.62

AS-train Raff grade g/L 0.31

((2.62-.31)/2.62)*100%
(2.31/2.62)*100%
0.881679389313*100%
88.1 % Extraction on A-series

5. Current Efficiency
(Copper Harvested/Theoretical Plate)*100%

6. Theoretical Plate
((7 or 6 day average current Kiloamperes*2.613 lbs./Kamp hours))* ((168 or 144
hours of plating * number of cells harvested)-(cell/hours jumpered))

Example 7-14-97 7 Day average current Kamps C Cell line. 36.504

Number of cells harvested C-Cell line 19
Plating cycle 7(days) 168 hours
Cells Jumpered 0

(36.504*2.613)*((19*168)-0)
(95.384952)* (3192-0)
304469lbs. Theoretically plated C cell line at 100% current efficiency.

7. Copper Plated
((Daily Average Current * 2.613lbs./Kamp hours))*
2256 cell/hours for A or B cell lines
3312 cell/hours for C or D cell lines
2016 cell/hours for E cell lines
2640 cell/hours for F or G cell lines
*(Current Efficiency for the cell line)

Example: 7-14-97 Daily average current for D-Cell line 38.209

Current Efficiency for D-Cell line 85.50%

(38.209*2.613*3312)*.855
(330,670)*.855
282,723 lbs. plated for D-Cell line

8. Current Density
(Cell Current Amperes/Cell ft2 plating area)
1165 ft2 At Central Tankhouse
1359 ft2 At Southside Tankhouse
Example: 7-14-97 B-Cell line Daily Current Amperes 34,436

(35,436/1165 ft2)
30.42 amperes/ft2