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Mining World Russia Complete Refractory Gold Solutions 10 April 2014
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1. Introduction to BIOMIN 2. BIOX ® Technology 3. ASTER™ Technology 4. HiTeCC Technology 5. Conclusions Contents 2
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Introduction to BIOMIN
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BIOMIN is a South African based company focused on the delivery of premier, relevant solutions for the effective processing of refractory gold ores Three fully commercialized technologies: 1. The BIOX ® Process for the treatment of refractory gold ores 2. The ASTER™ Process for the treatment of cyanide and thiocyanate contaminated solutions 3. The HiTeCC Process for the treatment of preg-robbing and double refractory ores Introduction to BIOMIN 4
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The BIOX ® Process
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Late 1970’s – Research initiated at Gencor’s Laboratories 1986 – Fairview 10 tpd pilot plant 1990 – Harbour Lights: First BIOX ® licence sold 1994 – Ashanti BIOX ® plant : 720 tpd BIOX ® Plant (Expanded to 960 tpd in 1995) 2005 – 2 nd generation BIOX ® plants 2005 – Suzdal BIOX ® plant, Sub-zero application of the technology 2010 – Kokpatas BIOX ® plant: 2,138 tpd concentrate 2013 – 3 rd / 4 th Generation BIOX ® Design – Runruno BIOX ® Plant The BIOX ® Process is owned by BIOMIN South Africa, through its wholly owned subsidiary Biomin Technologies SA BRIEF TECHNOLOGY HISTORY 6
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Current and Historical BIOX ® Operations 7 Mine Year Commissioned Capacity (tpd Conc) Status Generation I BIOX ® Plants Fairview, South Africa198662Operating Saõ Bento, Brazil1990150Care and Maintenance Harbour Lights, Australia199140Decommissioned Wiluna, Australia1993158Care and Maintenance Ashanti, Ghana1994960Operating Coricancha, Peru199860Care and Maintenance Generation II BIOX ® Plants Fosterville, Australia2005211Operating Suzdal, Kazakhstan2005520Operating Bogoso, Ghana2007820Operating Jinfeng, China2007790Operating Kokpatas, Uzbekistan20092138Operating Agnes, South Africa201020Care and Maintenance
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BIOX ® GEN III & GEN IV 8 BIOX ® GI, GII BIOX ® GIIIBIOX ® GIV Current BIOX ® DesignEase of Operation and Maintainability 10 % Reduction in Capex & Opex BIOX ® design is sound Established testing, design and commissioning procedures Increased robustness of BIOX ® design Improved BIOX ® service offering Improved knowledge transfer Process improvements Major capex items: Tanks Agitators Blowers Major opex items: Power Reagents Factors affection BIOX ® performance: Mechanical failures Maintenance issues Process control Attend to major problem areas: Mechanical reliability Ore variability Process losses Improved agitator system Materials of construction High temperature bugs 1986 - 20102012/32013/4 Refining a World Class Technology
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Generation III Design Development 9 Improved Robustness Improved Process Design Improved Service Offering / Engagement Improved Knowledge Transfer
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1. Project owner:Metals Exploration 2. Project location:Philippines 3. Continuous BIOX ® Pilot plant test conducted in 2010 4. Construction decision on 1 July 2013 5. Commissioning planned for Q4 2014 6. Both BIOX ® and ASTER™ Technologies RUNRUNO Project Implementation 10
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1. Improved engagement between all role-players: Owners team Project team Equipment manufacturers BIOMIN project team 2. Structured Knowledge Transfer and Training Target decision makers from start of design process Knowledge transfer strategy: – From design phase through to commissioning and operation – Project specific BIOMIN training material Post commissioning engagement: – Structured audits and process optimisation – Continuous feedback on process performance and optimisation Key Features – GEN III 11
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Robust Design taking into consideration 1. Ore variability and consistency of supply over life of mine Sufficient surge capacity BIOX ® configuration and equipment selection Flexibility built into the design 2. Mechanical reliability BIOMIN best practices guidelines Finite Element Analyses on tank, super structure and agitator shaft and gearbox Third party compliance review 3. On-site metallurgical laboratory Continuous mill, float and BIOX ® pilot plants Variability testing of new ore zones Process optimisation Key Features – GEN III 12
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Schematic of RUNRUNO Plant 13
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IBC Container 14
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IBC Container 15
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THE ASTER™ PROCESS
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The ASTER™ Process 17 Biological Process For Cyanide and Thiocyanate Destruction Alternative Process To Inco/SO 2, Caro’s Acid and Alkaline Chlorination (Chemical) Exotic, expensive reagents (Sodium meta-bisulphate, H 2 SO 5, hypochlorite (OCl / Cl 2 ) ASTER Allows Effective water management by treating CIL/CIP residual solutions and recycling upstream Environmentally compliant tailings disposal ASTER Advantages Low capital and operating cost Safe, fertilizer type nutrients - no exotic additives Degradation of SCN, CN, WAD CN Commercially proven technology 2 ND INDUSTRY DELIVERY (KAZAKHSTAN) 1997-20002007-200920102013 3 rd & 4 TH INDUSTRY DELIVERY (PHILIPPINES) 2014/5 *Ultimate Delivery: Cyanide detoxification of any tailings stream VALIDATION 1 ST INDUSTRY DELIVERY (SOUTH AFRICA) DEVELOPMENT
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COMMERCIALISATION 18 Barberton Mines, Consort Plant Location:Barberton, South Africa Commissioned:2010 Capacity:320 m 3 /d Feed: CN - 30 mg/l SCN - 120 mg/l Effluent:< 0.1 ppm SCN - & CN -
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COMMERCIALISATION 19 NordGold, Suzdal Plant Location:Semi, Kazakhstan Commissioned:2013 Capacity:500 m 3 /d Feed: CN - 30 mg/l SCN - 1,200 mg/l Effluent:< 0.1 ppm SCN - & CN -
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The HiTeCC Process
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HiTeCC Process 21 High Temperature Caustic Conditioning Double Refractory Ores Dissolved gold adsorbs onto finely disseminated carbon Activated carbon reverses adsorption if preg robbing weak In severe cases, large metal losses occur Use of blinding agents partially successful – immiscible and difficult to control HiTeCC Allows Effective desorption of preg robbed gold from NCC Adsorption dissolved gold onto fresh carbon Process trialled, implemented successfully 2 ND INDUSTRY DELIVERY (KAZAKHSTAN) 2008-200920102014 3 rd INDUSTRY DELIVERY 2015/6 1 ST INDUSTRY DELIVERY (FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE) DEVELOPMENT AT FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE
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Fosterville HiTeCC Implementation 22 Location:Bendigo, Australia Commissioned:2010 Capacity:400 tpd Combined fresh CIL tails & reclaimed tailings Recovery:> 10 % Additional recovery attributable to use of HiTeCC circuit
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HiTeCC Process 23 ClientIncrease (%)Recoverable Au (g/t) Opex (g/t) Fosterville1070.6 Kazakhstan840.7 Project 1760.7 Project 296 - 70.6 Project 3Testwork In Progress Typical Additional Gold Recoveries Through HiTeCC
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Conclusions
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Fewer oxide deposits available and increased focus on Refractory Gold deposits Refractory ores often associated with complex mineralogy: Presence of organic carbon Presence of base metals and heavy metals Variability in ore feed rate and characteristics Cost effective environmentally friendly solutions required to treat these ore bodies: Effective water management Stable products safe for land disposal Robust technology, suited to remote locations Conclusions 25
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