Table 8 Detox plant operating items.
From: Thiosulfate leaching in carbonaceous gold-bearing ores in Ethiopia
Item no | Spare part replacements | Costs per annum (Birr) |
|---|---|---|
1 | Electrical parts (breakers, contactors, cables etc.) | 200,000.00 |
2 | Pump parts | 300,000.00 |
3 | Pipes and Valve replacements | 250,000.00 |
4 | Tank spare parts (gearbox and others) | 200,000.00 |
Total | 950,000.00 |
Item no | Running items and utilities | Costs per annum (Birr) |
|---|---|---|
1 | Consumables for Cyanide titration & pH determination | 54,750.00 |
2 | Power consumption for: | |
2.1 | Mixing tank agitator at 11KW capacity working for 24 h per day | 57,816.00 |
2.2 | Transfer pump at 11KW capacity working for 24 h per month | 1900.80 |
2.3 | Dozing pump at 10KW capacity working for 20 h per day | 43,800.00 |
3 | Man power (four operators with 6000 Birr monthly salary each) | 288,000.00 |
Total | 446,266.80 |
