Table 9 Tailing dam 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.) | 100,000.00 |
2 | Pump parts | 1,200,000.00 |
3 | Return pipe and fitting replacements | 1,100,000.00 |
4 | Hose and Valve parts | 150,000.00 |
5 | Bearing replacements | 60,000.00 |
Total | 2,610,000.00 |
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 | Two return pumps at 11KW capacity working for 23 h per day | 110,814.00 |
3 | Man power (Eight operators with 4000 Birr monthly salary each) | 384,000.00 |
Total | 549,564.00 |
