894 Figure 5 – Moisture content (%) as a function of filtration time for Sample 01 (Baseline) with and without vibration assistance. Figure 6 – Moisture content (%) as a function of filtration time for Sample 02 (NovaCell™ CWR) with and without vibration assistance. To evaluate the operational impact of these results, both samples were compared at a target moisture content of 14%–15%, which is the industry standard for filtered tailings applications. The results show a significant disparity in efficiency: Sample_02_NC (NovaCell tailings) achieved a filtration rate of 1.03 t[dry]/m2.h using only two Viper units. In contrast, Sample_01_BL (Baseline) reached a rate of just 0.47 t[dry]/m2.h, even with the assistance of three Viper units. This comparison indicates that a plant designed to process CPF circuit generated tailings would require a filtration area approximately 45% the size of the current baseline configuration to achieve the same throughput. This reduction in required equipment scale represents a major opportunity for lowering both capital expenditure (CAPEX) and the overall plant 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Moisture Content %w/w time (s) Sample_01_BL w/o Viper 1 2 3 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 Moisture Content %w/w time (s) Sample_02_NC w/o Viper 1 2 3
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