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' table. The gravity concentrates from each machine in this <br /> section of the plant are pulled from the milling circuit for <br /> collection and further treatment. The overflow from the <br /> ' shaking table carries the suspended, finely divided fraction <br /> of the pulverized are to a large thickener tank. This <br /> thickener tank serves two important functions. It clarifies <br /> ' the mill water, which is returned to the ball mill for <br /> recycling in the gravity circuit, and it increases the <br /> concentration of the suspended solids prior to their <br /> flotation. The clarified water overflows a peripheral <br /> ' launder, while the solids settle on the bottom of the tank. <br /> Four rotating radial arms with blades rake the settled solids <br /> towards an outlet at the center of the bottom of the tank. <br /> ' These rotating blades also assist in the compaction of the <br /> settled particles, produce a thicker underflow, and promote <br /> faster clarification of the mill water. A diaphragm pump <br /> ' is used to lift the thickened pulp to a bank of flotation <br /> cells, where the concentration process is completed. <br /> Standard flotation reagents such as pine oil, soda ash, <br /> untreated lime, dolimite, monzinite and xanthate will be used <br /> ' in the flotation cells. The tailings from the flotation <br /> circuit are pumped to the north end of the tailings pond. <br /> There they are allowed to settle in order to reuse the water. <br /> ' After the water has settled, the decanted water is then <br /> pumped back into the large thickener tank to be reused in the <br /> mill circuit (See Figure 1) . From time to time, to offset <br /> t evaporation losses, make-up water from the Times Mine will be <br /> pumped into the circuit. Ve have no plans for any water <br /> discharge at this time. At present, there is a decant line <br /> that goes from the tailing pond to the Hazel A mine. This <br /> ' storage facility will only be used to store excess water that <br /> may build up in the tailing pond due to unusually heavy <br /> rainfall. The waters stored in the Hazel A will also be used <br /> as make-up water to the mill circuit. The final concentrate <br /> pulp is collected for filtration. A disc vacuum filter <br /> dewaters the flotation concentrate, which is shipped from the <br /> millsite for further treatment. <br /> 1 The COX Inc. /Homestate Inc. mill has been designed to have <br /> the capability to process 50 tons of ore in a 24 hour period. <br /> ' Because the crushing plant section of the mill is able to <br /> crush enough ore in a single 8-hour shift to furnish the <br /> grinding circuit of the mill with a 24-hour supply of fine <br /> ' ore, it is only operated one shift a day. In order to <br /> achieve efficient grinding, maintain the ratio of <br /> concentration, and insure a high level of recovery, the <br /> grinding and concentrating circuits are operated <br /> continuously. The milling facility is operated 9 days a week <br /> for 24 hours a day. This schedule is based upon producing 20 <br /> tons of ore a day from the Cash mine, and sorting 20 tons of <br /> ' mine dump material a day for 5 days a week. <br /> No ores will be mined from the property upon which the <br /> mill is constructed, which properties are the subject of this <br />