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Assume 2000 short tons of ore were mined, 200 tones were rejected as waste and the tonnage accepted for metallurgical treatment is 1800. Assay for the feed is 4%, for the concentrate is 4.4% and for the waste, 0.4%.

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Mass balancing is particularly important in accounting for valuable mineral or metal distributions and the two-product formula is of great use in this respect.

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By weight balance,
F=C+T
That is, 2000=1800+200
By the valuable metal balance,
Ff=Cc+Tt
That ...

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