| Company | Silvercorp Metals Inc. |
| Date | 2024-06-30 |
| Commodities | Lead, Zinc, Gold |
Executive Summary
This report outlines the recovery methods at the BYP mine site. The current 500 tpd processing facility is idle and requires replacement after 10 years of inactivity. It processes lead-zinc sulphide and gold mineralized material using a two-stage crushing circuit and dual flotation circuits. The company intends to dismantle the current plant and replace it with a 1,500 tpd facility following the same flow sheet. No future operational studies were provided to RPM.
Website: https://silvercorpmetals.com/byp-mine/
Report Date: 2024-06-30
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Technical report and processing history
The following archived source profiles have been consolidated here to preserve the project’s processing history and study context.
BYP Property — 2012 Technical Report
BYP Property — 2012 Technical Report
| Company | Silvercorp Metals Inc. |
| Mine | BYP Property |
| Date | 2012 |
| Region | Hunan Province, China |
| Commodities | Lead, Zinc, Gold |
Executive Summary
The 2012 Technical Report for Silvercorp Metals Inc.’s BYP Property details the recovery methods employed at the processing plant. The facility is designed to treat 400 tpd but operates at approximately 500 tpd, handling two distinct mineralization types: PbZn sulphide and gold mineralization. These are treated separately in campaigns using flotation circuits, with gold recovery utilizing the lead flotation circuit to produce a gold-bearing pyrite concentrate.
The processing flowsheet includes a two-stage crushing circuit, ball mill and classification, and specific flotation banks for lead and zinc. Lead flotation involves one rougher, two scavenger, and three cleaner stages, while zinc flotation utilizes one rougher, two scavenger, and four cleaner stages. Concentrates are dewatered in settling bays, and tailings are managed in a pond designed for a specific mine production life.
Process control is managed locally with PLC systems for chemical dosing and electronic scales for ore feed, supported by a laboratory for routine analysis and QA/QC procedures. The plant operates with basic automation adequate for the complex process separation, utilizing low-cost labour for monitoring.
Website: https://silvercorpmetals.com/byp-mine-legacy/
Report Date: 2012
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