Flotation Recovery Calculator
Track actual timed incremental flotation metal collections with unknown increments, not complete dry multi-product mass/grade balance or kinetic fit. Caller independently verifies units, applicability and matching conditions; no operational recipe, safety certification, causal efficacy or legal/resource classification is inferred.
Description
Missing flotation collection increments leave only a known cumulative recovery.
Missing flotation collection increments leave only a known cumulative recovery.1
The unknown count distinguishes incomplete evidence from measured zero collection.
When to use Flotation Recovery Calculator
Use this tool to calculate or review the supplied observations under the stated rules. Match completed survey or ledger observations by block, segment or stage and confirm their units and boundaries.
How to use Flotation Recovery Calculator and understand its results
- Match completed survey or ledger observations by block, segment or stage and confirm their units and boundaries.
- Enter observedIncrementalFlotationMetalTonnes, observedFeedMetalTonnes, knownIncrementAssessmentFlags, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read knownCumulativeFlotationMetalRecovery, unassessedIncrementCount. Inspect nested result fields where present, and review unknown records separately from known matches.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| observedIncrementalFlotationMetalTonnes | Observed incremental flotation metal tonnes | list of number | Required |
| observedFeedMetalTonnes | Observed feed metal tonnes | number | Required |
| knownIncrementAssessmentFlags | Known increment assessment flags; binary 1 means the matched observation is known, 0 means unknown | list of number | Required |
Use aligned nonnegative incremental metal tonnes, binary known flags and positive matched feed-metal tonnes. Sum known increments, reject that total if above feed metal, divide by feed metal and count unknown increments. All-unknown input yields zero known recovery plus its unknown count.
knownRecovery=Σ_known increment/feedMetal Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| knownCumulativeFlotationMetalRecovery | Known cumulative flotation metal recovery | number |
| unassessedIncrementCount | Unassessed increment count; unresolved records kept separate from known results | number |
{
"input": {
"observedIncrementalFlotationMetalTonnes": [
1,
2
],
"observedFeedMetalTonnes": 10,
"knownIncrementAssessmentFlags": [
1,
0
]
},
"output": {
"knownCumulativeFlotationMetalRecovery": 0.1,
"unassessedIncrementCount": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Units, ledger boundaries, survey interpretation and model applicability must be independently established. These summaries do not assign reserve/resource classifications or establish support adequacy, ventilation safety or an operating setting.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries; ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of 128 UTF-16 units each; numeric matrices allow at most 128 rows and 128 columns, subject to narrower requirements above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Flotation Recovery vs Time Calculator: Incremental flotation collections can be accumulated into a recovery history. For a complementary comparison, use Flotation Rate Constant Calculator: A two-point apparent flotation rate compares log residuals relative to an independently established ultimate recovery.
References
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Flotation Recovery Calculator — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Flotation Recovery vs Time Calculator
Incremental flotation collections can be accumulated into a recovery history.
- Flotation Rate Constant Calculator
A two-point apparent flotation rate compares log residuals relative to an independently established ultimate recovery.