Principles

• To derive a coherent material balance from all the available data for all the process streams.
• To determine in quantity and quality the composition of each process stream.
• To improve the accuracy of measurements and determine unmeasured values.

Applications

• Production snapshot
• Accurate performance evaluation
• Water balance, reagent consumption
• Estimation of losses
• Supply validation
• Discharge quantity and quality evaluation
• Intermediate inventory assessment
• Solve material balance problems

Characteristics

• Simple flowsheet drawing
• Configurable material models
• Configurable material conservation laws for each unit operation: partial conservation, phase transfers...
• Fast implementation and calculation
• Powerful and proven algorithm
• Ability to communicate with other applications.

Integration

BILCO is available with an additional COM (Component Object Modeling) interface enabling it to communicate with other applications. With the addition of the COM module, BILCO can be used to provide metallurgical balancing/data reconciliation using data from any databases with COM support, such as LIMS, SCADA/plant control and mine planning/geological databases. This can greatly simplify metallurgical accounting/reconciliation across multiple mines, concentrators, smelters and refineries.

Advantages

• Easier and more accurate balance
• Optimized process monitoring
• Valuation and optimal use of measurements
• Reliable and correlated indicators of performance
• Environmental parameter control