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waste tonnage. suppose you had a 31,000,000 ton ore deposit that consisted of 48% pyrite (0.48...

waste tonnage. suppose you had a 31,000,000 ton ore deposit that consisted of 48% pyrite (0.48 pyrite/1 ton ore). how much waste material would your waste deposit contain?
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Ans: Given, 48% pyrite (0.48 pyrite/ 1ton ore).

31,000,000 ton ore will have (31,000,000* 0.48) = 14,880,000 ton pyrite.

So the waste material will have ( 31,000,000 - 14,880,000 )= 16, 120,000 ton.

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