Ball Mills

Ball Mills

SAG Mill Ball Size Evaluator | Evaluation Factors | Calculate Diameter

Are My Balls Big Enough

Lets calculate/select/pick a new ball for your SAG mill.  Now, lets suppose you have a SAG Mill and Ball Mill that are not drawing full kW Power.  The SAG Mill has a “small” circulation load of oversize given be the 3/8″ trommel screen and the 1/2″ x 1 1/4″ discharge grates.  The load of 4″ balls … Read more

Do I Need Bigger and Larger SAG Mill Balls

SAG Balls

How do you know if a larger SAG ball will increase your tonnage and how to select it?  When is it time to change to a larger Ball in your SAG Mill? It’s difficult to generalize on SAG mill ball size selection as it depends on a number of factors: Ore properties Level of impact … Read more