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I need to be able effective have a solution of handling hard ore in my SAG mill circuit. Sometimes, facing the excessive hard ores in the SAG mill is a challenge for the plants. From the operational perspective, increasing mill speed or grinding medi...
I need to be able effective have a solution of handling hard ore in my SAG mill circuit. Sometimes, facing the excessive hard ores in the SAG mill is a challenge for the plants. From the operational perspective, increasing mill speed or grinding medi...
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Why do ball mills have such high circulating loads?The ball mill grinds. The cyclones separate. But the pump neither grinds nor separates. So what is the purpose of having such a big pump to maintain high circulating loads in our grinding circuit?A ...
Why do ball mills have such high circulating loads?The ball mill grinds. The cyclones separate. But the pump neither grinds nor separates. So what is the purpose of having such a big pump to maintain high circulating loads in our grinding circuit?A ...
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This is one of the finest explanations I have read so far. Thanks Prof
This is one of the finest explanations I have read so far. Thanks Prof
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What is the best way of measuring and quantifying the grinding efficiency of mineral slurries? I am referring to determining energy savings by improving efficiency. Would the Bond Work Index be the best way?
What is the best way of measuring and quantifying the grinding efficiency of mineral slurries? I am referring to determining energy savings by improving efficiency. Would the Bond Work Index be the best way?
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Operating work indices include motor, drive and grinding mill efficiencies and inefficiencies, therefore, are not directly comparable to work indices obtained from grindability tests performed on the ...
Operating work indices include motor, drive and grinding mill efficiencies and inefficiencies, therefore, are not directly comparable to work indices obtained from grindability tests performed on the ...
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Hi all,Please can you help me to find standards for design and sizing ball mill (calculation of thickness of shell , Ø of shell , ... ) ?best regards
Hi all,Please can you help me to find standards for design and sizing ball mill (calculation of thickness of shell , Ø of shell , ... ) ?best regards
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Which is best for economics of grinding media do you think: High chrome steel balls and forged steel balls.I would like to know if anyone has an idea or paper on the benefits of high chromium steel balls over the forged steel balls.
Which is best for economics of grinding media do you think: High chrome steel balls and forged steel balls.I would like to know if anyone has an idea or paper on the benefits of high chromium steel balls over the forged steel balls.
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Can anyone help me regarding the usage of a dry Grinding Aid & Dosing Pump for grinding of Ground Calcium Carbonate? I am planning to use grinding aid and require assistance for choosing correct aid, pump and dosage.
Can anyone help me regarding the usage of a dry Grinding Aid & Dosing Pump for grinding of Ground Calcium Carbonate? I am planning to use grinding aid and require assistance for choosing correct aid, pump and dosage.
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Hi Arif, am not if Maya is around but here is a report you may find useful https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/grinding-aids
Hi Arif, am not if Maya is around but here is a report you may find useful https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/grinding-aids
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I’m interested to know when sizing a new ball mill, as to why recirculating load has no effect on the power calculation, although it will have effect on volumetric capacity naturally. For instance a mill of 300tph with a 300% recirculating load wou...
I’m interested to know when sizing a new ball mill, as to why recirculating load has no effect on the power calculation, although it will have effect on volumetric capacity naturally. For instance a mill of 300tph with a 300% recirculating load wou...
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look around https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/eq
look around https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/eq
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Hello: I would like to start a new discussion. When HPGR should be used instead of SAGs in a grinding circuit. What are the technical advantages, sensitivity to feed distribution, hardness of ore, efficiency etc? What are the trade-offs between SAG v...
Hello: I would like to start a new discussion. When HPGR should be used instead of SAGs in a grinding circuit. What are the technical advantages, sensitivity to feed distribution, hardness of ore, efficiency etc? What are the trade-offs between SAG v...
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Read:http://911Metallurgist.com/C/HPGR-SAG/Compare%20HPGR%20vs%20SAG%20USING%20THE%20SMC%20TEST-TO%20PREDICT%20COMMINUTION%20CIRCUIT%20PERFORMANCE.pdf http://911Metallurgist.com/C/HPGR-SAG/USE%20OF%20...
Read:http://911Metallurgist.com/C/HPGR-SAG/Compare%20HPGR%20vs%20SAG%20USING%20THE%20SMC%20TEST-TO%20PREDICT%20COMMINUTION%20CIRCUIT%20PERFORMANCE.pdf http://911Metallurgist.com/C/HPGR-SAG/USE%20OF%20...
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The equation of the JKMRC breakage rate model published in papers is:T/hr α r.s.(1-a)There is no =How should I read and understand this rock breakage rate equation?
The equation of the JKMRC breakage rate model published in papers is:T/hr α r.s.(1-a)There is no =How should I read and understand this rock breakage rate equation?
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The 'equation' is a first-order rate relationship. The 'α' is a 'proportional to' symbol ( more correctly depicted as ∝)Throughput (T/hr) is proportional to r.s.(1-a) where, r = breakage rate, s = ...
The 'equation' is a first-order rate relationship. The 'α' is a 'proportional to' symbol ( more correctly depicted as ∝)Throughput (T/hr) is proportional to r.s.(1-a) where, r = breakage rate, s = ...
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Does the choice of regrind mill and mill media affect downstream flotation performance? As it relates to http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089268751400140XUntil recently little attention has been paid to the effect of size on flotatio...
Does the choice of regrind mill and mill media affect downstream flotation performance? As it relates to http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089268751400140XUntil recently little attention has been paid to the effect of size on flotatio...
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Why in the tails of the plant is 25% copper as chalcocite? And can be this copper flotation at low pH in the presence of xanthate? And flotation is carried in pachucs? If so, then:1. Apparently the ch...
Why in the tails of the plant is 25% copper as chalcocite? And can be this copper flotation at low pH in the presence of xanthate? And flotation is carried in pachucs? If so, then:1. Apparently the ch...
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Am looking for the most or best Wear Resistant Mill Liners and manufacturers. Please could you advise what your recommendations for the best possible liners to use in an Iron Ore application and please share what %Mn was used including the % Cr if us...
Am looking for the most or best Wear Resistant Mill Liners and manufacturers. Please could you advise what your recommendations for the best possible liners to use in an Iron Ore application and please share what %Mn was used including the % Cr if us...
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and if you are feeling rich http://www.magotteaux.com/
and if you are feeling rich http://www.magotteaux.com/
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Can people say that either they are happy that they selected sag mills or say they made wrong selection. In either case, if examples and a bit of information on ore type/top size/hardness of the ore/power consumption.
Can people say that either they are happy that they selected sag mills or say they made wrong selection. In either case, if examples and a bit of information on ore type/top size/hardness of the ore/power consumption.
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This is good too http://is.gd/TJWe5O
This is good too http://is.gd/TJWe5O
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Having used weight control and power draw to control Mill operations, using Mill Sound to run a mill was a new one for me. I found it unusual and not that effective.Has anyone else used that style of operation control to run their mill and did you fi...
Having used weight control and power draw to control Mill operations, using Mill Sound to run a mill was a new one for me. I found it unusual and not that effective.Has anyone else used that style of operation control to run their mill and did you fi...
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Mill Ears - that brings back memories. Love them. But my favourite was the initial work in South Africa with "Instrumented Liner Bolts" (Kloof Gold Mine SA, Mintek) measuring impact and conductivity (...
Mill Ears - that brings back memories. Love them. But my favourite was the initial work in South Africa with "Instrumented Liner Bolts" (Kloof Gold Mine SA, Mintek) measuring impact and conductivity (...
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How to define Quality of Grinding Media? Grinding media used in SAG Mills are subjected to strong abrasion and impact. They lose mass both in a continuous microscopic abrasive process and through discrete fracture of pieces that may range from a thin...
How to define Quality of Grinding Media? Grinding media used in SAG Mills are subjected to strong abrasion and impact. They lose mass both in a continuous microscopic abrasive process and through discrete fracture of pieces that may range from a thin...
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Many of our customers write their own specification for ball chemistry and physical characteristics. Some also test every batch to ensure compliance with what specification is ordered. Getting what yo...
Many of our customers write their own specification for ball chemistry and physical characteristics. Some also test every batch to ensure compliance with what specification is ordered. Getting what yo...
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Is the air core formation inside a hydrocyclone is needed or not? Got confused as many research papers suggest to minimize the air core diameter by several design modifications within the hydrocyclone. On the contrary air core is necessary to carry t...
Is the air core formation inside a hydrocyclone is needed or not? Got confused as many research papers suggest to minimize the air core diameter by several design modifications within the hydrocyclone. On the contrary air core is necessary to carry t...
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Some few fundamentals all know about cyclone.Air core:This will become Zerto in ropy underflow. In Ropy under flow few coarse particles which are supposed to come out from under flow, will try to esca...
Some few fundamentals all know about cyclone.Air core:This will become Zerto in ropy underflow. In Ropy under flow few coarse particles which are supposed to come out from under flow, will try to esca...
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How do I size and design a mill for magnetite ore types with 75-250 t/h working? The ore consists of about 30% quartz and 30% magnetite and the amount of hematite is lesser than magnetite. The liberation of magnetite is interlocked with other mineral...
How do I size and design a mill for magnetite ore types with 75-250 t/h working? The ore consists of about 30% quartz and 30% magnetite and the amount of hematite is lesser than magnetite. The liberation of magnetite is interlocked with other mineral...
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Your production capacity seems to be low (max. 250 t/h). I do not know the required magnetite liberation size and weight recovery level. Based on the power consumption criteria, the best grinding flow...
Your production capacity seems to be low (max. 250 t/h). I do not know the required magnetite liberation size and weight recovery level. Based on the power consumption criteria, the best grinding flow...
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How much of an effect, if any, does rheology inside a SAG mill or any grinding mill? Does it have an effect on residence time?
How much of an effect, if any, does rheology inside a SAG mill or any grinding mill? Does it have an effect on residence time?
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I have seen a ball mill circuit where a cyclone cluster (instead of a thickener) was employed for dewatering of the mill product stream upstream from gold leaching, and the cyclone overflow stream (i....
I have seen a ball mill circuit where a cyclone cluster (instead of a thickener) was employed for dewatering of the mill product stream upstream from gold leaching, and the cyclone overflow stream (i....
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Looking at dry grinding material of extreme hardness holding a BWi of 27kWh/t from an F80 of 6-8mm to a P80 of 16um in an air-swept compartmented ball mill. There are operating plants doing this to 75um, is 16um too fine? Only considering milling tec...
Looking at dry grinding material of extreme hardness holding a BWi of 27kWh/t from an F80 of 6-8mm to a P80 of 16um in an air-swept compartmented ball mill. There are operating plants doing this to 75um, is 16um too fine? Only considering milling tec...
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If you expect to keep the dry process, as mentioned, the BM F80 is «coarse» under incidence of the required P80, and you are obliged to help the BMs. You can think to the HPRG equipment or study the...
If you expect to keep the dry process, as mentioned, the BM F80 is «coarse» under incidence of the required P80, and you are obliged to help the BMs. You can think to the HPRG equipment or study the...
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Please what is the best way of measuring the dosage of a semi-solid, solid, and liquid chemical grinding aid during wet grinding?Is it not possible to have a grinding aid (to be used for wet grinding of an ore) in solid form?My interest is on batch ...
Please what is the best way of measuring the dosage of a semi-solid, solid, and liquid chemical grinding aid during wet grinding?Is it not possible to have a grinding aid (to be used for wet grinding of an ore) in solid form?My interest is on batch ...
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It's really about where the circuit operating conditions lie with respect on a curve of % solids - viscosity - grinding efficiency / cyclone efficiency. Truly the answer will be found through experime...
It's really about where the circuit operating conditions lie with respect on a curve of % solids - viscosity - grinding efficiency / cyclone efficiency. Truly the answer will be found through experime...
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A SAG mill operates with a 10000 hp motor. Typical power draw is 80% of maximum. The 80% passing feed size to the mill is 5 inches and the mill discharge has an 80% passing size of 2.1mm. How do i calculate the Operating Work Index for this mil...
A SAG mill operates with a 10000 hp motor. Typical power draw is 80% of maximum. The 80% passing feed size to the mill is 5 inches and the mill discharge has an 80% passing size of 2.1mm. How do i calculate the Operating Work Index for this mil...
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Try this SAG Mill Operating Work Index Calculator http://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/formula-to-calculate-a-mill-operating-work-index-equationIt looks like 6.6 kWh/ton
Try this SAG Mill Operating Work Index Calculator http://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/formula-to-calculate-a-mill-operating-work-index-equationIt looks like 6.6 kWh/ton
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Electricity is one of the industry’s main cost drivers: higher energy costs will force closure of mine shafts.The key is to improve energy productivity, regardless of the source, starting with best practice operations. CEEC is supporting the global...
Electricity is one of the industry’s main cost drivers: higher energy costs will force closure of mine shafts.The key is to improve energy productivity, regardless of the source, starting with best practice operations. CEEC is supporting the global...
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A very accurate assessment. The driving force will be the cost of energy.
A very accurate assessment. The driving force will be the cost of energy.
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If crop load =ore + grinding mill media +waterBut usually, it was used in a percentage formation. So how to calculate this percentage.I hear that generally 40% of mill volume is used by media and 60% of it (media volume) is solid , 40% is void.I ...
If crop load =ore + grinding mill media +waterBut usually, it was used in a percentage formation. So how to calculate this percentage.I hear that generally 40% of mill volume is used by media and 60% of it (media volume) is solid , 40% is void.I ...
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I have to disagree with you... it is not "cast in concrete".Depends on the ore and mill type and for what goal or purpose.. What if it is a dry milling operation? Sag mills in the gold and copper ope...
I have to disagree with you... it is not "cast in concrete".Depends on the ore and mill type and for what goal or purpose.. What if it is a dry milling operation? Sag mills in the gold and copper ope...
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What will be the better option in a Ball Mill Grinding Circuit: Screening or Cycloning?The separation is 500 micron and the feed is 100 TPH
What will be the better option in a Ball Mill Grinding Circuit: Screening or Cycloning?The separation is 500 micron and the feed is 100 TPH
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Yes the capacities need to be considered, but also the percent solids being feed to the system. With recent trends being to feed cyclones at high solids, there separating efficency is decreased, As t...
Yes the capacities need to be considered, but also the percent solids being feed to the system. With recent trends being to feed cyclones at high solids, there separating efficency is decreased, As t...
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Anyone has experience for TBS (teetered bed separators)? I would like to know how much is the feed solid% and which size fraction is working better than spiral?
Anyone has experience for TBS (teetered bed separators)? I would like to know how much is the feed solid% and which size fraction is working better than spiral?
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Thanks to you all. i want to use this machine for coal for size range of 0.3 mm up to 3 mm. you mentioned good points.I found useful http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v102n07p385.pdf
Thanks to you all. i want to use this machine for coal for size range of 0.3 mm up to 3 mm. you mentioned good points.I found useful http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v102n07p385.pdf
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Hydrocyclones sort particles by weight, hence if mineral of interest is dense it will tend to create slimes/fines (say -10 or -20 mm). Would screens prevent this? Any case study of screen technology the work well enough to provide a fine product of i...
Hydrocyclones sort particles by weight, hence if mineral of interest is dense it will tend to create slimes/fines (say -10 or -20 mm). Would screens prevent this? Any case study of screen technology the work well enough to provide a fine product of i...
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Separation efficiency of cyclones depend on how the cyclones are operated and controlled. This means first selecting correct gear for the specific application. Then decide on the operating / control p...
Separation efficiency of cyclones depend on how the cyclones are operated and controlled. This means first selecting correct gear for the specific application. Then decide on the operating / control p...
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What is the optimum/possible ash product size P80 that be obtained a comminution operation using rotary breaker in coal preparation ? What modifications can I make to improve ash reduction?
What is the optimum/possible ash product size P80 that be obtained a comminution operation using rotary breaker in coal preparation ? What modifications can I make to improve ash reduction?
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I would suggest you aim to increase the 'open area' of the breaker. This is the proportion or quantity of holes relative to the total surface area. This may impose structural constraints, but ultimate...
I would suggest you aim to increase the 'open area' of the breaker. This is the proportion or quantity of holes relative to the total surface area. This may impose structural constraints, but ultimate...
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For me it is interesting to see a lot of discussion around the topic of reducing costs for grinding, but very little comment or effort apparently being put into understanding the requirements of the grinding in the first stage. The question of why ar...
For me it is interesting to see a lot of discussion around the topic of reducing costs for grinding, but very little comment or effort apparently being put into understanding the requirements of the grinding in the first stage. The question of why ar...
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We have put a great deal of time into secondary grinding by gaining much better control of the forming of a small ball population. Having the media remain round (Spherical) during deployment life is n...
We have put a great deal of time into secondary grinding by gaining much better control of the forming of a small ball population. Having the media remain round (Spherical) during deployment life is n...
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Is it advisable to use a SAG mill for small, say 2000 TPD concentrator operations? The processing, in this case, is a complex zinc/tin mineral and we are afraid a SAG would P80 produces too much fines (since the tin is to soft brittles) (tin cassite...
Is it advisable to use a SAG mill for small, say 2000 TPD concentrator operations? The processing, in this case, is a complex zinc/tin mineral and we are afraid a SAG would P80 produces too much fines (since the tin is to soft brittles) (tin cassite...
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Thanks to veryone. I agreed that SAG is not the best option in our case. So still evaluate some alternatives. Also Gekko, on this application is not optimum.Thanks again for your help.
Thanks to veryone. I agreed that SAG is not the best option in our case. So still evaluate some alternatives. Also Gekko, on this application is not optimum.Thanks again for your help.
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Are the old Allis-Chalmers Abrasion Index and calculations for Steel Balls and liners consumption still valid? The Allis-Chalmers Standard Abrasion test has been used for several decades to calculate steel consumption. Current advances in alloys ...
Are the old Allis-Chalmers Abrasion Index and calculations for Steel Balls and liners consumption still valid? The Allis-Chalmers Standard Abrasion test has been used for several decades to calculate steel consumption. Current advances in alloys ...
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I think you have made a point here: the grinding circuit needs to be under control before someone tries to assess steel balls consumption. "Under control" means that operators in each shift operate us...
I think you have made a point here: the grinding circuit needs to be under control before someone tries to assess steel balls consumption. "Under control" means that operators in each shift operate us...
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For a conversion of mill lining from polymet to steel; What effects will there be on power draw, grinding or other operating/performance variables? I am looking at the possibility of converting a steel/rubber hybrid AKA Polymet lined SAG mill to ste...
For a conversion of mill lining from polymet to steel; What effects will there be on power draw, grinding or other operating/performance variables? I am looking at the possibility of converting a steel/rubber hybrid AKA Polymet lined SAG mill to ste...
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I'm faced with contradictory claims concerning classifying liner regarding their effectiveness, energy efficiency or applicability for high tonnage or hard/abrasive ores. Litterature is really scarce on this subject. Classifying liners are a kind of...
I'm faced with contradictory claims concerning classifying liner regarding their effectiveness, energy efficiency or applicability for high tonnage or hard/abrasive ores. Litterature is really scarce on this subject. Classifying liners are a kind of...
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I would like to know the relationship between mill weight and mill liner wear, is there an existing model for this? Has anyone looked at this before? Obviously low mill weight can impact toe position, reduce attrition and abrasion breakage, increase...
I would like to know the relationship between mill weight and mill liner wear, is there an existing model for this? Has anyone looked at this before? Obviously low mill weight can impact toe position, reduce attrition and abrasion breakage, increase...
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Scanalyse (now Outotec) are investigating these type of relationships by integrating precise liner wear and volume measurements with mill operating parameters, including mill weight. One the Analytica...
Scanalyse (now Outotec) are investigating these type of relationships by integrating precise liner wear and volume measurements with mill operating parameters, including mill weight. One the Analytica...
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During mill circuit design, many people prefer to have two pumps to one cyclopac (group of cyclones)- one operating and one standby, while many people prefer to install only one pump for one cyclopac (hydrocyclone-pac). Advantages for two pump opti...
During mill circuit design, many people prefer to have two pumps to one cyclopac (group of cyclones)- one operating and one standby, while many people prefer to install only one pump for one cyclopac (hydrocyclone-pac). Advantages for two pump opti...
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Thanks everyone for your great contribution! Hope to see comment from more people especially problems you see in your operations, although I may not be able to respond from now on.
Thanks everyone for your great contribution! Hope to see comment from more people especially problems you see in your operations, although I may not be able to respond from now on.
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Can any one suggest me an updated book on comminution (specially grinding, tumbling mills), which discusses about control, simulation and optimization of crushing and grinding machines and circuits. I own Communition practices and advances in Commun...
Can any one suggest me an updated book on comminution (specially grinding, tumbling mills), which discusses about control, simulation and optimization of crushing and grinding machines and circuits. I own Communition practices and advances in Commun...
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A good textbook for mineral processing is the SME Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice and Control volume, which has good introductory sections on grinding. It is geared towards undergraduate stu...
A good textbook for mineral processing is the SME Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice and Control volume, which has good introductory sections on grinding. It is geared towards undergraduate stu...
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The smaller cylpebs have all migrated towards the feed side of the mill, and the larger cylpebs are at the discharge end. What do you think causes that? Does anyone have advice other than dropping the charge, to bring the media back to large on feed ...
The smaller cylpebs have all migrated towards the feed side of the mill, and the larger cylpebs are at the discharge end. What do you think causes that? Does anyone have advice other than dropping the charge, to bring the media back to large on feed ...
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We have magnets on both the discharge and the feed end of the mills. Yes, we have seen high wear on the classifiers, not necessarily the blades on the rotor, but the top and bottom plates wear quickly...
We have magnets on both the discharge and the feed end of the mills. Yes, we have seen high wear on the classifiers, not necessarily the blades on the rotor, but the top and bottom plates wear quickly...
Agree..Sag mill is effective upon size then must be transported by belt to ball mill for best results