Improved particle size analysis enables finding the best particle size shape for the SAG mill feed. The ore feeders are balanced using the particle size distribution shape as the controlled variable. As such, the bin or stockpile natural segregation is balanced properly using this online estimate.
Blasted ore is further reduced in size by primary crushers, semiautogenous (SAG) and autogenous (AG) mills. SAG mills have special requirements on feed size distribution, which is influenced by the size distribution of the blasted rock (Esen 2013).The 80% passing size, x 80, is regularly used to evaluate the energy draw in size reduction (Workman and …
Figure 2 shows SAG and ball mills breakage rates. Note that the curve ex-hibits the classic behavior of a SAG mill curve, showing the effect of the ore as the grinding media in coarse particles and the effect of balls, which begins to appear in the 50 mm particle size, having its greatest point at 7 mm. For all mills, the breakage rate indicates a
Application of High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGRs) and implementing hybrid comminution circuits (ie, HPGR-SAG mill) requires proactive control of the feed size distribution to each unit. Application of Vertical Tower Mills (VTMs) and other fine grinding equipment to achieve a finer grind size, while maintaining the throughput, requires ...
The CI measurement is not used directly in the power modelling; it is used to predict the particle size distribution (F 80 and F 50) sizes of the SAG mill feed. The net effect of adjusting the particle size distribution is similar to what is observed in the Bond/Barratt model by adjusting the crushing work index which dictates the hardness of ...
The effect of feed size is marked, with both larger and finer feed sizes having a significant effect on throughput. With SAG mills, the response is typically that for coarser ores, throughput declines, and vice versa.
We describe here one of the very first pioneering SAG Mill Feed Particle Size Analysers: A set of preliminary experiments was carried out in order to assess the hardware-software's behaviour.Static ore was used to obtain the right sequence of image processing algorithms. The camera was installed 3 mts away from the commercial sizer over the feed …
The most recent version of the sag mill model was used and incorporates the effect of ball load, feed size and speed (Morrell and Morrison, 1996) as well as the effects of grate design (Morrell ...
3 SAG mill (8 – 15% ball charge) Variable competency ore 4 High ball charge SAG mill (15 to 25% ball charge) Incompetent ore 5 Low ball charge SAG mill, high mill speed. (4% ball charge, 90% Nc) A cross between AG and SAG for competent, abrasive ores. As typically operated in RSA. 6 SAG mill (configurations 3, and 5 ) with recycle crusher
system. The ore from the trial blast was campaigned through the mill without any All samples were processed through the lab to determine % solids, and blending and a full mill survey was conducted. SAG mill throughput was size distribution. Portions of the sized SAG mill feed were collected and maximized at 673 dmtph of fresh feed.
Total grinding power consumption decreases and SAG mill capacity increases significantly. Later tests, with other types of ore, have shown lesser differences between those size distributions. However, the effects on power …
50%/50% SAG mill/ball mill power, the value of SAG mill/ball mill operating power may differ among operations. For a particular SABC operation, its optimal energy distribution should be determined with a comprehensive consideration of ore properties, mill feed size, required product size, and circuit operating parameters.
Total grinding power consumption decreases and SAG mill capacity increases significantly. Later tests, with other types of ore, have shown lesser differences between those size distributions. However, the effects on power consumption and mill capacity have been the same, confirming the strong effect of small variations in the ultrafines production.
The purpose of the primary crusher is to reduce the ROM ore to a size amenable for feeding the secondary crusher or the SAG mill grinding circuit. The ratio of reduction through a primary crusher can be up to about 8:1. Feed: ROM up to 1.5 m; Product: -300mm (for transport) to -200mm (for SAG mill) Feed Rate: 160 to 13,000 tph
As a result, ball mills produce a rather wide particle-size distribution (PSD), requiring additional work downstream, while rod mills achieve a lower PSD but produce a coarser product. By comparison the inter-particle compression in a High Pressure Grinding Roll has a more even effect on the entire feed, resulting in a high ratio of fines ...
In the SAG mill testwork, parameters such as: ore feed, size distribution and classification size are varied. If necessary, pebble crushing or mill speed changes would also be investigated. The testing procedure results are evaluated according to feed rate, power draw, and product size analysis.
Moreover, an increase in ore hardness corresponds to an increase in feed size. Hard ore grinding in the SAG mill resulted in finer products compared to the soft ore milling. In addition, it was found that the products of the soft ore milling were more elongated, angular and less rounded than those of the hard ore milling.
TABLE 1 Comparison of RoM and SAG mill operating regimes Speed, % critical Charge Filling, % total mill volume Bali filling, % total mill volume Internallength Aspect ratio, diameter/length Recycle stream Application AG/SAG 70- 80% 20 - 30% 4-15% 3-5m 0.7 -2 Trommel oversize & J)ebble crusher Primary grind South African RoM 75 -90% 35 - 45% 15 ...
liner chuge sag mill - ZCRUSHER. Ø Effect Of Sag Mill Feed Size Distribution And Ore ... SAG Mill load during this liner cycle ranged from 800 to 1100 tonnes ... Further more the 52 row liner design ... Detail About.
To study the effect of liner profile on performance of the SAG mill the following assumptions are made: 1. Size distribution and hardness index of feed (i.e. A × b and ta) are constant over the whole life of the liner. 2. Plant throughput increases linearly over the liner life. 3.
Then, the particle size distribution T2' can be determined by a simple mass balance, i.e. by subtracting a proportion of the final product (P) from the AG/ SAG mill product size distribution (T) as follows: Q2 = Q - Q1 [5] T2' = [Q x T – Q1 x T1'] / Q2 [6] Finally, the corrected Bond operating work indices for the AG/SAG mill and
SAG Mill I-12 Ø Effect of SAG Mill Feed Size Distribution and Ore Variability Ø Mill liner design modifications, and Ø Circuit Design Considerations That Influenced Throughput
SAG mills, Morrell (1993). The mill with scats had a considerably finer size distribution, and notably lacks ball in the 40mm to 60mm size range. This is the size at which the porosity is exposed, and they suddenly become smaller and non-spherical. For a normal finer ball size distribution a finer grind and lower throughput would be expected.
the grinding media of autogenous mills derive from the feed ore size and composition (delboni and morrell, 1996) and the varying ratio of different components in the mill feed affects the mill charge and consequently the whole breakage process. after developing a new ag/sag mill model that describes the influence of mill charge composition on …
The ball mill oversize feed factor (EF 4 BM) is always calculated with the rod mill work index for the optimum feed size and the ball mill work index for EF 4 BM. The model assumes that the calculated value of E ssbm + the specified contingency is greater than the sum of E sag + E peb; otherwise E bm will be negative.
The ROM ore size distribution is a function of the geotechnical properties (fracture frequency and Rock Quality Designation (RQD)). Hence, the feed size to the SAG mill is a function of rock competency (Axb) and rock fracture.
THE INFLUENCE OF MILL SPEED AND PULP DENSITY ON THE GRINDING EFFICIENCY 91 Graph 2. Particle size distribution for different mill speeds 68.8 % solids 73.4% solids 75.9% solids Ore solids density 3.1 3.1 3.1 Dry feed rate (kg/h) 289 288 287 Speed (rpm) 35.31 35.11 35.00 % Vcrit 75.59 75.17 74.92 Absorbed power (kW) 5.335 5.628 5.338