SemiAutogenous Grinding of Copper Ores 911 Metallurgist
For instance, at Lornex Mining, one of the most successful SAG installations, the ball load varies normally from 67% by volume of the mill; the ball makeup consists usually of 80% 4inch diameter balls and 20% 5inch diameter balls. The ratio of the larger balls is increased when the mill is processing hard ore and decreased with soft ore.