energies Article Operation Analysis of a SAG Mill under Di erent Conditions Based on DEM and Breakage Energy Method Qiyue Xie 1, Caifengyao Zhong 2, Daifei Liu 1,*, Qiang Fu …A total of 120 t of Cristalino ore was prepared and sent to CIMM, where it was crushed and screened prior to grinding tests. The processing equipment included a 1.83 m (8′) diameter by 0.61 m (2′) length AG/SAG mill equipped with a 20 kW motor, a cone crusher, a 0.91 m (3′) diameter by 1.22 m (4′) length ball mill equipped with a 15 kW ...involves replacing the mill charge several times throughout the test. The Bond tests are typically run for a minimum of seven cycles, while the MacPherson and pilot plant tests are operated for about 6-10 hours. The achievement of steady-state is desirable in a grinding test, because harder components may build up over time. For AG/SAG mills,The amount of pebbles passing through the grate increases with the angle of the grate. It is imperative to ensure the efficient removal of both slurry and coarse …1. Introduction. Mill filling has a dominant effect on grinding mill performance (Apelt, Asprey and Thornhill, 2001), and therefore, its accurate measurement is vital for modelling grinding mill performance.Measuring filling is also necessary to estimate the composition of the load for mill modelling: rock and slurry for AG mills; rock, balls and …Semi-autogenous (SAG) mills are widely used grinding equipment, but some ore with critical particle sizes cannot be effectively processed by SAG mills and turned into pebbles. This research aims to analyze and compare the properties of raw ore and pebbles from a zinc- and tin-bearing ore. The results show that the contents of sphalerite, …Analysis of typical SAG mill installations in the copper industry indicates that typically less than 90% of installed motor power is used on average. Therefore, the installed SAG motor power was determined to be 9.72 kWh/t (8.75/90%). Checks were carried out to ensure that the SAG mill could utilise this power within a reasonable envelope of ...Autogenous grinding is favored when the ore is quite competent and a fine grind is required. Semi-autogenous grinding is applied when fine crushing could cause severe problems or when ore is …Attrition mill is a type of grinding mill by kinds of media to crush lump to powder-like substances. The impact can be rock on rock such as in an Autogenous Grinding (AG) mill, rock and a small ball charge (~10%), used in Semi Autogenous Grinding (SAG) mills, balls of various sizes in Ball Mills and less commonly these days, steel rods in Rod Mills.Hardinge SAG Mill 6.4m Dia x 3.35m EGL (21 ft. x 11 ft.) 2875 HP Motor Complete With: Liner Handler Jib Crane Drum Handler Vent Du ID: 540493 Sold Quote +. Used Sag Mill. 20 ft. x 7 ft. Long. 800 HP. Steel Lined. Inching Drive. Used Sag Mill. 20 ft. x 7 ft. Long. 800 HP. Steel Lined. Inching Drive.With improved SAG mill control stability, the mill load can be optimized to increase crushing performance and produc - tion capacity. Along with the potential for greater produc - tion, BrainWave also allows you to operate your mill at maximum efficiency. Because a large amount of power is used just to keep the mill and its ball charge moving ...Inventory ID: 6C-GM01. UNUSED FLSMIDTH 36' x 17' (11m x 5m) SAG Mill with 13,500 kW (18355 HP) Wrap Around DriveThe efficiency of the mill to break ore is a function of both the feed size distribution and the relative hardness of the ore. When the feed size of a SAG mill becomes coarser, i.e. α r increases ...SAG Mill Optimization using Model Predictive Control ANDRITZ AUTOMATION Semi-Autogenous Grinding mills can be optimized for maximum ore throughput or maximum …Bob and Hassannoori have answered your question. SAG mills will contain some degree of steel media, generally 8 - 12%. SAG Mills tend to have large diameters and short lengths. Pebble Mills, also called Tube Mills, use pebbles to grind grit to powder, and are long Mills with a small diameters. Pebble Mills contain no steel grinding mediasupported grinding mills up to the largest sizes. SAG/ball mill circuit incorporating pebble crushers and a POLYCOM® high-pressure grinding roll. SAG and ball mill for gold ore grinding. One of three SAG mills with 9.75 m diameter and 2 x 4000 kW drive power. These mills operate in conjunction with ball mills for iron ore grinding in Iran.Control of -SemiAutogenous Grinding(SAG) mill weight is an example of an important process that exhibits many of these aspects. Maintaining the SAG mill weight at the optimum value is critical for achieving maximum grind rate efficiency and mill production (Powell, M.S., van der Westhuizen, A.P., & Mainza, A.N. 2009).A research team from the University of Utah is working to make inroads into saving energy in these SAG mills. In 2003, Industries of the Future Program of the Department of Energy tasked the University of Utah team to build a partnership between the University and the mining industry for the specific purpose of reducing energy …Principle of SAG Mill operation. SAG is an acronym for semi-autogenous grinding. SAG mills are autogenous mills that also use grinding balls like a ball mill. A SAG mill is usually a primary or first stage grinder. SAG mills use a ball charge of 8 to 21%.[6][7] The largest SAG mill is 42′ (12.8m) in diameter, powered by a 28 MW (38,000 HP ...PDF | As one of the machines widely used in mining, a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill can significantly improve the roughing efficiency of rock. But... | Find, read and cite all the research ...The SAG mill circuit also includes a single-deck screen and a cone crusher while the ball mill circuit utilizes hydrocyclones. Currently, the grinding circuits are …energies Article Operation Analysis of a SAG Mill under Di erent Conditions Based on DEM and Breakage Energy Method Qiyue Xie 1, Caifengyao Zhong 2, Daifei Liu 1,*, Qiang Fu 1, Xiaoli Wang 3 and Zhongli Shen 1 1 School of Electrical & Information Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China; …High cost-effectiveness CITIC HIC grinding mills are recognized as China's Manufacturing Industry Single Champion Product. CITIC HIC is responsible for setting the national standards of semi-autogenous mills (SAG mills) …Ore hardness plays a critical role in comminution circuits. Ore hardness is usually characterized at sample support in order to populate geometallurgical block models. However, the required attributes are not always available and suffer for lack of temporal resolution. We propose an operational relative-hardness definition and the use of real …EF5BM=[ P80+10.3 1.145×P80] ( 3 ) The EF4 formula requires both the rod mill and ball mill work index (rod mill Wi is used to calculate the optimal feed size) and because this is a "single-stage ball mill" calculation, the F80 is actually the rod mill feed size (10,000 µm) from Table 1 and the P80 is the ball mill circuit product. The EF5 factor only applies …Decision-making on selection of SAG mills increasingly uses the methods of sizing the milling power based on laboratory tests on grindability of minerals. This article considers one of such methods allowing determination of mill characteristics based on the Bond work indexes of crushing, rod milling and ball milling.• Antamina´sSAG mill has the worst condition of slurry evacuation in trommel: α = 222 m 3/h/m 2 • Esperanza and Escondida´sSAG mills have high values of α, but they have a screen • Trommel of 40 feet SAG mill of Collahuasi has an high value of α = 172 m 3/h/m 2. Open Pulp Free Flow by Free SAG 1011 Area, % Flow, m 3/h Area, m 2 Area ...Figure 1 Ball mill shells delivered and brought into the mill building. Figure 2 Ball mill cradle being installed. Figure 3 Ball mill shell being lowered into the cradle. Figure 4 SAG mill shell ...Simulation results under the ∅5250 × 500 mm mill model show that the mill operates with the optimal effect when the mill is under the condition of 80% critical speed and 15% fill level; the ...