Advances in Discrete Element Method Application to Grinding Mills Raj K. Rajamani, Samira Rashidi, and Nikhil Dhawan ... slice of SAG mill (Cleary 2001a) can be simulated to predict full mill power. ... Plants often increase open area of grates with the hope of increasing mill throughput. However, the back flow from the pulp lifter increases ...
SAG Mill Circuit Example – Gold Processing SAG mill circuit example for gold processing [image: (135-6-3)] AG/SAG Mill. AG/SAG mills are normally used to grind run-off-mine ore or primary crusher product. Wet grinding in an AG/SAG mill is accomplished in a slurry of 50 to 80 percent solids. 2D and 3D simulations of particles in a SAG Mill
Discharge grates are one of the most important parts of SAG mills. These grates prevent balls and unbroken ores from discharging the mill and they have a significant effect on the mill filling and size distribution of the discharge flow. To consider the effect of openings of the grates on the overall efficiency of the comminution operation, the variation of the grates shape and size were ...
The Copper Mountain SAG mill is 10363 mm [34 feet] in diameter and 6096 mm [20 feet] long. It is a grate discharge mill with an inside diameter of 10363 mm [34 feet] and a grinding length of 5334 mm [17.5 feet]. The mill is driven by two 8,500 horsepower ABB motors. Figure 2 - The 34' x 20' SAG mill
Start-up and Early Optimisation of the New Afton Concentrator. ... changes to the SAG and ball mill grinding media sizes, larger SAG grate openings, reduced SAG discharge screen-deck aperture size and an increase in the maximum ball mill power draw limit. Metal recoveries at New Afton are primarily limited by liberation in the coarser size ...
SAG 2015 Extended Abstract (Poster) 1 INTRODUCTION OF TURBO-LIFTER SYSTEM AT KAROWE DIAMOND MINE P. Morgan1, L. van Niekerk1 and M. Duddy1, *G. Underwood2, *A. Paz3 1DRA Global No.3 Inyanga Close Sunninghill, 2157, South Africa
Jan 01, 2007· The extensive research work carried out by Latchireddi and Morrell (1997,2003a and 2003b) has demonstrated to think of the SAG as more of a pump in which the grates and pulp discharger end ("impeller") were designed to efficiently discharge the product sized particles smaller than the grate size with minimal recirculation out of the mill ...
Accurate SAG alld AG mill product size control is depelldelll 011 appropriate Grate Opel/ Area dimensions. Wear of the bTl'ate hole edges ur in the plate thickness results in W I increase ufthe open area due to the tapered hole cross sectiOll, which call result ill oversize product exiting the mill.
Pegging of the discharge grates in SAG mills often occurs and this will result in a drop in throughput. The effect of new grates can be simulated in terms of new open area, size of apertures or new pebble ports.
May 08, 2015· Pegging of the discharge grates in SAG mills often occurs and this will result in a drop in throughput. The effect of new grates can be simulated in terms of new open area, size of apertures or ...
discharge grates, along the pulp lifters and its discharge from the mill is an important contributor to the efficiency of the grinding process within a SAG mill. Poor transport of finer ground material can adversely affect grinding leading to excess energy consumption and over-grinding of fine material.
The discharge grates of the SAG mill were identified as a key component in the SABC circuit, and their design is a crucial factor in the mill's performance [17][18][19] [20] [21]. The initial ...
Modelling SAG milling power and specific energy consumption including the feed percentage of intermediate size particles M. Silva, A. Casali⇑ Mining Engineering Department, Universidad de Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago 8370448, Chile
The SAG mill was designed to treat 2,065 t h −1 of ore at a ball charge of 8% volume, total filling of 25% volume, and an operating mill speed of 74% of critical. The mill is fitted with 80 mm grates with total grate open area of 7.66 m 2 (Hart et al., 2001). A 4.5 m diameter by 5.2 m long trommel screens the discharge product at a cut size ...
The finding in this research is to reveal the condition in which a reliable DEM solution is achievable in the appli-cation of a SAG mill. The DEM result sheds insight to the design of the grates like the size and total opening area of the slots. It also provides structural optimization on a new type of grate used in a SAG mill.
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Mar 02, 2010· However, the curved design necessitates redrilling of the mill head and also requires curved grates, which can be quite complicated compared to a simple radial design. The best way to eliminate material problems is to use a grate, peripheral discharge trunnion supported mill or use a grate, open-ended discharge shell supported mill.
PDF | Pulp lifters, also known, as pan lifters are an integral part of the majority of autogenous (AG), semi-autogenous (SAG) and grate discharge ball mills. The performance of the pulp lifters in ...
of grate/pulp lifter design in AG/SAG mill discharge. The current understanding from literature lacks knowledge of mill content size distribution and its effect on discharge through the grate at various aperture sizes and radial positions. It also indicates that in
Different combinations of SAG mill ball charge and grate open area were tested until 2006. A higher load level was achieved after several changes in the grate design that prevented both liner and grate breakage. Upon resolution of issues related to the mill grate design, the project achieved the target throughput of 41 kt/d. Phoenix
The discharge grates of the SAG mill were identified as a key component in the SABC circuit, and their design is a crucial factor in the mill's performance [17,18,19,20,21]. The initial design of the grate section caused a serious accumulation of pebbles within the SAG mill .
grate sizing of the SAG mill. The current steel discharge grate opening in the SAG mill are inadequately sized to allow worn steel grinding media to pass through. This has resulted in excessive amount of small grinding media inside the mill reducing its effectiveness. This in turn, has created
Mill Type Overview. Three types of mill design are common. The Overflow Discharge mill is best suited for fine grinding to 75 – 106 microns.; The Diaphram or Grate Discharge mill keeps coarse particles within the mill for additional grinding and typically used for grinds to 150 – 250 microns.; The Center-Periphery Discharge mill has feed reporting from both ends and the product discharges ...
Single stage SAG Mills are very beneficial in reducing CAPEX for plants with a staged throughput approach. When future tonnage is to be increased, the SAG Mill can feed downstream ball milling to boost capacity. Fuller-Traylor SAG/AG Mills range in size from 4.3m through 12.2m in diameter with powers as high as 28,000 kW.