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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377In order to overcome the effects of pebbles in the circuit, it is common to install pebble crushers in an AG/SAG circuit. This has increased the AG/SAG mills capacity in some cases by up to 25% for an iron ore operation (McIvor Greenwood, 1996). However, the beneficial gain from crushing critical size
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The biggest characteristic of the sag mill is that the crushing ratio is large. The particle size of the materials to be ground is 300 ~ 400mm, sometimes even larger, and the minimum particle size of the materials to be discharged can reach mm. The calculation shows that the crushing ratio can reach 3000 ~ 4000, while the ball mill's ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Abstract: 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‐
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The grinding unit will include a closedcircuit semiautogenous grinding (SAG) mill, a pebble crusher, and two ball mills. The material will thereafter undergo rougherscavenger flotation, followed by three stages of cleaner flotation. Highrate thickeners will be used to dewater the concentrate and tailings products.
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