Effect of ball size on the performance of grinding and flotation ...
WEBJul 18, 2013 · At the Sarcheshmeh copper mine, 41 000 t ore per day with an average grade of 0·9%Cu is ground to 70% passing 75 μm. Grinding is effected in eight parallel lines of 8 × 5 m ball mills in a closed circuit with cyclones. The makeup balls are 80 mm forged alloy steel balls and the average ball consumption is 750 g t −1 ore ground. In order to ...