scholarly journals Estimation of Work Index from Ball Mill Grindability and Vicker's Hardness Using Beer Bottle Glass as a Standard Sample

Author(s):  
Yoshiteru KANDA ◽  
Masahiro HASEGAWA ◽  
Torajiro HONMA ◽  
Saburo YASHIMA
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2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-392
Author(s):  
D.M. Bwala ◽  
F. Abdulfattah ◽  
O.O. Alabi ◽  
B.O. Adewuyi

This report shows the work index of Filin Kokuwa Gold ore sample in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The “reference sample (granites)” were sourced from outcrops of granites around Toro town. The samples were crushed, ground, and pulverized using appropriate laboratory milling machine. 80% passing size for the gold ore and granites samples were obtained at 100μm sieve size for the ball mill feeds and products respectively. The work indexes of reference samples i.e. granites were used to calculate the work index of the Filin Kokuwa gold ore sample. The values of 13.277kWh/ton and 15.192kWh/ton were obtained respectively for the two different reference granites samples used and 14.21kWh/ton as their average which is the value of the work index of the Filin Kokuwa gold ore deposit. The energy required for grinding the ore was found to be 3.581kW.


Author(s):  
Jun-Hyung Seo ◽  
Chul-Seoung Baek ◽  
Woo Teck Kwon ◽  
Ji-Whan Ahn ◽  
Kye-Hong Cho
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Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1114
Author(s):  
Vladimir Nikolić ◽  
Gloria G. García ◽  
Alfredo L. Coello-Velázquez ◽  
Juan M. Menéndez-Aguado ◽  
Milan Trumić ◽  
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Over the years, alternative procedures to the Bond grindability test have been proposed aiming to avoid the need for the standard mill or to reduce and simplify the grinding procedure. Some of them use the standard mill, while others are based on a non-standard mill or computation techniques. Therefore, papers targeting to propose a better alternative claim to improve validity, to reduce test duration, or to propose simpler and faster alternative methods for determining the Bond work index (wi). In this review paper, a compilation and critical analysis of selected proposals is performed, concluding that some of the short procedures could be useful for control purposes, while the simulation-based procedures could be interesting within a process digitalisation strategy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69
Author(s):  
Aaron Reed ◽  
Larissa Koroznikova ◽  
Manoj Khandelwal

This paper presents the viability study of utilising a rod or ball mill to grind a ‘5 mm grit’ to 100% passing 2.36 mm and fit in with a desired particle size analysis.  The aim is to introduce this grit into the concrete grade sand produced at the Hanson owned Axedale Sand & Gravel quarry to reduce generated waste and improve the process efficiency. A ball mill and rod mill were used to grind the samples at an interval of 5 and 10 minutes. From the laboratory experimental analysis, it was found that a ball mill with 5 minutes grinding time in closed-circuit using a classifier to remove undersize and reintroduce oversize to the mill would be a viable option in an industrial setting. A Bond Ball Mill Grindability Test was undertaken to determine the grindability of the 5 mm grit, which served to determine the power (kWh/t) required to grind it to 100% passing 2.36 mm. The bond ball mill grindability test showed that the grit had a work index value of 17.66 kWh/t. This work index gives an actual work input of 13.54 kWh/t, meaning that for every ton of feed material introduced to the mill, 13.54 kWh of work input is required to grind it to 150 microns.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1606
Author(s):  
Gloria González García ◽  
Alfredo L. Coello-Velázquez ◽  
Begoña Fernández Pérez ◽  
Juan M. Menéndez-Aguado

There is no doubt about the practical interest of Fred Bond’s methodology in the field of comminution, not only in tumbling mills design and operation but also in mineral raw materials grindability characterization. Increasing energy efficiency in comminution operations globally is considered a significant challenge involving several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, the Bond work index (wi) is considered a critical parameter at an industrial scale, provided that power consumption in comminution operations accounts for up to 40% of operational costs. Despite this, the variability of wi when performing the ball mill Bond’s standard test is not always understood enough. This study shows the results of a variability analysis (a 33 factorial design) performed to elucidate the influence on wi of several parameters obtained from the particle size distribution (PSD) in feed and product. Results showed a clear variability in the work and grindability indexes with some of the variables considered.


Author(s):  
Saiwan Mohammadi ◽  
Bahram Rezai ◽  
Aliakbar Abdollahzadeh ◽  
Sayed Mojtaba Mortazavi

Geometallurgy has become an important toll to predict the process behavior of the ores, and to decrease the production risks cause by variability of geological settings. In this paper geometallurgical index for grinding properties of the ore has investigated. In a comprehensive research at Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper mine, geological features, what were supposed to affect the main process responses including product’s grade-recovery, and plant’s throughput, were subjected to investigate as the possible geometallurgical indexes. The rock breakage variability, in terms of a ball mill grinding circuit and its effects on the plant throughput and energy consumption are presented. Ninety samples were collected based on geological features including lithology, hydrothermal alteration, and geological structures. The samples were characterized using XRD, XRF, and electron and optical microscopy. A simulated test method for Bond ball mill work index (BWI) was used to perform the comminution test. The results showed BWI values vary from 5.67 kWh/t to 20.21 kWh/t. Examination of the possible correlations between BWI and the geological features showed that the key geological feature related to comminution variability is lithology. In addition, the hydrothermal alteration would be an effective parameter in the period that the plant is fed with a single lithology


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