# sag mill operating variables

2021-11-3  Using scanned results for new and worn shell liners for a 32’ (9.75 m) SAG mill, it is shown that the feed and discharge lifters have significant effect on the flow of the charge introducing ...

More

### Mill drives: the desire for increased power and the ...

2021-10-19  SAG mill drives (as GMDs) by some operators and principal motor designers/manufacturers until the reasons for known problems in design or manufacturing were better understood and resolved. Accordingly, the latest 40 ft dia. SAG mill is rated at 29 MW and 78% C.S., with a 42 ft dia. mill built but not yet operational. The more recent option

More

### PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE SAG MILL LINER

2021-6-17  Due to its strong lifting capacity and excellent grinding performance, the trapezoidal liner is widely used in the SAG mill. The structure of the trapezoidal liner is shown in Fig. 1, the main dimensions are: dip angle $$\tau$$, length of the top edge $$L$$ and height $$h$$.Dip angle $$\tau$$ determines the trajectory of the mediums in the SAG mill, which directly affects the impact speed and ...

More

### AG SAG Mill for Mineral Processing Wet Aerofall SAG ...

AG Mill and SAG Mill. Feeding size: ≤25mm. Capacity: 0.65-615t/h. Output size: 0.074-0.89mm. Applications: It is commonly used in the mineral processing industry and ferrous and non-ferrous metal ore and nonmetal ore processing plants. It can also be used in cement plant, refractory plant, fertilizer plant and smelting plant.

More

### FREDA REBECCA SAGMILLING CIRCUIT OPTIMIZATION

2021-3-26  SAG mill in closed circuit with hydro cyclones at Freda Rebecca Gold Mine would affect through put and specific energy consumption using an Excel based milling process simulator developed by Hinde, a comminution specialist who has worked for Mintek for many years.

More

### THE ENGINEERING AND PROCESS EFFECTS OF

mill operation as the operating parameters vary. The SAG mill power draw model of Austin (using the calibration by Doll, 2013) is used to predict the process power draw at the mill shell, Pshell, and the efficiency losses for the drive's mechanical components based on Doll (2012) are used to determine the motor output power, P.

More

### Gearless mill drives - ABB

2021-2-16  • 28 MW GMD for a 40' SAG mill • 28 MW GMD for 42' SAG mill Whether it is size or an installation at the highest altitude (4600 m.a.s.l.), ABB’s GMDs are well positioned to contribute to the building of larger and ever more powerful mills. — Leading the gearless mill drive evolution The ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) is the most powerful ...

More

### Grinding Circuit - an overview ScienceDirect Topics

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 ).

More

### Major Mines Projects Turquoise Ridge Operation ...

The Juniper mill consists of a variable speed SAG mill operating in closed circuit with a discharge screen. SAG mill product is fed to a ball mill operating in closed circuit with cyclones. 1.5 MW installed power; 18 ft x 6.5 ft (6 m x 2 m) 900HP SAG (Variable speed drive), turns both directions, 11.5 ft x16.5 ft (3.8 m x 5.5 m) 1150 HP ball mill.

More

### Toromocho – A giant in high-altitude mining

2021-2-16  The three gearless mill drive (GMD) systems are the ABB most powerful ever made. The GMD for the 40-foot SAG mill has a power rating of 28 megawatts (MW), and the GMDs for the two 28-foot ball mills have a power rating of 22 MW. They are the largest diameter and most powerful SAG and ball mills drive systems at the highest altitude installed to ...

More

### Advanced Simulation for Semi-Autogenous Mill Systems:

2019-1-10  The model output variables are: power-draw, load level, ball load, mineral discharge rate and size distribution, water discharge rate, ball throughput, bearing pressure, pebble throughput, and toe and shoulder angles of the internal load. 2.1 SAG mill model The particles fed to the mill are ground in the milling chamber and subsequently

More

### SAG Mill Control: It Shouldn’t be that Hard E MJ

2020-4-8  While many mills today are mounted on load cells, others employ bearing oil pressure as a proxy measurement of mill load. A control strategy recently implemented on a large variable-speed SAG mill at MMG’s Century Zinc operation in Australia is shown in the chart (found on pg. 32).

More

### PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE SAG MILL LINER

2021-6-17  Due to its strong lifting capacity and excellent grinding performance, the trapezoidal liner is widely used in the SAG mill. The structure of the trapezoidal liner is shown in Fig. 1, the main dimensions are: dip angle $$\tau$$, length of the top edge $$L$$ and height $$h$$.Dip angle $$\tau$$ determines the trajectory of the mediums in the SAG mill, which directly affects the impact speed and ...

More

### Mill drives: the desire for increased power and the ...

2021-10-19  SAG mill drives (as GMDs) by some operators and principal motor designers/manufacturers until the reasons for known problems in design or manufacturing were better understood and resolved. Accordingly, the latest 40 ft dia. SAG mill is rated at 29 MW and 78% C.S., with a 42 ft dia. mill built but not yet operational. The more recent option

More

### AG SAG Mill for Mineral Processing Wet Aerofall SAG ...

AG Mill and SAG Mill. Feeding size: ≤25mm. Capacity: 0.65-615t/h. Output size: 0.074-0.89mm. Applications: It is commonly used in the mineral processing industry and ferrous and non-ferrous metal ore and nonmetal ore processing plants. It can also be used in cement plant, refractory plant, fertilizer plant and smelting plant.

More

### Evolution of SAG Mill Process Control at the Xstrata ...

2021-4-20  445 PAPER 28 Evolution of SAG Mill Process Control at the Xstrata Nickel Raglan Operation Erik Bartsch1, Chief Engineer Guy Comeau2, Senior Metallurgist Colin Hardie3, Former Chief Metallurgist 1 Process Control Group, Xstrata Process Support 6 Edison Rd, Falconbridge, Ontario

More

### SAG Mill Control: It Shouldn’t be that Hard E MJ

2020-4-8  While many mills today are mounted on load cells, others employ bearing oil pressure as a proxy measurement of mill load. A control strategy recently implemented on a large variable-speed SAG mill at MMG’s Century Zinc operation in Australia is shown in the chart (found on pg. 32).

More

### FREDA REBECCA SAGMILLING CIRCUIT OPTIMIZATION

2021-3-26  SAG mill in closed circuit with hydro cyclones at Freda Rebecca Gold Mine would affect through put and specific energy consumption using an Excel based milling process simulator developed by Hinde, a comminution specialist who has worked for Mintek for many years.

More

### SAG Mill Optimization using Model Predictive Control

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).

More

### RESPONSE OF PRIMARY GRINDING MILL PERFORMANCE

operating conditions of a SAG mill and how the vibration response and hence mill operating conditions vary as a function of time, including during mill equipment failures such as a broken discharge grate. Opportunities for improved mill control based on the data from the on-line monitor are also discussed,

More

### Gearless mill drives - Grinding ABB

Gearless mill drive system (GMD) Go gearless to meet your business objetives by exceeding standard availability targets in your grinding operations. ABB’s GMD is the most powerful mill drive system in the market to power semiautogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous (AG) mills, This ’workhorse’ for grinding operations combines a robust ...

More

### Toromocho – A giant in high-altitude mining

2021-2-16  The three gearless mill drive (GMD) systems are the ABB most powerful ever made. The GMD for the 40-foot SAG mill has a power rating of 28 megawatts (MW), and the GMDs for the two 28-foot ball mills have a power rating of 22 MW. They are the largest diameter and most powerful SAG and ball mills drive systems at the highest altitude installed to ...

More

### Advanced Simulation for Semi-Autogenous Mill Systems:

2018-9-25  The model output variables are: power-draw, load level, ball load, mineral discharge rate and size distribution, water discharge rate, ball throughput, bearing pressure, pebble throughput, and toe and shoulder angles of the internal load. 2.1 SAG mill model The particles fed to the mill are ground in the milling chamber and subsequently

More

### GRINDING FLOTATION TRAINING

2016-11-29  the SAG mill, ball mills, cyclones and flotation equipment. How to use the plant’s Operating Variables as a tool to implement your processing strategy: - Identify the key performance curve for each major equipment piece - Leran how you can take control of your performance curves by making better Operating Variable decisions

More

### Model Predictive Control - Rockwell Automation

2021-3-31  The behavior of the SAG mill circuit is multivariable i.e. exhibit complex interactions and nonlinear behavior between the process variables. It is also dynamic i.e. delay times between variables within the process need to be considered before control actions are executed. Given these challenges, the objectives for acceptable SAG mill operation ...

More

### Evolution of SAG Mill Process Control at the Xstrata ...

2021-4-20  445 PAPER 28 Evolution of SAG Mill Process Control at the Xstrata Nickel Raglan Operation Erik Bartsch1, Chief Engineer Guy Comeau2, Senior Metallurgist Colin Hardie3, Former Chief Metallurgist 1 Process Control Group, Xstrata Process Support 6 Edison Rd, Falconbridge, Ontario

More

### SAG Mill Control: It Shouldn’t be that Hard E MJ

2020-4-8  While many mills today are mounted on load cells, others employ bearing oil pressure as a proxy measurement of mill load. A control strategy recently implemented on a large variable-speed SAG mill at MMG’s Century Zinc operation in Australia is shown in the chart (found on pg. 32).

More

### AMIT 135: Lesson 6 Grinding Circuit – Mining Mill

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

More

### SAG mill wear optimization using DEM simulation - Rocky

2018-3-13  Video 1: Mill Showing Surface Wear Modification Case scenario. Consider a large SAG mill with a diameter of 10.97 m, as shown in Figure 1a. The mill has a high-definition line design with alternating lines of high and low elevators (Figure 1b). The mill processes rocks from 200 mm to 300 mm, using 350 mm steel balls as the grinding medium.

More

### RESPONSE OF PRIMARY GRINDING MILL PERFORMANCE

operating conditions of a SAG mill and how the vibration response and hence mill operating conditions vary as a function of time, including during mill equipment failures such as a broken discharge grate. Opportunities for improved mill control based on the data from the on-line monitor are also discussed,

More

### SAG Mill Optimization using Model Predictive Control

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).

More

### GRINDING FLOTATION TRAINING

2016-11-29  the SAG mill, ball mills, cyclones and flotation equipment. How to use the plant’s Operating Variables as a tool to implement your processing strategy: - Identify the key performance curve for each major equipment piece - Leran how you can take control of your performance curves by making better Operating Variable decisions

More

### Gearless mill drives - Grinding ABB

Gearless mill drive system (GMD) Go gearless to meet your business objetives by exceeding standard availability targets in your grinding operations. ABB’s GMD is the most powerful mill drive system in the market to power semiautogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous (AG) mills, This ’workhorse’ for grinding operations combines a robust ...

More

### Method of assessing ball mill health - SAGMILLING.COM

2020-1-20  SAG mill screen undersize 41.0% passing 90.5 µm. Laboratory test result, survey ore sample A Bond ball mill grindability test was performed at the Dawson laboratory on a sample of SAG mill feed collected at the time of the survey. Table 1 – Ball mill grindability test Test closing mesh, µm Feed F80, µm Product P80, µm grams/rev Work index ...

More

### MetSMART Minerality Minerals processing Software ...

MetSMART’s models use all operating variables predict all outputs on each equipment piece. For example: MetSMART incorporates highly advanced SAG Mill and Cyclone models. Minerality SAG Model • The model is accurate over all mill loads and operating conditions. • The model does not tie users to a specific laboratory test.

More

### MILLING CONTROL OPTIMISATION - Mintek

2012-2-7  MILL FEED CONTROL. Smooth operation of a milling circuit is difficult to achieve due to: ... Figures 8 and 9 on the right show results from a gold plant’s SAG mill achieved with MillStar’s Segregated Ore Feed Controller ... input and output mill discharge variables. • Controlling the sump . level. and cyclone overflow . product size. and/or .

More