Influence of explosive energy on the strength of the rock fragments and SAG mill throughput

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-448

  Michaux, S ^a   Djordjevic, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communition SAG milling; Mining; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; COMMINUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUSHING; MINING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITION SAG MILLING; EXPLOSIVE ENERGY; FRAGMENTATION; PRODUCT QUALITY;

ROCKS;

EID: 13944267617     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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