Using the Bond work index to measure operating comminution efficiency

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Rowland, C A ^a  

^a Comminution Consulting Service ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ball mills; Bond work index; Comminution; Crushing; Grinding; Rod mills

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542489705     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403155     Document Type: Article

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