Mineral comminution: Energy efficiency considerations

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 613-620

  Tromans, Desmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comminution; Crushing; Grinding; Mineral economics; Mineral processing

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACKS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

MINERAL ECONOMICS; MINERAL PROCESSING;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 43949131421     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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