Grinding mill circuits - A survey of control and economic concerns

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 90, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 56-66

  Wei, Donghui ^a   Craig, Ian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Costs; Economic benefits; Grinding mill circuits; Performance assessment; Performance functions; Process control; Survey research

Indexed keywords

GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); MILLING (MACHINING); MINERAL INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURVEYS;

BACKGROUND INFORMATIONS; CONTROL PERFORMANCES; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; CONTROLLED VARIABLES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC CONCERNS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; KEY PROCESSES; MANIPULATED VARIABLES; MILLING CIRCUITS; MINERAL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS; SURVEY RESEARCH;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 58249095933     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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