Cutting comminution costs. (Editorial) From: Mining Magazine | Date: December 1, 1992| Author: Brewis, Tony | COPYRIGHT 1992 Mining Journal Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Comminution, in ore dressing, cement manufacture and aggregate production, is said to use some 3% of all the electrical energy generated worldwide. Grinding in particular is a high cost, inefficient process and thus any steps which can be taken to reduce expenditure and improve efficiency are eagerly sought.

As B.A. Wills and K. Atkinson pointed out in their introductory paper at the Minerals Engineering '91 conference in Singapore, comminution has changed little fundamental...

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