Conversion From Autogenous to Steel Grinding Pays Off at Anaconda’s Weed Concentrator

- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 4
- File Size:
- 294 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 10, 1975
Abstract
By converting its autogenous mills to steel ball mills at the C. E. Weed concentrator in Butte, Mont., The Anaconda Co. has achieved substantial increases in through- put tonnage, plus better recoveries as a result of the finer feed size to subsequent flotation operations. If steel grinding is so superior to autogenous grinding, why wasn't it chosen in the first place? Briefly, here's why:
Citation
APA:
(1975) Conversion From Autogenous to Steel Grinding Pays Off at Anaconda’s Weed ConcentratorMLA: Conversion From Autogenous to Steel Grinding Pays Off at Anaconda’s Weed Concentrator. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1975.