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Turning milling on its head (literally)

Carly Leonida examines the past, present and future of grinding mills with Anthony Filidore and Joe Dziedzina from FLSmidth's milling team

Carly Leonida
SAG-ball mill based circuits are, and will remain, the current industry standard for the foreseeable future

SAG-ball mill based circuits are, and will remain, the current industry standard for the foreseeable future

As the complexity of ores mined increases and grades fall, so too does the efficiency of traditional milling circuits. Processing greater quantities of rock against the backdrop of low commodity prices,...

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