The sheer size and scale of new ore processing operations, with the aim being to substantially increase product throughput, means that primary semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills have grown to larger ...

Advanced process control lets a comminution circuit—where mined ore is broken down into increasingly smaller pieces—improve MTBR and the ultimate goal of throughput. A SAG mill, used to break rock ...

Chilean State-owned miner Codelco’s underground copper mine, El Teniente, in Cachapoal, has become the first mine worldwide to use diversified engineering group Metso’s innovative grinding technology.