Grinding Media Wear Rate Calculation in Ball Mill
The screen analysis of the ball charge of an 8-ft. by 22-in. (2.4-m. by 55.8-cm.) Hardinge conical mill shown in Table 19 was made at the. Miami Copper Co.'s plant after the mill had been operating for a year with a ball load of 14,800 lb. (6713 kg.) which was maintained by the addition of 400 lb. (181 kg.) of 2-in. (50.8-mm.) steel balls daily.
