Ball mill for Copper ore processing plant

Designing a copper processing plant requires careful planning and an understanding of the processes involved. The first step is to determine the layout and flow of the processing plant, deciding the type and number of machines needed, as well as their location. Then, the process equipment such as ball mill and screens will need to be selected and sized. Finally, the piping, valves, pumps, and other essential components need to be included in the design. Once all components are in place, the plant can be tested and operated. Ball mill is the core equipment in copper ore processing plant.

Ball mill used in copper processing plant

To comminute copper ores from particle sizes of several metres to the micrometre range, crushers and ball mills are combined with each other in several stages. In every stage, only a relatively small degree of size reduction is possible. Ball mill is an necessary useful grinding equipment to obtain particle sizes smaller than 100 µm.

A ball mill is a type grinding machine that uses balls to grind and remove material. It consists of a hollow compartment that rotates along a horizontal or vertical axis. It’s called a ball mill because it’s literally filled with steel balls or ceramic balls. Copper ore materials are added to the ball mill, at which point the balls knock around inside the mill. The force of these strikes helps to grind the material into a finer, less-coarse medium. The ground materials are discharged through the discharging board thus the grinding process is finished. Ball mills are commonly used for crushing and grinding the materials into an extremely fine form.

A successful case: Cooper ore ball mill processing plant

Summary:

Ball mill is an important necessary equipment in copper processing production line. Our Client has high requirement about the ball mill quality and technical support. After sourcing and comparing, the client decided to cooperate with us, Baichy Machinery company.

Requirement:

the copper ore needs to grind coarsely first. The coarse ore goes to mill again. Then it needs rough flotation for one time, scavenging flotation for twice and concentrating flotation for twice. Separation index reach the concentrate grade 20%, recovery rate is about 80%

Baichy Solution:

The copper ore has sulphide content, so it is better to use flotation method. The basic prescription to separate copper with sulphur is using the lime to inhibit iron sulfide minerals. It could add a small amount of cyanide if necessary. The resurrection of iron sulfide could use Na4SO4, CO2, H2SO4 etc and needs to add a small amount of copper sulfate.

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People Also Frequently Asked For- FAQ

What is the function of the ball mill?

A ball mill is a type of grinder used to grind and blend bulk material into QDs/nanosize using different sized balls. The working principle is simple; impact and attrition size reduction take place as the ball drops from near the top of a rotating hollow cylindrical shell.

What are the components of a ball mill?

The main components of a ball mill include: Feed and discharge end: The mill is hollow, and the material is fed into the mill through the feed end. The ground material is discharged from the discharge end. Cylinder: The cylinder is the main body of the ball mill.

How is copper ore crushing done?

The most common method of crushing cooper ore is jaw crushers, which use two plates to compress the ore into smaller pieces. Once the desired size has been reached, the material is then screened in order to remove waste materials. The process of crushing copper ore typically involves a series of steps.