Eco-efficient and cost-effective process design for magnetite …
Grinding media and wear lining costs range between 0.41 $/t and 1.82 $/t. Option 3 has much higher media and wear lining costs because two ball mills of 8.8 MW installed power each are required to grind 8 Mtpa of RMS concentrate from P80 2.3 mm to P80 75 μm. The overall OPEX for Option 3 is the highest due to the high costs of media …
