Effect of Ball Material Ratio on the Grinding Efficiency of Copper-Bearing Minerals in Dahongshan

In this paper, The Copper-bearing minerals Powder (≤2mm) in Dahongshan is used in conical ball grinding, the experimental study shows that the effect of ball material ratio on the grinding efficiency is obvious. The critical value and the optimal value range of the ball material ratio are different on different grinding stages, the feasible ball material ratio of coarse grinding is bigger than the one of fine grinding. In the test conditions, in terms of the ball material ratio, the critical value of ores’ over crushing in coarse grinding is 13, and the optimal range is 6-8, which is beneficial to the next beneficiation; while the critical value in fine grinding is 7 and the optimal range is 5-7. Although the ball material ratios are different, the change rule of grinding fineness corresponding to different particle size fractions is consistent, which can be used as a reference in the site operation optimization.