Engineered Grinding Media · Mill OptimizationChina · Central Asia · Global Support
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Our Real-World Application Cases
4 Representative Applications
FEATURED CASE · COPPER · SAG MILL
Customer Case Study of 140 mm Forged Grinding Balls at a Large Copper Mine
Tailored high-toughness φ140mm forged steel balls for large-scale SAG mill operation in SABC circuits — boosting throughput, lowering specific ball consumption, and cutting broken-ball failures, all without equipment modification.
Bottleneck in SAG Mill Throughput
High Grinding Media Consumption
Insufficient Impact Toughness
Specific solutions and verification indicators shall be determined based on ore properties, mill parameters, and on-site production targets.
Case Study of High Hardness & Low Wear at a Large Copper Mine
Client questions:Baseline Specific Consumption: 0.445 kg/t for 100 mm balls and 0.335 kg/t for 60 mm balls, resulting in high consumables costs.
Goldpro programme:① Goldpro supplied high-hardness forged grinding balls with surface hardness ≥60 HRC and volumetric hardness 59 HRC, tailored for hard grinding conditions;
② Complete data comparison against Russian-made grinding balls under identical mill, ore, and parameter conditions to establish the optimal make-up ball charging regime;
③ On-site technical tracking recorded net running hours, hourly throughput, power consumption, and grinding ball wear to generate standardized test reports.
Application Case Study at CODELCO Group Ministro Hales Concentrator
Client questions:
Goldpro programme:① Supplied 350 tonnes/month of 140 mm (5.5") grinding balls for the SAG mill and 550 tonnes/month of 76.2 mm (3") grinding balls for the ball mills.
②Since Goldpro grinding balls were first used at Ministro Hales in 2024, Goldpro maintained a stable supply for 10 consecutive months, demonstrating product reliability and technical service capability through long-term on-site validation.
③ Provided wear-resistant grinding media solutions aligned with the requirements of green and smart mining operations.
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