A ball mill grinds a nickel sulphide ore from a feed size 80% passing size of 8 mm to a product 80% passing size of 200 microns. The ball mill discharge was reground in a Tower mill to increase liberation before re-cycling to the float circuit. The Tower mill has an installed power of 40 kW and produces a P80 of 30 microns from a F80 of 200 microns. What are the reduction ratios for the ball mill and tower mill, respectively? OA 100: 15 O B. 25.5: 12.5 OC 73.5: 4.6 O D.37.5: 6.4 OE. 40.0: 6.67

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A ball mill grinds a nickel sulphide ore from a feed size 80% passing size of 8 mm to a product 80% passing size of 200 microns. The
ball mill discharge was reground in a Tower mill to increase liberation before re-cycling to the float circuit. The Tower mill has an
installed power of 40 kW and produces a P80 of 30 microns from a F80 of 200 microns.
What are the reduction ratios for the ball mill and tower mill, respectively?
O A. 100: 15
O B. 25.5: 12.5
OC 73.5: 4.6
O D. 37.5: 6.4
OE.
40.0; 6.67
Transcribed Image Text:A ball mill grinds a nickel sulphide ore from a feed size 80% passing size of 8 mm to a product 80% passing size of 200 microns. The ball mill discharge was reground in a Tower mill to increase liberation before re-cycling to the float circuit. The Tower mill has an installed power of 40 kW and produces a P80 of 30 microns from a F80 of 200 microns. What are the reduction ratios for the ball mill and tower mill, respectively? O A. 100: 15 O B. 25.5: 12.5 OC 73.5: 4.6 O D. 37.5: 6.4 OE. 40.0; 6.67
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