The Effect of Ball Media with Different Diameters on Grinding Kinetics of Cassiterite-Polymetallic Sulphides

To investigate the effects of grinding media size on the grinding kinetics of cassiterite-polymetallic sulfide ores, the ball grinding media with diameters of 25mm, 30mm, 35mm and 40mm were studied in a laboratory ball mill. The results showed that the coarse and fine particles obeyed the first-order grinding kinetics laws in the process of grinding and the ball grinding media with 35mm diameter had a significant advantage on grinding up the coarse particles and controlling the generation of fine particles, which could provide theoretical guidance for practical production so that the grinding effects would be improved effectively and the problem of cassiterite over-grinding would also be settled very well.