Barry Wills'' Blog: The impact of milling costs on total
It has been shown, for example, that the replacement of a SAG mill with a HPGR in a conventional SAGball circuit may reduce grinding energy consumption by 1520%. Taking into account additional savings, such as media and liner wear, it was found that a grinding cost saving of 2535% was potentially achievable with the use of HPGRs in such conventional circuits.