Special aspects of iron ore disintegration processes and terms of reference for the selection of the optimal ore dressing flow sheet

A. V. Postolatieva, A. A. Tverdov, S. B. Nikishichev

The article is an outline of different scenarios of iron ore disintegration. The authors present definitions of the main process aspects of ore dressing flow sheets and estimates of their feasibility in ore processing applications. Key words: fragmentation, rod milling, ball milling, auto-semiautogenous grinding, ore boulder regrinding, vertical mills, critical size, grinding media.