Autogenous mills, or AG mills, can accomplish the same size reduction work as two or three stages of crushing and screening. Often used in grinding at modern mineral processing plants, AG mills reduce the material directly to the desired final size or prepare it for the following grinding stages.
Versatile applications
AG milling extends itself to many applications due to the range of mill sizes available. AG mills can accomplish the same size reduction work as two or three stages of crushing and screening, a rod mill and some or all of the work done by a ball mill.
AG mills are also an optimum solution for wet grinding since crushing and screening in these cases can be difficult, if not impossible.
Lower lifetime cost
The range of mill sizes and versatile applications allow AG milling to be accomplished with fewer lines than conventional set-ups. This, in turn, contributes to lower capital and maintenance costs for an AG mill circuit.
Efficiency through automatic operation
Metso Outotec's process engineers will assist you in creating an efficient software-driven process, from circuit design to start-up and optimization, to ensure you get your desired grinding results.
Through automatic operation it is possible to save power, grinding media, and linear wear, while increasing capacity.