
Energy Consumption in Mining Comminution
operations: four gold and three iron ore mines. The average energy needed for seven mines is summarized in figure 2, where the energy requirement is broken down into six components: crushing, grinding, processing, tailings, process water, plant general (ancillary). Adding this energy to the average energy needed for an open pit mine, calculated as 11,766 kWh/kilotonne in [6], or the average
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