Glossary

Autogenous mill

An autogenous mill makes use of the self-grinding action of ore.  A rotating drum throws the ore in a cascading motion, which causes impact breakage of larger rocks, and compressive grinding of smaller particles.

This type of grinding is also called ‘Run-of-Mill’ (ROM) grinding. Compare to Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) mill.

 

 

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