IsaMill

The IsaMill is an energy-efficient mineral industry grinding mill that was jointly developed in the 1990s by Mount Isa Mines Limited ("MIM", a subsidiary of MIM Holdings Limited and now part of the Glencore Xstrata group of companies) and Netzsch Feinmahltechnik ("Netzsch"), a German manufacturer of bead mills.[1] The IsaMill is primarily known for its ultrafine grinding applications in the mining industry, but is also being used as a more efficient means of coarse grinding.[2][3] By the end of 2008, over 70% of the IsaMill's installed capacity was for conventional regrinding or mainstream grinding applications (as opposed to ultrafine grinding), with target product sizes ranging from 25 to 60 μm.[4]

  1. ^ C R Fountain, ‘Isasmelt and IsaMills—models of successful R&D,’ in: Young Leaders’ Conference, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 19–21 March 2002 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne, 2002), 1–12.
  2. ^ G S Anderson and B D Burford, "IsaMill—the crossover from ultrafine to coarse grinding," in: Metallurgical Plant Design and Operating Strategies (MetPlant 2006), 18–19 September 2006, Perth, Western Australia (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne, 2006), 10–32.
  3. ^ M Larson, G Anderson, K Barns and V Villadolid, "IsaMill—1:1 direct scaleup from ultrafine to coarse grinding," in: Comminution 12, 17–20 April 2012, Cape Town, South Africa (Minerals Engineering International). Accessed 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ J Pease, "Case Study – Coarse IsaMilling at McArthur River," Presentation at: Crushing and Grinding, Brisbane, September 2007. Accessed 24 May 2013.