Bibliography: Testwork programs

Bibliography: Planning a Testwork Program

Adjustment of Ball Mill work index for product size

1. Josephin, Y & Doll, A., Correction of Bond Ball Mill Work Index Test for Closing Mesh Sizes; Proceedings of the 14th International Mineral Processing Conference (Procemin·GEOMET), Santiago, Chile, 2018, Pages 200-216. download here

Adjustment of Ball Mill work index for feed size

1. Nikolić, V., Doll, A., & Trumić, M., A new methodology to obtain a corrected Bond ball mill work index valid with non-standard feed size; Mineral Engineering, September 2022 DOI reference

Quantities of tests

1. Doll, A. & Barratt, D., Grinding: Why So Many Tests; Proceedings of the AGM of the Canadian Mineral Processors, Ottawa, Canada, 2011; Pages 537-556

Due diligence

1. Angove, J. & Dunne, R., A Review of Standard Physical Ore Property Determinations; World Gold '97 Conference, Singapore, 1997; Pages 139 - 144
2. Morrell, S., Getting Optimum Value from Ore Characterisation Programs in Design and Geometallurgical Projects Associated with Comminution Circuits; AusIMM Tenth Mill Operators' Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 2009; Pages 167-170

Geostatistics and Geometallurgy

1. Preece, R., Use of Point Samples to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of hardness in the Escondida Porphyry Copper Deposit, Chile; Proceedings of SAG 2006 Conference; Vancouver, Canada; Pages IV-391 to IV-410

• Significant observation: 125 metre "area of influence" of a hardness sample.
• Significant observation: ball mill work index can be interpolated, SPI cannot be directly interpolated.