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Bond Work Index

The Bond Work Index, introduced by Fred C. Bond in 1952, is an empirical parameter that characterizes the resistance of an ore to grinding in a tumbling mill. It is defined as the kilowatt-hours per short ton (kWh/st) of electrical energy required to reduce a coarse ore from theoretically infinite size to 80% passing 100 micrometers. The Bond Index is foundational in mineral processing plant design and cost estimation worldwide.

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Bond Impact Crushing Work Index
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / mining-engineering
  • Bond, F. C. (1952). The third theory of comminution. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 193, 484-494. · URL
  • Napier, J. A. L., & Rowland, C. A. (2005). Optimizing comminution circuit design and operation for improved mineral processing. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. · URL
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