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Production + Process Technology Table 3

Bond Work Index (Wi, kWh per tonne)


Mineral Work Index (Wi) Mineral Work Index (Wi)
3.4
Barite 4.7 - 6.9 Glass

15.1 - 16
Basalt 17.0 - 22.5 Granite

9.0 - 12.8
Cement clinker 14.8 Limestone

148.0
Coal 12.5 - 13.0 Mica

13.6 - 14.1
Dolomite 9.0 - 12.4 Quartz

Feldspar 12.8 Quartzite 9.6

Bond Work Index


In 1960, Fred Bond proposed an empirical equation that relates power consumption in crushing
and grinding to the feed and product size distribution. The formula is as follows:

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