Mill Pictures and High Level Discussion Presentation

Sole Plates being placed

Checking level of Sole Plates

Main Bearings without bronze inser

Main Bearings being lowered onto sole plate.

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BALL MILL CRADLES FOR

3 SHELL SECTIONS

FIRST SHELL SECTION

BALL MILL SHELL SECTION 2

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Jacking cradles with hydraulic jacks

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3 RD. SHELL SECTION

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1/3 section of mill shell

Bolting shell sections together

Shell sitting in cradles and Jacking stands.

Placing last section of shell.

Installing head sections.

Trunnion being bolted to shell.

Trunnion rides on bearings.

INSTALLING FIXED END

TRUNNION INTO THE HEAD
SECTION

Mill lowered onto the bearings.

Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic

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Hydrodynamic Main Bearings

High pressure lift oil for
start and stop with low
pressure flood oil
120 deg. main bearings
Replaceable bronze inserts
Two RTDS per bearing

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Hydrodynamic Main Bearings

Low
Pressure
Oil
Bronze
Insert
High
Pressure
Oil Pocket

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Main bearing bronze inserts. Trunnion will

ride on bronze inserts. Lube system provides
a layer of oil between the two parts.

Temporary lube system used to set up mi

when main lube system not available.

46 MAAG tooth
shaper at Falk in
Milwaukee, WI

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Geared and Gearless

Stator portion of wrap around motor.

Rotor portion of Wrap around motor.

Drive Components
Rotor Seal for
Air Clutch

Shiftable
Coupling
Brake

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Main Reducer

Inching Drive

Mill Brake. Stops mill and holds

in place during lining procedure.

Trunnion Liner.

Trunnion

Mill Brake.
Main Bearing

Inlet chute and Box.

Inlet chute with lining.

Main Bearing Lube System

Air or water cooled
heat exchanger
Electric driven low
pressure pumps
Electric driven high
pressure pumps
Options:
Standby pumps
Standby filters
Stainless steel
piping and valves
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Grinding Mill Lube Systems

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Mill lubrication with nitrogen

backup (no longer used).

Lubrication pumps with fly wheel

used for shutdown purposes.

Head with integral trunnion

(small mills).

One Piece shell (small mill).

Trunnion Supported

Small Diameter
Seals
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One Floor for

Maintenance

Shell Supported

Large Diameter Two Floors for

Maintenance
Seals

SAG mill with wrap around motor.

Grea driven Ball mill.

Ball mill with gear driven drive.

Shell fit up in Fabricators shop.

180 degree shells being loaded on ship.

Trommel Frame attaches to end

of mill to screen product.

Large SAG
Mill Trommel
by Multotec

SAG MILL TROMMEL

INSTALLATION

Looking into trommel discharge

SAG Mill Trommel Cuiaba Gold Mine Brazil

Looking into trommel discharge

Pebble Porting SAG Mill Trommel Santa Rita Brazil

Ball Charge inside a Ball mill note the level inside mill

Trommel that hit bridge. OOPS!

START UP GONE BAD