Rod Mills Grinding Machine for Ore for Sale

The rod mill is another tumbling mill but having a large percentage of its volume (30 - 40%) loaded with steel rods. The rods are placed axially in the mill and are loose and free to move within the mill. The internal lining of the drum has a series of lifters which raise the rods and drop them at a predetermined point. The mineral is fed in at one end with a maximum size of about 25mm. The rods crush the rock and as the charge passes through the mill it is reduced in size to approximately 2mm to 0.1mm.. The mill can be fed from one end with the product removed from the other end or, alternatively, the mill can be fed from both ends with the discharge at the centre. The process can be wet or dry but is more commonly carried out wet. Maximum rod length is about 6 to 7 metres, otherwise there is a risk of the rods bowing. The drum diameter is limited to 0.6 or 0.7 times the length of the mill.

Rod mills are used for grinding hard minerals. This type of mill is usually used as the first stage of a milling process to provide a reduced size feedstock for a further milling process.