taconite Archives - International Mining
"A taconite plant may have as many as 18 rod mills with one rod alone weighing as much as 500 Ib (227 kg). Tumbling around in the mills with the hard taconite wears away the rods and balls and need to be replaced frequently." This is a costly and energy-intensive process and the waste rods and balls are a disposal problem, according to NRRI.
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