
Grinding Mills - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics - Major Mines & Projects | Cadia Hill Mine
The Concentrator 1 plant at Cadia transitioned from Cadia Hill open pit to the Cadia East block cave ore body in 2013. As a result of this change, major plant upgrades were required to achieve the desired throughput while treating more competent ore. The 40-foot (40') SAG mill now receives a feed of predominantly high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) product with a minor component of secondary ...Newcrest's Cadia mine's SAG mill has been shut down following motor issues. On Saturday a problem was detected with the motor on concentrator 1 SAG mill, Newcrest said in a company statement.