article{osti_276691, title = {Optimization of energy utilization and production costs in mining and ore preparation processes}, author = {Fuerstenau, M C and Chi, G and Bradt, R C}, abstractNote = {Reduction of the total energy expenditure in mining and ore preparation processes was achieved by redistribution of the energy from the crushing and grinding steps to the blasting operation.
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