PDF AA04 Bauxite Particle Size Requirements for the Bayer ... ICSOBA
Milling of the crushed bauxite product (Table 2) takes place in caustic spent liquor at temperatures of ~ 75 °C and delivers a slurry for desilication and digestion. Bauxite is considered to be soft´ when using the dropweighttest hardess criteria (~ 150) and is far softer than most other ores [1].