if the ball mill circuit is receiving 500 t/h of ore containing 20 per cent fines and produces 500 t/h of circuit product (eg cyclone overflow) containing 80 per cent fines, the circuit production rate of new fines is: 500 × (80 per cent – 20 per cent), or 300 t/h. Mill power draw (MP) Ball mill power draw is measured during a circuit survey