Optimization and Performance of Grinding Circuits The The ball mill grinding efficiency was poor and could be indicated by the fraction < 125 µm of only 5 9 % or x P 80 >400 µm in the mill discharge This was deemed due to poor hydrocyclone performance which was characterized by higher feed solids content coarser overflow x P 80 >200 µm as well as cut sizes x T > 200 µm An improvement of product fineness up to 327 µm could be