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Trunnion trouble stops Gruyere's mill

A FAILED trunnion bearing has brought the ball mill at the Gruyere gold mine 650km northeast of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia to a halt and it seems likely it will be out of service for up to one week.

A trunnion bearing failure has brought Gruyere's ball mill to a halt.

A trunnion bearing failure has brought Gruyere's ball mill to a halt.

The mill was shut down on September 28. The processing plant at the mine is operating at a reduced throughput and processing recovery, using the semi-autogenous mill only. Repairs to the trunnion...

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