A review of modeling and control strategies for cone crushers in the mineral processing and quarrying industries

•We review the state of the art developments in process modeling and cone crusher control from 1972 to 2020.•The steady-state model of Whiten (1972) is still used today in recent works.•DEM models are limited to the mechanistic understanding of cone crushers.•Most control applications consist of PID and expert system rather than MPC.•The innovation drivers are the Industry 4.0 and sustainability and profit needs.