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COVER: Aggreko
The Buzwagi gold mine, owned and operated by African Barrick Gold, is located in
northwest Tanzania. To supplement the local grid and ensure a guaranteed power
supply, Aggreko provides a 21 MW power plant capable of powering the entire
facility. Aggreko provides high quality and dependable critical mine power across
Africa and to the other major mining centres globally. This includes temporary
power and temperature control solutions, including support for mining
infrastructure in both open pit and underground mine sites, as well as mineral
processing plants. www.aggreko.com/mining
10 OPERATION FOCUS:
Robert Pell visited the Winsford underground
rock salt mine in Cheshire, UK, to see the
Lower Bostock development and the
alternative uses for the mines voids.
18 MINING ENERGY
Paul Moore looks at power needs and project
examples across the board in mining, from
backup power to strategic power across
important mining countries, with activity in
solar and wind power really ramping up.
32 HEAVY ENGINEERING
The steel specialists, foundries and other
companies that supply steel plate, castings
and forgings are absolutely crucial to the
success of the mining industry, with
consolidation ongoing and new products
appearing, reports Paul Moore.
43 WORLD COAL
John Chadwick highlights some of the news
about technologies available in coal
extraction, from surface miner
developments to automated draglines.
56 UK MINING
John Chadwick reports on a rebirth of British
mining outside the coal sector and a mining
equipment sector with a proud history. A once
world-leading coal mining sector has shrunk to
an annual rate of just a few million tonnes.
However, recent developments are seeing
something of a rebirth in other sectors, in
particular a new gold mine in Scotland, the
York Potash project and Wolf Minerals
Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine.
70 HIGH PROFILE GMI
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headquartered in Lima, working in Peru and
Latin America. It has over 29 years of
experience developing a work style based on
the same values that define the Graa y
Montero Group, of which it is part, listed on the
Lima and New York stock exchanges.
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Reutech Mining is an international company with a global We pride ourselves on our customer support philosophy, which
presence in all the major mining regions. The company has more offers our customers continuous software updates, remote
than 25 years experience in radar development and monitoring of system vital statistics and unmatched
manufacturing. Over the past decade we have established maintenance support. This provides our customers with peace of
ourselves as specialists in producing world leading, state-of-the- mind that high-risk areas are constantly monitored.
art technology solutions that has become indispensable in
Seamlessly integrating our unique technology with established
modernized profit driven mining operations.
systems and methodologies enables our customers to improve
Our fully customized user-solutions significantly decrease slope various aspects of their current operations. In addition to this,
stability risk factors in open cast mines and improve productivity valuable data and experience are constantly generated allowing
by offering around-the-clock monitoring of various elements of users to incorporate this into their future planning.
the mining operation.
By offering a superior value proposition, Reutech Mining has
The MSR (Movement and Surveying Radar) outperforms its positioned itself as a market leader, offering products and
competitors in average global Operational Availability services considered to be cornerstones of successful mining
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M I N I N G
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hat goes around, comes around. With a lot
of doom and gloom and uncertainty in the
industry currently, optimism has come from
what might seem an unexpected source, the Pilbara
iron ore miners. The Aussie mining industrys soul
searching on costs and streamlining of projects has
aligned with a struggling domestic iron ore mining
industry in China, producing some quite upbeat
statements from Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue
Metals Group. The price of iron ore has dropped over
44% from its February 2013 peak to under $100/t on
the back of record output. But Australian production
is still profitable at these prices, so as production in
China wanes they have the opportunity to fill the gap.
While falling prices hurt everyone to an extent, it
hurts mining companies in China more as they have
much higher costs and lower grades. There, some
20% to 30% of mines have closed, according to the
China Metallurgical Mining Enterprise Association.
Consultancy Wood Mackenzie forecasts that China
will this year close up to 80 Mt of domestic mine
production - more than a quarter of its total annual
output. This is mainly from Hebei and a few other
provinces.
FMG has said that the closure of more Chinese
domestic iron ore production is inevitable, helping
the market to rebalance. Fortescue also said
increases in the quality of its iron ore and improving
market conditions will bring its sales closer in line
with benchmark prices. Most iron ore is sold on
seaborne-traded markets at varying discounts to
benchmark indices, based on ore containing 62%
iron. As port inventories in China recede, steel mills
restock and higher-cost iron ore production leaves
the market. These factors combine with a transition
to higher-quality ore blends.
China's domestic industry is fragmented, with
miners in coastal areas having some of the highest
production costs in the country - well above the price
of imported ore from Australia and Brazil. Ore from
China's estimated 6,000 mines on average contains
less than 30% iron, compared with Australian and
Brazilian ores that typically have close to double that
amount. Overall, Chinas steel industry requires about
1 billion tonnes of iron ore annually.
Chinas People's Daily Online tries to put a positive
Chinese spin on the developments, focussing on the
steel industry: Just a few years ago, the world's
three biggest iron ore producers threatened to cut
the supply of iron ore to China with the intention to
rising prices. But with a market swing from sellers to
buyers, they now have to find every way to compete
for the Chinese market and lower the costs. Brazil's
mining giant Vale has launched a series of publicity
campaigns to woo Chinese customers. Like its
Australian counterpart, it has
also begun to offer discounts
on shipments to China. Prior
to this, Anglo-Australian
mining company Rio Tinto
and Australian Fortescue
Metals Group had increased
their discounts on low-grade
iron ore. As well as reducing
prices and stepping up public relations activities, the
world's three largest iron ore producers have been
forced to cut costs in a search for competitive
advantage. For the three iron ore producers, the
Chinese market has become their only resort and
competition will become more intense.
The latest statistics from the China Iron and Steel
Industry Association show that at the end of June,
China's iron ore price index (CIOPI) stood at 326.85
points, down 7.32 points from the previous month.
The domestic iron ore price index was 286.14 points,
down 20.12 points, while the imported iron ore price
index was 345.28 points, down 1.52 points
But the report also admits that as a downstream
industry, the steel sector's market situation is not
favourable. From January to May, 26 of the nation's
88 key large and medium steel mills suffered losses
amounting to 8.9 billion yuan. In addition, with the
gradual tightening of bank lending the steel industry
is finding increasing difficulty in obtaining long-term
loans, and the risk that capital strands might break
has increased.
BHP Billiton also expects China to cut more higher-
cost domestic iron ore output as the biggest global
producers flood the market with low-cost supply. As
Australia expands its ability to export more and more
high-quality iron ore, the Chinese are producing less
and less domestically, BHP Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Mackenzie said during a media conference at
the B20 forum of business leaders. He also predicts a
similar process in India as steel mills buy more low-
cost coking coal from Australia.
The suppliers are keen to emphasise the
importance of not Chinese markets for iron ore. BHP
Billiton has just celebrated the shipment of its one
billionth tonne of iron ore to Japan with customers,
joint venture participants and employees in Port
Hedland, Western Australia. BHP Billiton President
Iron Ore Jimmy Wilson and BHP Billiton President
HSE, Marketing and Technology Mike Henry were
joined by joint venture participants ITOCHU and
Mitsui to mark the milestone in front of the Saiko
bound for Japan.
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Changing iron mix
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WORLD PROSPECTS
4 International Mining | AUGUST 2014
A
nglo Coals Landau colliery recently
expanded its Movement and Surveying
Radar (MSR) fleet with the addition of a
number of Reutech MSR 060Vs. The MSR range is
manufactured by Reutech Mining and provides
precise, real-time and around the clock surveying
and slope movement measurements in the highly
demanding and often extreme mining conditions
around the globe. The MSR 060V is the latest
addition to the MSR range. It is a compact, vehicle
mounted and has an operating range of 600 m.
Reutech Mining is a division of Reutech Radar
Systems, a company within the Reunert Group.
The delivery of the first system was marked
with a technical
handover session,
hosted by Reutech
Mining at the Protea
Highveld Hotel in
Witbank, South
Africa.
The event served
as a platform for the
leading stakeholders
in the mining and
geotechnical fields
to discuss
technology training
courses in order to
provide more
effective support.
Vijay Kumar, General Manager of Landau
colliery said, Reutech Mining offers a proudly
South African product that provides a real-time
immediate alarm within the pit, and we are very
impressed with the quality of the after-sales
service.
Presentations by Gift Makusha, Rock
Engineering Manager at Anglo American and Des
Mossop, Principal Rock Engineer at Anglo
American, provided a platform for discussions
regarding the advances made within radar
technology in the slope stability monitoring
fields.Using the radar allowed mines to perform
tactical monitoring and to mine areas that would
have been disregarded historically, said Mossop,
emphasising the importance of this technology in
the modern mining environment.
Makusha stated that he was very impressed
with the manufacturing design concept of the
MSR 060V, and recalled that he was instrumental
during the early production phase in consulting
with clients. Principal Surveyor at Anglo American,
Huw Thomas, commented that Reutech always
keeps up with the latest technology and pays
attention to their clients requirements. Roger
Johnson, Lead Rock Engineer at Anglo Platinum
also stated: MSR technology has proven itself
within coal mining.
We believe that continuously improving and
developing our technology and staying ahead of
the pack is only made possible if clients, users
and other stakeholders are included in all aspects
of the development and design period, said Jan
de Beer, Executive at Reutech Mining.
He further stated that the success of the initial
delivery of the MSR 060V to Landau has allowed
other collieries and Anglo Coal sites to follow suit,
and that the MSR 060V has been specifically
designed with the coal mining industry in mind to
allow ease of use in conditions where access and
space is limited. With Anglo Coal being the first
mining group to adopt the original MSR
technology on the New Vaal colliery in 2006, and
subsequently on many of their other sites, this
occasion is truly indicative of the valued
relationship between Reutech Mining and Anglo
Coal and we look forward to what the future holds
together, said de Beer. www.reutechmining.com
Anglo Coal enlarges Reutech MSR fleet
A
ECOM Technology Corporation and URS
Corporation have continued the trend of
major engineering and construction and
EPCM industry consolidation with the
announcement of a definitive agreement under
which AECOM will acquire all outstanding
shares of URS for a combination of cash and
stock valued at approximately $4 billion. The
statement said that the combined company will
be a leading, fully integrated infrastructure and
federal services provider with more than 95,000
employees in 150 countries.
This combination creates an industry leader
with the ability to deliver more capabilities from
a broad global platform to reach more clients in
more industry end markets, said Michael
Burke, AECOM President and CEO. Clients,
employees and stockholders of both companies
will benefit from the opportunities created by
these expanded capabilities, broad global reach
in key growth markets and economies of scale.
In one step, we will dramatically accelerate our
strategy of creating an integrated delivery
platform with superior capabilities to design,
build, finance and operate infrastructure assets
around the world.
Martin Koffel, Chairman and CEO of URS,
stated, This is a compelling strategic
combination that we believe will benefit our
clients, stockholders and employees. URS
stockholders will
receive significant,
immediate value
from the
transaction and will
be able to
participate in the
future prospects of
the combined
company, which we
expect will be
better positioned
to compete for
major, complex projects across a diverse range
of end markets and geographic regions.
Koffel continued, Our two businesses are
complementary, and our cultures are highly
compatible. We anticipate that employees from
the combined company will benefit as the
organisation integrates its leadership talent and
capitalizes on its greater scale to invest in its
people, improve their career opportunities and
advance their capacity to compete globally.
AECOM will become one of the largest
companies by revenue in the engineering and
construction industry. The combined firm will be
headquartered in Los Angeles and will be the
largest publicly traded company in that city.
AECOM also expects to maintain a key
operational presence in San Francisco, where
URS is headquartered. The combined company
will be a premier, fully integrated infrastructure
firm, serving clients across a broad range of
markets, including mining. AECOMs mining
experience includes extensive port planning and
value engineering studies, detailed design,
tender documentation and tender evaluation for
the new $2 billion Goro nickel mine port in New
Caledonia. URS has more than 100 years of
experience in the planning, designing, building
and operating mines and metal/mineral
processing facilities around the world. Its
experience encompasses energy fuels such as
coal, oil sands, and uranium; base and precious
metals including copper, gold and nickel; and
industrial minerals, such as bauxite, gypsum,
phosphate, and potash. www.aecom.com
Consolidation in engineering continues with AECOM URS buy
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ermanys KTI-Plersch was recently
selected by Harmony Gold Mining to
supply and install an ice cooling system
at the Phakisa gold mine in South Africa.
Phakisa gold mine has been using underground
water chillers for bulk air cooling, as well as a
2,000 t/d surface ice plant for cooling of
underground service water and for localised
coolers closer to the working areas. However,
Harmony required additional cooling capacity
and chose KTI to supply a modular system of
containerised ice makers. Two KTI ice plants
with a capacity of 200 t/d each,
were pre-fabricated at the KTI
factory in Balzheim and cargo
shipped from Hamburg to Cape
Town.
Underground mines with
depths reaching more than
2,400 m below the surface
require extensive cooling to
reduce the rock temperatures to
less than 28C. Adequately
cooled air is essential for
compliance with health and
safety regulations, which also
increases the productivity rate
and reduces the injury rate. The
KTI 400 t/d ice factory was
erected in just ten days. The
structural steel for the walkways and container
supports was pre-manufactured and delivered
to site ahead of time.
KTI says it has made meaningful progress in
demonstrating their ability to quickly and easily
install massive ice systems. The KTI plants at
Harmonys Phakisa gold mine have been
operating almost without fault on a 24/7 basis
since December 2013. Once the process was
perfected, the nominal performance was
exceeded by 10%, showing that the system is
reliable and economical.
KTI believes it has introduced a paradigm
shift in the application of surface ice making
for deep-mine refrigeration and cooling, with
each plant producing 220 t of ice with a 27C
water in-feed. The capital cost of an ice plant is
below ZAR9,000 per kilowatt, which is lower
than alternative cooling means. The system
installed at Phakisa is described as a
breakthrough in terms of modular containerised
ice making systems. As cooling demand
underground increases, the system ensures
swift installation and easy expansion. In
addition, should it be required, these units can
easily be moved to another location.
www.kti-plersch.com
KTI-Plersch cools Harmony
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elivering improved safety, performance
and reduced operating costs are the key
requirements in developing new oxygen
sensors for use in mines. With the 4OxLL, City
Technology, a Honeywell company, says it has
strived to create a new benchmark in long life
oxygen sensors that delivers on all these
requirements.
City has built on its proven oxygen pump
technology which has been successfully used in
the field for over 4 years. Using novel design
tools, such as finite element modelling, has
resulted in a unique internal design that ensures
electrolyte and electrodes remain in contact in
all environmental conditions in particular this
significantly reduces failure in extreme RH
environments. Consequently the 4OxLL has the
widest environmental operating range of any of
the companys sensors making it ideal for use in
the hot and wet conditions found in many mines.
Mining gas risks are numerous and ever-
present. Methane is both explosive and toxic
and a common risk in coal mines. Additional
risks are created by explosion shockwaves that
can cause coal dust which is prone to spontaneous
combustion. Hydrogen is also an explosive
threat, whilst black damp - a mixture of carbon
dioxide and nitrogen - formed from corrosion,
removes oxygen, creating a risk of suffocation.
Carbon monoxide is also prevalent and highly
toxic, as is stink damp hydrogen sulphide.
Many gas detectors use oxygen sensors with
a two year lifetime. By removing the
consumable anode used in galvanic oxygen
sensors the 4OxLL breaks through this lifetime
barrier. With 4OxLL the sensor will last as long
as the instrument so removing the need for
regular and costly sensor replacement during
the detectors life. To ensure the 4OxLL delivers
City Technology says it has
undertaken extensive testing
throughout development
against a range of standards,
including the AN/NZS 4641
mining standard.
Mario Moura, Marketing
Director for Honeywell Life
Safety in EMEA,comments:
Mining applications
represent some of the
toughest environments that
gas detectors face. In reality,
this type of device is only as
good as the sensing element
in contains, yet there is often
more focus on the unit
specification as opposed to the sensor. The right
sensor can really save a life. By understanding
how intelligent design can deliver real-world
value, mining operators can not only improve
safety but also leverage sizeable savings that
make a real difference to operational costs.
Maximising safety is a primary concern and
todays ever-more stringent regulations are a
testament to the global focus on worker safety
and asset protection.
Mines present some of the most challenging
environments for gas detection; high
temperature and humidity are commonplace.
The sensor must not only withstand and perform
in these conditions, but must also be able to
cope with transient conditions without causing
nuisance alarms. One particular challenge for
the gas sensor is rapid pressure transients
caused by high speed lift descents. Every time a
detector alarms, action must be taken. The cost
of nuisance alarms is significant; especially so
in mines. Any reduction in such instances can
make a considerable contribution to the
operators bottom line.
Moura adds: The cost of running a fleet of
gas detectors is significantly greater than the
cost to purchase the equipment; any saving in
the running costs can be valuable. For example,
increasing the life of an O2 sensor from two to
five years can result in a significant running cost
saving. 4OxLLs impressive value combination of
enhanced safety through benchmark accuracy
and stability in the challenging conditions of
mines is a welcome answer to O2 safety
monitoring concerns for todays mining operators.
In fact, this solution addresses all adverse
factors and sets the standard for O2 mining
safety. www.citytech.com
City Technology works to improve sensor efficiency
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C
ompass Minerals Winsford rock salt mine,
which is located in Cheshire, has some
270 km of underground roadways and
possesses the impressive status of being both
the UK mainlands main supplier of rock salt
used for gritting and de-icing roads, and being
the UKs oldest working mine.
Winsford is currently opening up a new mining
area, South Bostock, to secure some 18 Mt of
resources for future production. Joy Global has
provided the primary conveyor system for this
section, to load out the salt cut by a brand new
Joy continuous miner, delivered in July.
From the 1830s, salt became important to
Winsford, partly because the salt mines under
Northwich had begun to collapse and another
source of salt near the River Weaver was needed.
A new source was discovered in Winsford,
leading to the development of a salt industry
along the course of the River Weaver, where
many factories were established. By 1897,
Winsford had become the largest producer of
salt in Britain.
The mine again experienced an era of rapid
expansion during the 1950s due to the use of
rock salt to de-ice the countrys expanding road
network system. It has since grown steadily and,
today, the mine at Winsford stretches 5 km east
to west and 3 km north to south and it is
estimated that some 50 Mt of rock salt has been
extracted in the past 50 years.
Winsford mine is located just west of the River
Weaver at Meadow Bank and was formerly
known as Meadow Bank mine. Winsford rock salt
mine was officially opened in 1844, when shafts
1 and 2 were sunk. Each shaft was 1.2 m
2
in cross
section and lined with timber and puddle clay,
both reaching depths of 64 m but were later
extended to 152 m deep to reach better quality
salt.
The Triassic rock salt mined at Winsford was
formed some 220 million years ago and is
characterised by its pink tinge, which was
formed by large volumes of sand being
deposited from eastern deserts during this
period. The halite seams are roughly 25 m thick,
sometimes mixed with bands of Keuper Marl.
The two workable seams are 130-220 m below
the surface, with the purest salt in the deepest
part of the seam; known as Zone B and Zone F.
The rock salt horizons dip in a southerly
direction, so the Whatcroft workings are around
100 m above the newly developed Lower Bostock
region.
Current workings at Winsford are taking place
in the Whatcroft area, which has approximately
900,000 t of extractable rock salt left. Extraction
at Winsford is via a square-patterned room and
pillar method, with pillars of rock salt left behind
to support the roof structures, whilst the connected
rooms of void space provide tunnels for access.
The extraction rate at Winsford ranges from 68%
and 75% depending on depth of salt bed and
surface geography. The rock strength is 30 MPa.
Old cavities in the mine had extraction rates
up to 80% or even 85% extraction with visible
failures on the corners of the columns. This
situation was remedied with the use of saltcrete
(concrete made with in-situ mined rock salt) to
support the pillars and giving them a more
secure structure.
Rock mechanics for design of the mine
True
grit
Robert Pell visited
Winsford mine in
Cheshire, UK, to see
the Lower Bostock
development and the
alternative uses for
the mines voids
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1958, measuring rock creep and strata deformation,
as well as working out the most effective
extraction rates for the mine. There is a depth of
research in deciding the size of the pillars in new
mining zones and today, a typical void space left
behind after extraction is 20 m wide x 8 m high,
with 20 m square pillars being left.
There are three shafts currently in use at
Winsford. No 3 shaft is circular in cross-section
and 3 m in diameter and used for personnel
access. No 4 shaft has an internal diameter of
4.9 m aand is used for ventilation and material
access to a depth of 183 m. Shaft 5s primary
function is the hoisting of the graded rock salt.
No 4 shaft is the access for the majority of the
equipment to enter the mine. All major
mechanical items are dismantled into suitably
sized component sub-assemblies at the surface
and placed into the cargo compartment via
transit capsules, forklift trucks or hoisting. Once
the equipment arrives at the base of 4 shaft, it is
transported to the underground workshops for
assembly. Shaft 4 also serves as the main shaft
for the transport of hazardous waste that is
stored underground from the surface.
No 5 shaft has a winding engine and two cage
over skip combination units suspended on ropes,
which operate in balance. The skip loading
station is located 155 m below the surface, with
the skips being bottom-dump types, each having
a capacity of 9 t. The rock winding process is
completely automatic, although it can be manually
controlled when necessary for maintenance,
personnel riding or shaft inspections.
Lower Bostock development
Winsford is currently developing a new conveyor
tunnel which is being driven to allow access to
future salt reserves for the mine. The new Lower
Bostock area of the mine will offer a further 18 Mt
of rock salt, and once this resource is diminished,
there is further potential for expansion into the
Stanthorpe area, which is roughly the same size
as Lower Bostock, and together the areas provide
for 40 years of production.
The drift being created for the Lower Bostock
region requires mining 100 m vertically and 1,600
m in length for separate haulage and conveyor
tunnels. This required mining through both salt
and marl horizons. The marl has required roof
bolting for support and was completed using a
Wombat roof bolter mounted on a continuous
miner. The Wombat is an advanced pneumatic
roofbolter with high power to weight ratio. It has
a glass/carbon composite leg to allow for a
lightweight, but strong support and thrust member.
A Joy continuous miner 12HM36 developed
both tunnels that are 10 m wide and 6.5 m high,
and a gradient of 1 in 10, and although the tunnel
was being mined through different zones there
were relatively few challenges with the different
horizons. The only difference was the hardness
of the rock and zone C considerably harder than
all the other zones.
In July a new Joy continuous miner was
delivered to the mine that will become the
primary production machine. This is the third
12HM36 delivered to Salt Union and has 3,300
v/50 Hz power and is designed with a new cutter
frame geometry with 5 m maximum cut height,
which is 400 mm higher than the previous HM36
machines used at Winsford. The new continuous
miner also has a newly designed and stronger
gathering headframe and outboard drive crawler
chains, as well as a dual mounted dust collector
system. The ripperhead cutter case for full face
cutting is 1,475 mm and the machine offers a 4.5
m cutting height with a 300 mm end ring profile. The
total machine weight is 135 t.
Moving to all continuous mining
Winsford has used a range of equipment through
its rich history, much of which remains hidden
away underground in corners of the maze-like
mine. Today rock salt is primarily mined using
Joy continuous miners, and including the last,
Winsford has had three Joy CMs in the last 12
years. The first is now retired, the second is now
the main development unit and the third, delivered
in July, becomes the primary production machine in
the new developed Lower Bostock mining section.
The highest grade of rock salt is located in the
lower parts of the 25 m salt horizon, so 1 m of
salt is left at the base and 9-11 m of salt is mined
above this. This ensures that the rock salt
extracted is over the required 90% NaCl and
allows for the rest of the salt horizon to be left as
a stable roof. Due to this no bolting is required
other than when developing through marl
horizons.
There are no distinct marker bands when
mining through the rock salt seams at Winsford,
so lasers are used for guidance to make sure the
correct depth and alignment of drilling is being
completed.
The Joy continuous miner has a maximum
cutting height of 4.6 m, but at Winsford the
average requirement for room height is 8 to 9 m.
In order to achieve the correct roof height the
continuous miner must cut the salt in two stages,
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the first of which involves removing the salt that
is positioned in the upper 4.6 m. The continuous
miner cuts into the rock salt on a gradual
gradient, creating a ramp that enables it to begin
cutting the upper section. After this the machine
then remains at this height until it has removed
the entire tunnel, usually around 1 km. Pillars are
then created by cutting cross cuts at right angles
to the main roadway. Due to the machine reach
the pillar forming sequence only becomes
complete once the cross cuts are joined up,
following the removal of the parallel tunnel. After
the tunnel has been cut the continuous miner is
driven out and the conveyor system dismantled.
Stage two involves the removal of the lower
section of salt and, to achieve this, the
continuous miner and associated systems are set
up again at the start of the tunnel. Cutting begins
with the removal of the ramp followed by the rest
of the tunnel.
The continuous miner cuts a perfect roof and
sides, which allows for a safe working
environment without the need to scale the area.
The new continuous miner, delivered in July, has
been designed to curve the top corners between
the roof and the sides, to improve the efficiency
of ventilation in the new working areas.
The extraction method leaves 31 m
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pillars,
giving the mine a 63% extraction rate, however
there are plans for the mine to take three lifts,
rather than the current two lifts in each room
which will raise the extraction rate to 70%. Each
heading or room at Winsford takes around six
months to mine out with the continuous miner.
The Joy HM36 series continuous miner uses a
multi-motor concept with outboard access to
motors, gearcases, controllers and other major
components. The isolation of components and
different location of the hydraulics and electrics
have been designed for ease of maintenance. All
maintenance is accomplished underground in
the well-equipped workshop.
The continuous miner feeds onto a short
bridge conveyor and then feeds onto a hopper
that falls onto a walking tail-end conveyor
section and feeds onto the main conveyor drive.
This was designed at Winsford mine and
manufactured by a local engineering company. A
loop system with 200 m of belt allows the
changing length required for the tail end section
feeding the main conveyor.
The CMs primarily use Sandvik picks that have
been specially selected and optimised by
Sandvik for this operation. However in the marl,
they use stubbier Kennametal picks as these
have been shown to be more suitable for this
section.
As well as using the continuous miner,
Winsford is still using drill and blast in the older
section of the mine. This five stage process
requires the initial undercutting of the face to
create a 4.6 m deep slot for blast relief. A
Goodman machine is used for this. An Oldenburg
DP1S-1-HED then drills a 4.5 m deep hole using a
50 mm drill bit in around 40 seconds. Roughly 60
holes are drilled into each face, typically taking
less than an hour. The drill jumbo has air
flushing to enable the salt cuttings to be
removed from the drilled holes in preparation for
charging with explosives.
Using a platform, the shotfirers charge the
holes with explosives and electronic detonators
then initiate the blast. Around 300 kg of ANFO is
used which breaks around 1,200 t of material for
each blast. ANFO is used as it offers a high gas
release and low shock explosion which is suited
to breaking rock salt, where the aim in each blast
is to crush, rather than break the salt. The
bottom row of holes is the first part of the
sequence to be detonated; this ensures there is
sufficient clearance at the face for the remaining
salt to fall as a pile, and not to project outward of
the tunnel.
A Cat 988H loading shovel then moves the
broken material to the feeder-breaker system,
which enables the rock salt to be put directly
onto the conveyor belts that lead to the
underground plant.
Scaling of the blasted area is required to
remove any loose rock and to make the area
safe. Mechanical scalers use picks on a rotating
barrel which scrapes the whole roof and not just
the loose rock. As mentioned earlier, scaling
does not need to be followed by roof bolting at
Winsford because of the competent beam of salt
left in the mine roof.
Winsfords largest wheel loader is a Komatsu
WA800, which carries up to 22 t in its bucket,
and has mainly been used in support of the
development of the Lower Bostock area, loading
and hauling development rock salt. The mine is
looking to reduce the amount of rehandling of
rock salt by reducing wheel loader use. In
addition to the WA800, Winsford has two Cat
988Hs, a Cat 962 and a Bobcat 906 for clean up
under and around the conveyor belts.
Once the rock salt has left the working face it
is carried on the extensive conveyor system to
the underground crushing and screening plant. A
new conveyor system has been added by Joy in
the Lower Bostock conveyor drive. This new
conveyor can carry 600 t/h during the
development phase and 1,200 t/h during
production. It has a belt width of 1,200 mm and a
belt speed of 2.9 m/sec and covers a total length
of 1,080 m, and has a total fall of 123 m. There
are two 400 kW motors that drive the conveyor.
To avoid any waste metal entering the
crushing plant, the rock salt is conveyed under
metal detectors and magnets at three different
points. A series of crushers and screens then
reduce the size of the salt and separate it into 0-
6 mm and 0-10 mm products.
A 1,000 t bunker at the end of the conveyor
drive has been developed, into which salt is
dumped and then rehandled by a wheel loader
onto a conveyor system feeding to the
underground crusher and shaft system for
hoisting.
The crushing plant and all the conveyors are
automated and controlled from No 5 shaft
surface, where a controller monitors
underground activity via television screens and
passes any requests via radio.
The finished product leaves the crushing and
screening plant via a conveyor leading to No 5
shaft, from where it is hoisted to the surface in
9 t bottom dump skips. Once the skip reaches
No 5 shaft surface it discharges onto a conveyor
which takes the salt to surface. En route, it is
sprayed with a small dose of a basic anti-caking
agent, a treatment that enables rock salt to flow
freely out of gritters on the road despite being
stockpiled for perhaps a long time before being
put to use. The crushed salt is stockpiled in the
two grades of 0-6 mm and 0-10 mm in diameter.
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All the equipment used at the mine is serviced
underground by Winsford staff, due to
challenging nature of getting equipment back to
the surface.
As in every underground mine, fresh air must
be introduced. At Winsford, No 4 is the downcast
shaft, which has two fans located at the shaft
bottom working in parallel. The larger fan is
fitted with a baffle-type silencer to reduce the
noise level in the shaft bottom area. The up
casting occurs at No 5 shaft, creating around 110
m
3
/s of air circulation to disperse fumes from the
machines and blasting operations. Air intake
flows through a
series of dewatering
tunnels and enters
the mining area by
forcing the air in
series. To prevent
any recirculation a
number of brattices,
stoppages and doors
are used around the
mine.
There are
currently new fans
being installed, with
one already in place
feeding the mines
ventilation running at around 70% of full
capacity with the second fan being installed over
the coming months to reduce the work rate of
both fans to around 50% of capacity and
increase the volume of air into the mine to 220
m
3
/s. The new fans being installed are made by
Zitron and are the models ZVN 1-23-315/6, which
are powered by a 315 kW motor each, with an
impeller diameter of 2,300 mm each giving an
rpm of 1,000.
The demand for rock salt in the UK is strongly
determined by seasonal weather conditions, and
so is inherently difficult to predict. Surface stock
levels are put in place ready for the start of the
winter, enabling Winsford to dispatch product to
customers with
immediate effect during
heavy winter demand.
Additional salt is always
readily available from
underground stocks and
as a result of ongoing
production. Winsfords
business is wholly
dependent on the
severity of the winter.
The rock salt is
dispatched to
customers within the
UK mainly via 28 t
tipper trucks, although
a small percentage is
also transported by rail.
Storing waste and
national treasures
Winsford has been
successful in
developing other
revenue streams, using
its vast caverns as
storage facilities, for
both waste and
valuable documents. In
1997 a feasibility study
commenced to identify alternative mine uses. It
was understood that whilst the core business
was to remain as rock salt, the unique
environment of the underground conditions
which provide a consistent temperature and are
naturally free from the dangers of ultraviolet
light, vermin and flooding were ideal for storage
of specific types of hazardous waste requiring
secure and sustainable disposal.
In 2005, Veolia Environmental Services
commenced the operation of the Minosus waste
storage area at Winsford. Much of the waste,
which is a dry powder, comes from waste
incinerators, where the fumes and residues left
behind can contain heavy metals and other
contaminants. Other waste stored in the facility
comes from industry, such as slag left from metal
processing plants, or from lead-battery recycling.
The waste is brought down in crates that are
then unloaded from the lift using forklift trucks
that had to be assembled by mechanics
underground. The impermeable rock surrounding
the Minosus waste storage area means that the
environment of the mine is dry with no water
ingress. The underground storage also has the
advantage that there are no gases or leachate
produced from Minosus unlike above ground
landfills which require gas and leachate management
systems to appropriately treat the streams.
All waste is contained within bags or drums
and placed within constructed rooms within the
mine enabling complete traceability of waste
streams. The potential waste deposit capacity at
the mine is continuing to grow as the rock salt is
extracted. The remaining rock salt reserves are
extensive and active production is anticipated to
continue for a further 50 to 70 years at present
production rates. Around 1 Mt/y of rock salt is
mined creating 500,000 m
3
of void space. The
area currently permitted for waste represents
less than 10% of the existing void.
Another application of the Winsford mine is
DeepStore. This is a long-term, low-activity
records management facility. For this area at
Winsford, additional filtration, dehumidifiers,
and fire detectors have been installed for locked
warehouses slotted in the old mine workings.
The stable temperature and humidity in the
mine, together with its size and security, make it
an ideal place for storage. DeepStore commenced
storage in 1998 in some of the mine rooms.
There are now 2 million boxes (although there is
space for many more) containing all kinds of
things documents, police evidence, paintings,
scale models, data and some of the National
Archives from Kew.
Winsford is keeping an open mind on future
uses for the unique environment of the
underground mine. Consideration has been
made on the idea of secure data management in
the mine, for example. IM
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the list of a mines most significant costs.
But it is not always just a case of
connecting to the grid. If there is grid power,
mines often install back up solutions as they
cannot afford downtime in periods of peak load
if power supply drops. Also many remote
operations have no grid access as connecting
them to any distant grid power would be
unacceptable in terms of infrastructure costs.
Many of these sites have relied on diesel
generator solutions to date but are increasingly
looking to wind and solar to at least alleviate
some of the diesel cost the list includes Diavik,
Weipa, Raglan and many others.
Backup and critical power
Aggreko, the global provider of temporary power
and temperature control solutions, is supplying
a 10 MW temporary power solution to the Moma
mineral sands mine in the north-east of
Mozambique, owned and operated by Irelands
Kenmare Resources. Synchronised with the local
electricity grid, the Aggreko plant will provide
the Moma facility with high quality, temporary
power to supplement grid supplies during
periods of peak demand. This will include
providing full prime power, 24/7 during peak
summer months and peaking power during
evening hours when demand on the grid is
highest due to increased domestic consumption.
The solution ensures that operations at Moma
can continue to be powered from the local grid,
yet can also operate 100% independently as and
when the need arises.
We chose to work with Aggreko based on
their strong reputation in powering African
mining operations, commented Michael Carvill,
Managing Director, Kenmare Resources. By
combining a stand-alone Aggreko plant with our
supply from the local grid we are ensuring a
continuous power supply to the Moma facility.
This gives us sufficient power to run our
operations and ensure minimal disruption
caused by unstable grid supply,
particularly during the summer
months.
Aggreko has significant
experience in powering mining
operations across the globe,
commented James Shepherd,
Managing Director, Aggreko
Southern and East Africa. Here in
Mozambique we are helping
Kenmare Resources to maintain
their production by providing them
a highly reliable power supply to
supplement the local grid.
Aggreko provides mission
critical power supplies to mining
projects throughout the world.
This is through the supply of full-
lifecycle project power from initial
project construction and
development, to full production
and project ramp-down. In
situations when existing power
supplies go off line due to
equipment breakdown or
maintenance, Aggreko also provides rapid
response, emergency power to keep mines
operational.
The ability to provide an engineered backup
power supply solution that will ensure optimum
reliability in a remote mining region also
recently secured Zest WEG Group a contract to
supply containerised generator sets for First
Quantums Kansanshi mine in Zambia. The
contract award, which is for three 1,500 kVA and
two 1,250 kVA containerised generator sets, was
according to the company based on Zest WEG
Groups track record in the mining industry, the
capabilities and experience of its team, its
manufacturing capacities and know-how, as well
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as the cost effectiveness of the solution
supplied.
The African continent suffers from a general
lack of reliable electricity grid power capacity.
While Zambias power supply is slightly more
reliable than that available in many other African
countries, there is still a need to provide an
alternative power source for the sustainable
operation of the Kansanshi plant, says Bruce
McCracken, Sales Manager for Zest WEG Groups
generator set division.
Kansanshi is the largest copper mine in
Africa, situated 10 km north of the town of
Solwezi and 180 km to the northwest of the
Copperbelt town of Chingola. The mine has
undergone several expansions since it began
operating in 2005 and the order forms part of
the latest phase of the upgrades. From an initial
production capacity of 110,000 t/y of copper,
Kansanshi is now capable of producing 340,000
t/y of copper and more than 3,400 kg of gold
per year. A multi-stage expansion project aims
to increase copper output capacity to
approximately 400,000 t by 2015.
Although the Zest WEG Group has supplied
products to the mine in the past, this is the first
time we have been requested to provide
generator sets. Each package comprises a
Cummins QSK50G3 diesel engine coupled to a
single bearing alternator rated for 550 V and
mounted on a purpose-made simplex type base
frame, says McCracken.
He explains that each combination set is
enabled for singular or synchronous operation.
The units can operate singularly or together,
which facilitates and satisfies a larger electrical
output from the generator backup system. This
capability is required due to the varied load
demand experienced on the mine. In addition,
the units act as backup for each other in the
event of failure of one unit. This ensures that
backup generator power will always be available
to the mine.
McCracken points out that the generator sets
are placed in 12 m custom modified ISO certified
shipping containers, manufactured by Zest WEG
Group to suit the specific configuration of the
generator solution and the precise needs of the
customer. By placing generator sets in
containers, we enable the swift and easy
transportation of the generator set and all its
components to any location required by the
customer, in a ready-to-run format.
In addition to the generator set components,
each container includes a 2,000 litre on-board
fuel tank, complete with an automatic filling
system which is fed from an external bulk fuel
tank. The container is dampened to absorb the
sound generated within its confines and has an
acoustic breakout limit of 85 db(A) at a distance
of approximately 7 m.
The order for the first two units was received
in May 2013 and the second order was received
in October 2013. Delivery of the first units was
expedited in January 2014 and the remaining
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units were delivered in May 2014. The final
commissioning was undertaken in the presence
of Zest WEG Groups technical team and the
mines personnel.
Zest WEG Group has a fully integrated genset
manufacturing facility where fabrication, assembly,
testing and commissioning of generator sets is
conducted in accordance with the groups high
standards of quality assurance and compliance
with the OSH Act. The facility manufactures in
accordance with ISO quality and procurement
standards and is currently undergoing the ISO
certification process. We have made a substantial
investment in our manufacturing facilities to
ensure that customers are provided with reliable
and robust generator sets. Many suppliers rely on
subcontractors to provide them with canopies,
containers and exhaust systems. We are, however,
able to manufacture all of these elements, ensuring
consistent quality and timely delivery of a
complete solutions package, said McCracken.
The design engineer and electrical engineer
are responsible for providing a solution that
considers best practice for each customers
unique requirements. Project management
ensures that the process and procurement is
facilitated in a timely fashion and that the final
solution matches the original specifications,
while the manufacturing team are responsible for
working according to the Zest WEG Groups
extremely stringent quality control procedures.
The company has been involved in supplying
generator sets to a large footprint of customers
in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Nigeria
and the DRC for the past 27 years. Another
advantage is that Zest WEG Group is able to
source a complete portfolio of offerings,
including generator sets, electric motors, drives
systems, transformers, installation systems and
electrical distribution panels. The customer has
the convenience of dealing with one source for
their supply, commissioning, after-service
support and maintenance needs.
Frances SDMO is the third biggest player
worldwide in the genset market. The company
offers efficient and turnkey energy solutions from
1 to 200 MW which can adapt to all applications,
whether running on light fuel, heavy fuel or gas.
SDMO has numerous references all over the
world in the mining sector and states that
together with the efficiency of its distribution
network, local storage platforms and local sales
offices are evidence of its capacity to supply an
efficient response to the local energy needs,
whatever the application and the power needs.
The group says its offering for mines includes
energy supply during programmed maintenance
operations; permanent supply for life basis
(houses and other installations); standby gensets
during power cuts; portable genset equipment
for electricity supply during the construction of a
new mine; extension
of the production
capacity; and power
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processing plants.
The offering
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medium-speed
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dedicated to the rental market.
Mining references include the Youga gold mine
in Burkina Faso (6 x 1,900 kVA) where the SDMO
generating sets are used during power cuts as a
back-up to the existing installations. If there is a
break in the power supply from the network, the
entire site is secured, including the crusher and
ball mills. There are also SDMO gensets in use in
Mali at the Wassoul Or gold mine (6 x T1900 in
ISO40 containers fitted with a 15,000 V lifting
transformer, total 9,000 kVA) and in Chile at the
Esperanza mine (5 x 2,200 kVA).
In France, some tracked mobile crushers are
equipped with onboard SDMO gensets (6 x 250
and 375 kVA). Since these are mounted on
machines comprising a tracked vehicle and a
hopper, their dimensions had to be reduced so as
not to disturb the operation of the machines. The
other main constraint was to withstand the
vibration produced by the machine.
On the subject of the right engines for gensets,
Ananth Parameswaran, Director of Power Systems
and Global Marketing at Cummins Power
Generation states: Only generators robust
enough to operate at high reliability under
extremes of ambient temperature or at high
altitude can be considered for applications at
mining sites. For this reason, diesel engines
already proven in large mining equipment are the
preferred choice for onsite power generation
installations, as they offer a proven performance.
This engine commonality greatly simplifies the
diesel engine servicing required on the minesite,
contributing to easier and lower cost of service.
Generator sets and installations are typically rated
according to the number of hours and the related
duty cycle they operate, ranging from emergency
standby power (ESP) to limited-time running
power (LTP), prime power (PRP) and continuous
(COP). Each of these applications place
increasingly higher running time and load hours
on the generator set, with a corresponding
reduction in rated output to ensure reliable
operation. Generator frequency may be either 60
Hz or 50 Hz, depending on which area of the world
the minesite is located, adding a further influence
on the rated output of the generator set.
A popular generator used on minesites, such as
the DQK Series from Cummins Power Generation
utilising a Cummins QSK60 diesel engine, will be
rated at 2,250 kW at 60 Hz for emergency standby
use, while for continuous use will be rated lower
at 1,600 kW for unlimited hours use. For minesites
requiring 50 Hz frequency operation, the same
generator will have a lower 2,000 kW rating at
standby and 1,230 kW for continuous
applications. The same QSK60 engine platform
provides up to 2,700 hp (2,013 kW) when
configured for haul trucks and excavators.
The company adds: Onsite power systems are
typically installed as a connected series of
containerised generator sets with associated
power control and switchgear systems. In other
examples, customised enclosures or even a
dedicated power station facility is constructed to
accommodate larger, open generator sets. The
move to a dedicated power station facility is
driven by the larger footprint of the higher output
generators. For example, while the 16-cylinder
Cummins QSK60 engine provides around 2 MW
generator output accommodated within a
standardised container, the 18-cylinder QSK78
with up to 2.6 MW requires a customised
enclosure or is situated within a power station
facility.
There is a power choice the minesite can make
between using a larger number of lower rated
generators, or a smaller number of higher rated
generators. Depending on the specific power
requirements, economies of scale can be realised
by utilising a fewer number of higher output
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generators to reduce the requirement
for paralleling switchgear and
automatic transfer switches. As
these installations require an
integrated network, the mine
operator needs to work with a power
supplier who understands their
business and is able to provide a
complete, plug-and-play service
says Cummins. By the nature of the
industry, mining projects can take
place, anywhere, at any time, and
pre-integrated systems enable rapid
setup of power installations so that
energy can be made available within very short
lead-times. Apart from the generator sets
themselves, projects at mine sites will often
require transformers, paralleling systems,
switchgear, containerisation or acoustic
enclosures, cooling and remote monitoring.
Expert guidance with power system design,
application engineering, installation and
commissioning play a key role in optimising the
specific power solution for the minesite,
particularly with product service support already
embedded with the mining industry.
MAN Diesel & Turbo Canada has installed
many power solutions for mining projects
throughout Canadas Far North where prime
power is required; most recently in a
collaboration with Glencore at Raglan. The
minesite has many more years of profitable
production, however, the existing power solution
was not suitable for a number of different
reasons including inefficient fuel consumption,
expensive overhaul requirements, as well as
outdated technology. Scott Boumeester, Director
Sales, Power Plants at MAN Diesel & Turbo
Canada says: We provided solutions that were
unique to the North. A major challenge was to
construct a building that was suitable for the
harsh climate. The building footprint had to
respect the native area of the land as well as
provide combustible air for engine and staff alike
we utilised internal building air for engine
combustion, for example. After a successful
commissioning late May 2014, this challenging
project has reaped rewards for Glencore. After an
early audit of performance of the MAN product,
which replaced two competitor engines, Glenore
has reported a monthly saving of C$100,000 in
fuel. MAN is looking forward to the next phases
of development with Glencore, which will see an
additional five sets installed at Raglan. The
generator set already installed is a 4.3 MW
output 9L32/40 engine. Other MAN power
solutions in mining have included genset projects
at the Boleo copper mine in Mexico in 2012 (3 x
8L27/38 for 6.6 MW and 3 x 18V32/40 for 23.1
MW), while at Moa Nickel in Cuba, a large project
consisting of 10 x 18V48/60B engines for a total
of 184 MW will commence operations in
December 2014.
New miner power agreements
Energy Developments Ltd (ENE) has completed
the acquisition of the Envirogen waste coal mine
gas (WCMG) business. The Envirogen business
comprises 43 MW of power generation capacity
at four Queensland and New South Wales mine
sites, providing methane abatement and clean
energy for Glencore Xstrata Coal and Vale, and
positions ENE to develop enhanced strategic
relationships with these global miners. The
acquisition is strategically important for ENE,
expanding its WCMG power generation capacity
by nearly 20% to now total more than 250 MW,
which it says confirms its market leadership in
this clean energy and methane abatement
sector. The acquisition sees ENEs total installed
generation capacity increase to more than 850
MW.
ENE Managing Director, Greg Pritchard, said:
We see further potential for growth in the
WCMG sector, because we offer customers
unparalleled solutions for methane abatement,
clean embedded power solutions and network
support services, and we look forward to working
with Glencore Xstrata Coal and Vale.
As a example of other work with Glencore, ENE
has also announced that a new 53 MW gas fired
McArthur River mine power station has
commenced commercial operations, triggering
the start of 20 year power supply arrangements
for Glencores expanding McArthur River zinc mine
in the Northern Territory until 2033.
The new power supply arrangements comprise
the provision of 68 MW of power supply and
include the successfully completed new 53 MW
gas fired power station and the partial utilisation
of ENEs existing 24 MW power station at the
mine. Pritchard said: We are delighted to have
constructed and commissioned the new 53 MW
gas fired McArthur River mine power
station within budget, and ready in
time to meet the current and future
needs of Glencores world class
McArthur River mine. The successful
completion of the new power station
with zero reportable occupational
health and safety or environmental
incidents over the more than 200,000
hours worked highlights ENEs
position as Australias leading
independent remote power supplier
operating in the 1 to 100 MW market,
and demonstrates ENEs commitment
to be a competitive, safe and reliable provider of
electricity to the Australian mining sector.
McArthur River Mining, a Glencore company,
owns and operates the McArthur River mine
located approximately 60 km south-west of the
township of Borroloola, 120 km south of the Bing
Bong loading facility on the Gulf of Carpentaria
and 900 km south-east of Darwin in the Northern
Territory in Australia.
In August 2013, MPower, one of Australia and
New Zealands leading power generation
providers, announced the award of a contract
with Forge Group Power to supply, assist in
installation and commission three 1.8 MW black-
start generators for BHP Billiton Iron Ores
Yarnima Power Station Project, located in Western
Australia. MPower has applied its proven oil and
gas industry technology into the mining sector
providing improved, reliable applications, critical
to the operation of equipment in arduous
conditions. Design features including low canopy
air-sealed alternators and special air-paths will
be applied as they are appropriate for the
environment in which the Yarnima Power Station
is located.Key characteristics of MPowers
design include the robustness of the canopy,
redundancy for increased availability along with
extensive HFE considerations through MPowers
experience in the oil and gas and mining industries.
MPowers says its integrated power packages
are designed to prolong product life, withstand
the arduous environment of mining and improve
availability. These unique designs involve
protecting electrical equipment to IP protection
levels as high as IP65 within power generation
enclosures avoiding the ingress of conductive
dust and moisture. Remote cooling minimises the
volume of air through these enclosures again,
significantly reducing the unwanted ingress of
moisture and conductive dust. At the same time
these power packages are complete and fully
integrated minimising space requirements and
structurally designed to withstand and operate in
category five cyclones. No detail is ignored with
even the cooling structure adopting flat fin
cooling plates to minimise dust retention.
MPower in partnership with civil, structural,
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(SMPEI&C) contractor, EC&M, recently completed
a reliable power solution for the already cited
McArthur River power station. MPower designed
and supplied a range of battery chargers and UPS
systems for the facility.
Fast-track power solutions group APR Energy
recently signed a mobile gas turbine contract to
provide fast-track power to an industrial
customer in the South Pacific. The plant
comprises mobile gas turbines producing a
guaranteed 60 MW and powers the customers
mining operations. APR Energys fuel-efficient
mobile turbine plant was the customers
preferred solution, meeting strict EU emissions
requirements and able to fit within the
challenging space constraints at the mine site.
APR Energys plant runs on diesel and offers
the flexibility to seamlessly switch to natural gas
if needed. The project adds to APR Energys track
record in the extractive industry sector that
includes successful power projects in
Mozambique, Guatemala, and Botswana. It is
also the companys second large-scale turbine
contract following its strategic alliance with GE
and acquisition of the GE power rental business
in October of last year. The plant is expected to
run through to late 2015.
We are very pleased to have signed our
largest-ever contract in the industrial sector,
said John Campion, Chief Executive Officer of APR
Energy. This was the second contract for large
scale power that we signed in a month and,
together with the Myanmar project announced in
February, adds to the rapid growth we are achieving
in the Asia Pacific region in recent months. This
project reflects the versatility that mobile gas
turbines offer our customers, and shows that the
technology can be applied not only to utilities,
but to industrial customers as well.
Clive Turton, APR Energy Managing Director
Asia Pacific said, Our mobile turbine technology
provides the customer with the best balance of
emissions control, footprint, and fuel efficiency,
all critical factors in the choice of this particular
customer. APR Energy aims to provide the
broadest choice of generation technologies in our
industry, and our projects in the region now
feature mobile turbine plants, running on either
natural gas or diesel, as well as gas reciprocating
engine plants and diesel reciprocating engine
plants.
Working camp power
Generator sets with MTU Series 1600 engines
supply energy for a mining rail network worker
camp in Western Australia, where they have to
contend with heat, dust and floodwater. Rio Tinto
Iron Ore is investing in extending the iron ore
mines, rail and ports of the Pilbara as part of its
production expansion of iron ore to 353 Mt/y. The
mined iron ore has to be transported to one of
the two shipping ports up to 500 km away. To
improve transport links, Rio Tinto is extending
and improving the existing rail network, which
covers some 1,500 km. The mine operator has
contracted Calibre Rail to engineer and manage
the improvements to the existing rail network. To
provide accommodation for the people who work
in that harsh environment, Calibre Rail is building
a special camp called the Wildflower Camp. As
part of the project, Calibre Rail commissioned
MTU Detroit Diesel Australia to install a power
plant to supply the camp with electricity. Located
130 km northwest of Newman in the shire of
Ashburton, the camp will provide 120 expanding
to 240 rooms for railworkers.
To provide a reliable supply of electricity to the
camp, MTU Detroit Diesel Australia installed
three MTU Onsite Energy diesel generators each
producing 275 kVA of electrical output. The
electricity is used to supply private rooms and
communal amenities such as the canteen and
meeting rooms, air-conditioning and lighting
systems, as well as cooking facilities. The
generators have been in use since April 2013 and
have already clocked nearly 7,000 hours of
successful service. To enable the MTU engines to
function reliably in the arid desert conditions,
each unit is fitted with special air filters and a
protective enclosure to protect it from extreme
weather conditions and to minimise noise
outputs. The Type DP 275 D55 generators driven
by inline-6 Series 1600 engines produce a
combined output of 825 kVA. The Wildflower
Camp is intended to provide a home for rail and
mine workers for ten years. If the population of
the camp increases, the power station can be
extended to accommodate two more generators,
which MTU Detroit Diesel Australia can deliver,
install and interconnect to the switchboard
without modifications.
New African power investment
GE Power & Water recently introduced a new
Distributed Power business for Africa, which it
says is building on GEs corporate commitment
to help address the continents need for more
reliable, local energy supplies that can promote
greater economic development and security in
urban and rural areas.
GE unveiled its new Distributed Power
business for Africa and its plans for entry into the
diesel space during an event in Lagos, Nigeria, a
country where distributed power technologies
are becoming increasingly popular for supporting
local industrial production. The Distributed Power
business focuses on power generation at or near
the point of use, on or off the grid.
In areas of Africa where traditional grid
service is poor or does not exist, we are seeing
more customers seeking to install distributed
power technologies that can help ensure that
homes and businesses have more reliable
supplies of electricity, said Lorraine Bolsinger,
President and CEO of GEs Distributed Power.
GEs Distributed Power is committed to helping
customers throughout Africa use more of their
own domestic energy resources, which in turn
enhances the economic security of the region for
future generations.
GE said it is currently in test with its 2.6 MW
616 diesel engine, the first high-speed diesel
engine model for power generation that GE will
introduce as part of a larger initiative to further
expand the companys footprint in distributed
power applications that use reciprocating engine
technology. The 616, which GE plans to ship later
this year, has been designed for higher efficiency,
more reliability and technology excellence and is
a derivative of Distributed Powers Jenbacher J616
gas engine design and the P616 locomotive
diesel engine from GE Transportation. The 616
diesel brings together medium-speed engine fuel
economy with high-speed engine CAPEX, aiming
to improve customer total life cycle cost.
Distributed Powers product portfolio includes
GEs aeroderivative gas turbines and reciprocating
engines, which generate 100 kW to 100 MW of
power for numerous industries globally.
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Increasing Tanzanias installed
power capacity by about 15%,
Distributed Power is providing four
aeroderivative gas turbines-two
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engineering, procurement and
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Jacobsen Elektro AS for a new facility
in Kinyerezi. The new, 150 MW natural gas
turbine power plant is owned by the local utility,
Tanesco, and supports the Tanzania governments
Big Results Now (BRN) initiative. With the
addition of this project, GE units now will provide
more than 30% of the total electric power in
Tanzania, where key mines include Geita, North
Mara, Buzwagi and Bulyanhulu.
This project will help Tanzania reduce its
dependence on expensive rental units and
strengthen the reliability of its power supply,
said Ole Kristian degrd, Managing Director,
Jacobsen Elektro AS. As the EPC contractor for
this power plant, we are responsible for the
complete turnkey project and choosing the best
solution for Tanescos needs. GEs flexibility and
reliable technology were key reasons we chose
them for this important project.
Under the terms of the contract, GE will supply
four of its LM6000-PF dual-fuel aeroderivative
gas turbines, which will provide approximately
44.5 MW of power each at about 40% efficiency.
The LM6000-PF units have dry low emissions
(DLE) 1.5 technology with triple annular
combustors and dual-fuel operation, eliminating
the need for water injection for emissions
abatement while reducing NOx emissions to 15
ppm. The new facility in Kinyerezi is expected to
begin commercial operation in late 2014 or early
2015. Kinyerezi is expected to become one of
the most important industrial settlements with
high demand for a reliable power supply. We are
supplying nearly one-third of Tanescos distributed
electricity through our agreements with two key
independent power producers in the country,
which include eight aeroderivative gas turbines
from our portfolio, said Lorraine Bolsinger,
President and CEO for GE Power & Waters
Distributed Power. This project is another
example of how GEs proven distributed power
solutions are providing on-site power to the
regions of the world that are growing the fastest
and need it most.
Finally, Distributed Power has announced that
Clarke Energy, GEs Jenbacher gas engine
distributor for Mozambique since 2013, has
secured its first Jenbacher gas engine order in the
country with energy company Kuvaninga Energia.
Clarke Energy is supplying 10 of GEs J624 natural
gas engines for a 40 MW independent power
production facility near the town of Chokw, in
the southern Mozambique province of Gaza. The
engines are scheduled for delivery in Q3 2014.
Clarke Energy also will provide preventive
maintenance services to maintain the facilitys
optimal availability.
Mozambique has an electricity grid with two
separate, regional networks. The Kuvaninga
Energia on-site power plants Jenbacher units will
generate needed electricity for Mozambiques
southern grid. The power plant will be operated
by ADC Projects. Mozambique is ideally
positioned to utilise natural gas for power
generation because the country has the second
largest gas reserves in Africa. The gas fields are
being developed at an increasing rate by various
multinational oil and gas companies. Kuvaninga
Energia represents one of the first major gas-
fuelled power projects in Mozambique. The
project will utilise domestically-produced gas
from Mozambique to help generate more reliable
electricity supplies for the southern grid and help
encourage economic growth. Coal mines like
Moatize and the communities that support them
are using ever more power.
The Kuvaninga Energia project with Clarke
Energy illustrates the growing demand for
distributed power technologies that support the
local energy security, economic development and
healthcare needs of developing countries in
Africa and throughout the world, said Bolsinger.
We at Clarke Energy are excited to be playing
a key role in the development of this pioneering
gas engine power plant for both our company
and GE in Mozambique. Backed up by our
regional service team, this facility will provide
stable supplies of power in southern
Mozambique for many years to come, said Paul
de Mattos, Managing Director of Clarke Energy in
South Africa.
Clarke Energy is now the authorised distributor
and service provider for GEs Jenbacher gas
engines in Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
Underground power options
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) has
announced that K+S Potash Canada General
Partnership has selected SEL relays and
communications products to protect and control
the new Legacy potash mine now under
construction in Saskatchewan,
Canada. The new C$3.7 billion
Legacy Project is the first solution
potash mine to be built in
Saskatchewan in nearly 40 years.
Commissioning of the mine, near
Moose Jaw, is targeted for 2016
with a total of 36 production
caverns. SEL equipment is not new
to the world of potash mining. The
company has been providing
protection and control solutions to this industry
in Canada since 2005, helping to ensure the safe,
reliable delivery of electric power in the industry.
After almost ten years of success in
Saskatchewan potash mines, the Legacy Project
is taking SEL equipment one step further by
introducing IEC 61850 communication for
complete electrical distribution system control,
monitoring, and integration.
Today, SEL equipment is installed in nine of the
ten major potash mines across Saskatchewan.
SEL relays and fault indicators provide protection
in some of the harshest mining applications, such
as mobile underground substation sleds. In 2013,
as part of a different project, Mark Payton, Senior
Specialist for SEL Engineering Services, visited a
mine in Saskatchewan. That project included
upgrading many of the mines sleds with SEL
relays.
Each sled had a breaker, a transformer, and
two SEL-751A Feeder Protection Relaysone
primary and one secondary, Payton said.There
are two types of sleds: miner sleds power the
mining equipment, and drive sleds power pumps,
fans, lighting, and everything else in the mine.
SEL relays are designed to trip a circuit
breaker when a fault is detected or when too
much electricity could damage the system or
create an unsafe environment. The need for
relays to act quickly, within a few thousandths of
a second, is especially difficult in these
environments, and also of the utmost importance
in order to keep people safe in mines.
Becker Mining Systems energy distribution
equipment for underground uses the latest
technology within its proven global Endis product
line. The company told IM: The Endis product
has significant advantages over traditional
energy distribution equipment used in coal mines
today all of which provides users with
operational benefits and production security. The
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doors that you wont find on traditional
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difference can amount to hundreds of thousands
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there are no mounted relays, contactors, wiring
looms, fuses, timers, overloads, control circuit
breakers, earth leakage relays, or terminal strips.
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breaker modules with all control and monitoring
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This provides users with major benefits as
minimal troubleshooting is required within the
enclosure should a fault be encountered, where
technicians simply change out the effected
module and return the equipment to operation all
which can occur before opening a traditional
enclosure with a bolted door.
Solutions include Beckers PHDI and PHDO
range of 11 kV switchgear which is used to
distribute safely 11 kV throughout the mine, with
the products having the ability to be used
standalone or coupled into a switchboard
configuration providing 11 kV distribution ring
mains. Many section isolators installed
throughout the industry do not provide arc flash
protection or have adequate fault level
capabilities which lower the electrical integrity of
many distribution systems. Many mines have
opted to provide a control panel and umbilical
cable in an attempt to remove operators from the
11 kV switching. In the unlikely event that an HV
fault was to occur in such an installation it would
cause significant equipment damage and many
hours of lost production.
The enclosures are fitted with 800 Amp
connectors subject to the mines preference.The
enclosure is rated with an 80 kA surge capacity
and fitted with boltless doors providing access to
the 11 kV slide-in HVCB circuit breaker. The 11 kV
630 Amp HVCBs are ABB units modified with
Becker control and monitoring electronics. The
switchgear has a fault level rating of 31 kA. The
units are racked on and off the 11kV bus via an
external isolation handle, in the off position it is
removed from the power bus, while the supply
contacts in the power bus are insulated via
shutters and linkage contacts are earthed. The
outgoing circuit is earthed via a mechanical
mechanism and an inspection window allows
visual observation of the earthed contacts. The
enclosures are fitted with an auxiliary power and
lighting module for local area lighting and can
also be fitted with fieldbus modules for automation.
The TEK range of modular transformer
substations has been specifically designed for
coal mine development, longwall and production
energy distribution. The compact substations are
designed to be wheel, track, skid or monorail
mounted, and are certified for inbye use (Exd) if
required. Inbye substation installation can deliver
considerable benefits to the mine including a
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energy costs. The extremely narrow footprint
(typically less than 1,300 mm) provides flexibility
in positioning including BSL and monorail mounting.
Another benefit is a reduction in the number of
cables from outbye substations that incur volt
drop and reduce torque. The substations have a
combination of primary and secondary
enclosures available including 11 kV, 6.6 kV, 3.3
kV and 1.1 kv, these are bolted to the transformer
tanks and sized to the users energy requirement.
The flameproof oval tubular shaped tank
housing the transformer core is equipped with
the high voltage and low voltage enclosures on
each end forming the substation. The integrated
active part is a dry type, impregnated, and can
work continuously at indicated rating. Unlike
other substations used in the industry the Becker
solution does not require gas filling and is
engineered to contain any potential fault within
the tank removing another system to monitor or
maintain. During inspections transformer cores
can be easily accessed by unbolting the HV or LV
enclosures with no welds inhibiting access and
increasing overhaul costs.
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PHR (11 kV). The PHR isa variant of the PHDO 11
kV enclosures fitted with flanges for bolting to
transformer tanks. A switched through supply
can be provided. The secondary is equipped with
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Solar and wind energy for mines
Increasingly off grid remote mines with large and
ever more costly diesel-based power installations
are looking at wind and solar power options
with notable projects to date at sites such as the
Diavik diamond mine in Arctic Canada, which has
celebrated a year of operation of its four wind
turbines that are estimated to be saving it C$5
million annually in diesel costs, with diesel
consumption dropping 10%.
Solar power giant First Solar, Rio Tinto and
Ingenero recently announced that agreement has
been reached for the development of the Weipa
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project in Queensland,
Australia. The project has received official confirmation
of funding from the Commonwealth Government,
with an initial commitment of A$3.5million from
the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
(ARENA) to be followed by an allocation of up to
A$7.8 million for the project's second phase.
First Solar will leverage its expertise in utility
scale grid integration and plant control systems
to offer a FuelSmart solution that provides
maximum fuel savings while maintaining system
reliability. Combined with Ingenero's proven design,
development and integration experience, the
project will generate electricity for Rio Tinto Alcan's
(RTA) Weipa bauxite mine, processing facilities and
township on the Western Cape York Peninsula.
"Rio Tinto Alcan is pleased to support the
addition of renewable energy to complement the
existing diesel generation at Weipa," said RTA
General Manager Weipa Operations Gareth
Manderson. We expect the use of solar power
will reduce Weipa's annual diesel consumption
and its carbon dioxide emissions by around 1,600
t. Manderson noted that the hybrid diesel/PV
solution will introduce to the site a reliable source
of electricity, with low maintenance requirements.
The project will have an initial capacity of 1.7
MW with the potential to expand by an additional
5 MW after the commissioning of the initial phase.
The first phase of the project will generate sufficient
electricity to offset up to 20% of the daytime
electricity demand, while reducing the diesel
consumption for every MWh of electricity produced.
"For the Weipa bauxite mine, solar PV
complements the existing base load generation
by providing electricity in times of peak demand
and reducing the amount of diesel fuel used,"
said Jack Curtis, First Solar's Vice President of
Business Development for Asia Pacific. "First
Solar is delighted to be working with Rio Tinto,
ARENA and Ingenero on this landmark project
that demonstrates how solar PV can be used to
power the resources sector.
Our collaboration on the Weipa solar PV
project is validation of the strength of our
ongoing partnership with First Solar, said
Ingenero CEO Steve McRae. Working together,
we can provide the extensive project experience
required for off-grid applications and draw on the
PV module technology and utility scale experience
provided by First Solar. With completion scheduled
for late 2014, First Solar will supply its advanced
thin film PV modules and other balance of system
components, in addition to providing operation
and maintenance services for the duration of the
project. RTA will purchase the electricity under a
15 year Power Purchase Agreement. The project
is one which all partners see as a step towards
energy alternatives for remote mining operations.
Across the Pacific, First Solar has also received
board approval from the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC), the US Governments development
finance institution, and IFC, a member of the
World Bank Group, for financing to support
construction of the 141 MW Luz del Norte solar
power plant in Chile's Atacama Desert. The loans,
which are expected to close later this summer,
clear the way for First Solar to proceed with
construction planning at the site, which is near
the city of Copiapo, close to several important
mines, including Freeports Candelaria and Ojos
del Salado operations.
The Luz del Norte project is the first of several
projects First Solar has in its regional development
pipeline, and will be the companys initial project
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to start construction in Chile. The Chilean governments
National Energy Strategy includes expansion of
the country's renewable energy capacity to 20%
of its total generated power by 2025. Energy from
Luz del Norte will be supplied into the Chilean
Central Interconnected System, contributing
significantly towards this goal. The Latin American
region has a growing need for innovative and efficient
energy solutions right now, said Tim Rebhorn,
Senior Vice President, Americas for First Solar. This
investment support from OPIC and IFC is instrumental
in bringing the project in Chile to life.
Chiles Atacama Desert receives some of the
planet's steadiest concentrations of direct
sunlight, presenting ideal conditions for solar
power generation. Widespread utilisation of this
tremendous resource is relatively new, and Luz
del Norte represents an important advancement
for development of solar energy in the region.
The Luz del Norte project is an important step
in furthering solar power development in Chile,
where the potential for this clean, renewable
resource is unrivalled, said Elizabeth Littlefield,
OPICs President and CEO. OPIC is proud to
support this investment in Chile while helping an
innovative American company like First Solar
expand its operations and create new markets for
its products abroad.
Chile is a global leader in developing solar
resources as a low cost element of energy
supply," said Bernard Sheahan, IFC Global Head
of Infrastructure. This engagement with Luz del
Norte and First Solar exemplifies IFC's efforts to
support cutting edge transactions in emerging
markets infrastructure.
Rebhorn said First Solar has been working
closely with the Chilean national government,
industry, regional authorities and the local
community to design, develop and build the Luz
del Norte project. He noted that particular effort
has been placed on understanding community
concerns about environmental impact; national
interest in the technology related to connecting
the project to the grid; and the broader industrys
power requirements, among other important
considerations.
Since 2003, Resource Equipment Ltd (REL) has
delivered a solution based approach to reduce
mining downtime and maintenance costs for the
Cockatoo Island mining operation which is
currently owned by Pluton Resources. Aimed to
reduce their diesel fuel usage, operations and
maintenance costs for power generation, RELs
recent design, supply and installation of a solar
PV system is part of a greater integrated remote
power solution for this remote island located in
the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Using
solar modules with excellent low-light capability
for increased efficiency and installed using
cyclone rated hardware, the system also
incorporates a high yield inverter system to
maximise the output of the system. With power
costs typically accounting for a substantial
amount of the operating cost of a mining operation,
a carefully planned and implemented power
generation solution can minimise diesel fuel
consumption, maintenance costs and downtime.
RELs remote power business unit specialises in
remote diesel and gas power generation but
solar is a major additional growth market.
Rame Energy subsidiary Seawind Holdings has
signed a memorandum of understanding
including indicative terms (MOU) with Compaia
Minera Cerro Bayo Ltda to supply wind power to
the isolated electrical system of the Cerro Bayo
mining project in Chile owned by TSX-listed
Mandalay Resources. This MOU builds on Rame's
established international energy consultancy
business, which supplies power generation
solutions to the industrial, mining and utility
sectors and is in line with the companys strategy
to become an independent power producer (IPP)
in Chile. Under the terms of the MOU, Rame will
provide power at an agreed price per MWh to
Cerro Bayo for a minimum of five years from
commencement of commercial operations and
thereafter on a rolling one year contract at Cerro
Bayo's option. Commercial operations are
expected to start by April 2015. Rame will provide
the power from its own wind farm with an
installed capacity of up to 1.8 MW, to be located,
at no charge to Rame, on the Cerro Bayo
property. Rame has been undertaking wind and
feasibility studies at the site for the last 12
months and completed its initial technical
analysis in Q2 2014, which led to a power supply
proposal to Cerro Bayo and subsequently the
agreement on terms for the MOU.
It is expected that the wind farm will contribute
approximately 6,250 MWh of electricity per year
to the power supply of the mine (albeit that Rame
does not guarantee any minimum power delivery)
and the project will work in parallel with Cerro
Bayo's existing diesel generating system, located
a few hundred metres away from the proposed
site for the turbines. The capital costs for the
wind farm are expected to be $4 million. The
project requires no environmental permitting
studies and Rame will carry out the entire
construction of the project to minimise build
costs and execution risk.
The Cerro Bayo gold and silver mine is located
in southern Chile, 130 km south of Coyhaique,
the capital of Region XI. No grid power is available
at the site and to date power has been generated
on site by diesel generators. The addition of the
wind farm is expected to deliver significant cost
savings to the mine whilst reducing the
environmental impact and logistical challenges to
maintain a secure diesel supply to the mine.
Tim Adams, Rame CEO, commented: This
MOU with Cerro Bayo will, when converted to a
formal contract, mark another milestone in our
move towards becoming an independent power
producer in our own right and we are delighted to
now be progressing towards adding a clean, cost
effective energy solution to the isolated diesel
power generation at Cerro Bayo.
This project is the first of a number of off grid
IPP opportunities in wind and solar power we
expect to develop, using our previous off grid
experience and expertise. Our power supply
proposals to off grid industrial customers offer
environmental, logistical and economic benefits
to these remote sites and, in doing so, lock-in
Rame's revenues from the power supply contracts
for the life of the mines, providing good visibility
on our expected returns and payback. We will
look to secure and execute additional power supply
contracts in tandem with the rollout of our wind
power projects in Chile, the first two of which are
due to commence operations by the end of 2014.
The Glenore-owned and operated Raglan nickel
mine, like Diavik, is in the far north of Canada and
is exposed to extreme, Arctic conditions. It is not
connected to the provinces hydro-grid or the
natural gas network; energy is the mines second
largest budget item. The operation has become an
energy innovator through its wind power project;
it is in a favourable position, on a plateau 600 m
high, with few trees in the surrounding area. The
project will eventually allow a significant reduction
in diesel consumption and dependence on fossil
fuels, and a major decrease in GHG emissions. A
few years ago, Raglan began to measure the wind
and investigate the engineering requirements and
potential environmental impact of a wind turbine
installation. It also undertook consultations with
local communities and other stakeholders.
As Canadas first industrial-scale wind power
facility with storage, the project is being implemented
in two phases, to test whether the technology can
work under harsh Arctic conditions and reduce the
financial risk attached to a project of this scale.
The first stage involves the gradual
implementation of a wind farm. In the summer of
2014, the mine will build wind energy storage
facilities and an Enercon wind turbine. If successful,
the second stage will see the construction of
three to five wind turbines during 2016. Once
completed, the facility is expected to reduce
Raglans diesel consumption by over 50%. During
periods of high wind, power surpluses will produce
hydrogen (via electrolysis of water), which will be
stored in compressed gas tanks. When the local
power grid for the mine needs additional energy,
the hydrogen will be used as fuel. The governments
of Canada and Quebec are committed to help
mining companies to improve their environmental
practices and both are supporting the project
financially. If the pilot produces the expected
results, the expertise and technologies will be
exported to 14 local Nunavik villages. IM
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M
ost original equipment manufacturers
have not actually retained any hot
metal works within their facilities for
some years now, with only machining and
welding carried out on-site. A few have their
own foundries off-site, but even these
companies supplement their own castings
supply with outsourced products. High strength
steel plate is a whole market in its own right,
forming the raw material for wear resistant parts
such as truck bodies and the starting point for a
huge range of other parts. Likewise, there are a
range of specialists for the supply of large mill
rods and balls. The wear parts market itself is
dominated by specialists, supplying excavator
teeth, bucket lips, dragline chain, crusher
mantles and a host of other products. The
challenge for outsourcing in this part of the
industry is maintaining quality and consistency,
particularly if using multiple foundries/suppliers
in different parts of the world to supply the
same components or castings. Consolidation in
the wear parts section of the industry has been
rapid with the likes of Austin Engineering,
Bradken and ESCO occupying a powerful
position. For special steels, the market remains
in the hands of the steel industry itself such as
in groups like SSAB, Tata, ThyssenKrupp and
others.
Scale also creates challenges for suppliers of
castings and special steels. Todays mineral
processors are continually facing the challenge
of mining lower grades of ore while still
remaining financially healthy. To remedy the
challenge they depend on increasing economies
of scale to maximise efficiency in almost every
segment of the mining process. Haul trucks and
primary crushers are continually getting larger,
while SAG mills are now up to 42 ft in diameter.
Mike Haugen, Senior Developer Engineer with
ME Elecmetal commented: Equipment
manufacturers as well as end users are
depending now, more than ever, on the
expertise of component manufacturers to keep
their processing equipment operating at peak
efficiency. This is especially true for cast iron
and steel components.Whether its high
strength structural cast steel, or impact and
abrasion resistant cast irons and steel wear
parts, foundry engineers and metallurgists are
continually pushing their facilities to meet these
demands.
He adds: Providing large cast components
for mineral processing equipment does not end
when the casting is shipped. On-going field
follow-up, design changes, will continually
evolve depending on variables in the end users
process. Suppliers that continue to address
these changes, backed by sound engineering
decisions will be the preferred choice in this
demanding environment.
Wear parts and buckets
The new MTG foundry in Monzn, Spain, is one
of the most modern in Europe, being equipped
with state-of-art technology for the production
of wear parts for mining and earthmoving
machinery with a current yearly production of
5,000 t. A new 13.5 million investment will be
distributed between 2014 and 2016 and will go
towards new infrastructure and machinery to
increase the production capacity to 14,000 t/y.
The plant is specialised in the production of
large wear parts, something which MTG points
as significant in the wear parts market given the
huge investment in technology necessary to
produce such parts. This investment endorses
the companys good business perspectives,
mostly to continue serving the construction and
mining global markets. 98% of the companys
sales are exports to countries such as Sweden,
Indonesia, Australia or Canada. These expansion
plans will help consolidate the strategic plan of
the company towards the future.
South Africas DCD Venco - a specialist in the
fabrication, manufacture and refurbishment of
medium to heavy duty mechanical components -
has been formally named as the African
manufacturing partner for the Southwest
Group's new range of Gravico brand aftermarket
attachments for surface mining equipment,
which were officially launched in October 2013.
The Netherlands-based Southwest Group
specialises In the engineering and development
of a wide range of surface mining aftermarket
attachments worldwide. Locally, the
attachments will be branded as Gravico, and will
be manufactured exclusively at DCD Venco's 25
ha production facility In Newcastle, Kwa-Zulu
Natal. DCD Venco, which is a division of
international manufacturing and engineering
company DCD, has the capacity to fabricate and
manufacture components of up to 50 t for OEM
equipment, which ranges from dump trucks and
dozers, to wagon tipplers, mills and power
station components. Southwest Group
Managing Director Louw Kriel states that the
Gravico line of surface mining aftermarket
attachments will include backhoe and front
shovel buckets varying in capacities ranging
from 7 m
3
to 52 m
3
; wheel loader buckets from
10 m
3
to 20 m
3
, dragline buckets from 30 m
3
to
105 m
3
and dragline rigging, to dump truck body
varying from 80 t to 363 t in capacity.
The main area of focus for Gravico will be to
supply a high-end range of competitively-priced
attachments for equipment that is used during
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companies that supply steel plate, castings
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success of the mining industry, with
consolidation ongoing and new products
appearing, reports Paul Moore
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the excavation and extraction processes in
surface mining projects. DCD Venco was
selected as the local manufacturing partner of
choice for Gravlco, due to its large
manufacturing capacity and excellent reputation
for quality and reliability, he says.
DCD Venco General Manager Willem Mare
points out that the company boasts numerous
certifications, including; ISO9001, ISO3834,
OSHAS 18001 and ISO14001, which exceed local
industry benchmarks. "These certifications
ensure an excellent return-on-lnvestment for a
number of high profile end users that require
the highest standards of quality In efficient
turnaround times."
Intellectual property in the manufacturing
sector can take many years to develop, and
Mare reveals that lead times have now been
dramatically reduced as a direct result of DCD
Venco being named as the official
manufacturing partner for Gravico. "This
synergy between Southwest Group and DCD
Venco places Gravico at the forefront of
innovation."
According to Kriel, the design objective of
Gravico is to ultimately reduce long term
ownership and operational costs for the end
user. "Although the initial purchase price of a
Gravico surface mining aftermarket attachment
may not be lower, the high quality design,
competitive warranty and extended
maintenance and repair intervals will ultimately
result In long term savings."
The attachments are initially being
manufactured on an order basis. We have an
in-depth understanding of the local mining
market and, in order to provide the end user
with maximum value in terms of optimisation,
we will be flexible according to each Individual
project portfolio."
As investment in the African mining sector
continues to increase steadily, Kriel is confident
that the Gravico brand will obtain measurable
market share. Consistent growth In the African
mining sector has prompted a spike in the
demand for aftermarket attachments. Given the
combined expertise and experience of the
Southwest Group and DCD Venco In this
sector, I believe that Gravico will prove to
be a strong competitor in the near
future.
Global mining wear parts
company ESCO Corporation
has announced the
opening of a new ESCO
supply and service location
in Virginia, Minnesota, focused on direct sales
and service in northern Minnesota and the US
Iron Range. Named ESCO Virginia, the site is a
strategic addition to the companys network of
32 supply and service locations around the
world. The new location gives ESCO a direct
presence in one of the key iron ore regions in
North America and will allow the company to
tailor its product and service offerings to better
meet the needs of our mining customers
operating in the region. ESCO Virginia is
located at the site previously managed by
Langer Equipment. In the US Iron Range, Langer
Equipment has served customers well for many
years, said Jose Rogerio Silva, ESCOs Vice
President, Americas. The ESCO team will
continue Langers dedication to customer
South Africas DCD Venco is the African
manufacturing partner for Southwest Group's
new range of Gravico aftermarket attachments
for surface mining, such as this truck body
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service and will build on this foundation by
offering an expanded product line and services.
Tim Christensen, a Minnesota native and long-
time member of the Langer team with deep
knowledge of the mines throughout the US Iron
Range, also joins the ESCO team to manage
operations for the new location. Local sales,
service and warehousing are critical in this
region said Christensen, ESCOs Mining Account
Manager at ESCO Virginia. I am excited to be a
part of this new presence in the Iron Range and
increase the number of quality products offered
to our customers in the local iron mines from
truck bodies to buckets to the Ground Engaging
Tools ESCO has sold in this area for years.
Van Reenen (VR) Steel is well known
worldwide as a designer, manufacturer, supplier
and repairer of dragline buckets, rope and
hydraulic shovel buckets and mining truck
bodies. Because of its high level of design
engineering and fabrication expertise, the
company said it was recently approached by BHP
Billiton South Africa to manufacture a new
dragline shoe for a BE1570 dragline. After a
complete design review, a number of
modifications were made to the OEM shoe, which
included higher grades of steel in certain critical
areas and improving safety aspects of the shoe.
More particularly, high strength wear plates were
fitted to the bottom of the shoe, higher strength
plates were inserted on the inside stiffeners, and
access to the shoe was improved. Since 2010
when the first shoe was supplied, VR Steel has
supplied one a year to either Anglo American
Thermal Coal or BHP Billiton.
The considerably improved shoe was supplied
at a cost saving of close to 20%. John van
Reenan, VR Steel Founder and Managing Director
states: It has been so successful in South Africa
that our design has become the new standard.
Because of this, VR Steel has decided to enter
the market for the fabrication repairs of all major
components of draglines in South Africa. A new
6,000 m
2
workshop, which can be increased
considerably in future, with 80 t cranes, will be
erected in Witbank by early 2015 to handle the
existing dragline bucket repair contracts the
company has with BHP Billiton, Anglo American
Thermal Coal and Glencore and to concentrate on
repairing and re-engineering major dragline
components of all draglines in the SA coalfields.
The company also plans to manufacture new
products in this workshop, and to do heavy
equipment repairs for mines outside the
Witbank/Middelburg area.
VR Steel is also in discussions with Austin
Engineering in Australia, whereby the latter will
acquire 74.9% of VR Steel's equity. The balance
of 25.1% will remain with The Building Exciting
Education Trust, set up by John van Reenan, to
refurbish schools in the underprivileged areas of
Johannesburg, Cape Town, and the Eastern Cape.
To date 14 schools have been completed,
affecting the daily lives of 9,000 children.
Austin Engineering states that the proposed
acquisition is consistent with its long standing
stated acquisition strategy and objective to have
operations in every major mining region of the
globe. This includes China.
The company said it provides a low risk entry
into the African mining products market;
exposure to the China market and manufacturing
capabilities; exposure to the US/South
American/Indonesian market for draglines,
dippers and shovels; and potentially significant
opportunities for Austin and VR Steel to cross sell
their product to each other's customers in their
traditional markets.It also creates a significant
IP rich business and positions the company to
take advantage of increased in spending by its
mining clients.
Managing Director Michael Buckland stated:
The combination of Austin Engineering and VR
Steel will see a clear market leader on a global
basis delivering a range of non-OEM products
second to none within the industry. VR Steel has
been approached for acquisition in the past by
significantly larger companies than Austin but
has chosen Austin as its partner going forward
due to the synergies and potential of the
combined entity.
In the Chinese sphere, VR Steel is the exclusive
marketing agent of Taiyuan Heavy Industrys
(THYI) range of heavy mining machinery into the
South Africa/North American market. VR Steel
also licences its truck body and bucket designs
under a commercial arrangement with a Chinese
manufacturer to supply one of the leading coal
mines in China.
Austin states: The acquisition offers Austin an
ideal entry point principally into the South
African mining products market where VR Steel is
currently the only mining attachment business
with their own design IP and manufacturing
facilities. It also provides exposure to the China
market for its truck body designs and to the US
market for its buckets.
VR Steels maintenance division leases a
facility from one of its multi-national customers
in the Middleburg coal fields region where it
offers a unique maintenance contract. These
maintenance contracts offer a regular flow of
repair work through the facility as well as an
opportunity for VRs engineering team to trial and
monitor innovative new concepts and
modifications to their bucket designs. The facility
provides repair and maintenance services to a
range of customers in the area for all open cast
mining attachments including buckets and truck
bodies.
VR Steel provides Austin with experience in a
wider range of buckets and shovel dippers and a
new product line in equipment such as rigging
chains and attachments manufactured from high
strength steel plate. Austin stated: Its extensive
knowledge and experience in dragline buckets,
dippers and face shovels will complement Austin
Engineerings current range of mining
attachments and complete the full suite of
mining attachment products for the business.
There are significant opportunities for VR
Steel's products, in Australia, South America,
Indonesia and the US in particular, where larger
digging tools are more common. A number of
Austin facilities across the world already
manufacture larger equipment for others and
with the introduction of the VR Steel designs,
Austin says it will now be able to sell a more
competitive product direct to the end user on the
back of VR Steels knowledge and experience as
a world leader in this product category.
VR Steels equipment offer a unique design in
that they are fully fabricated from plate materials
and do not require large castings which are
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One business growth area for VR Steel is
repairing and re-engineering major dragline
components on the fleet of draglines in the
South African coalfields
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typical of most OEM designs. The fabricated
designs reduce overall weight offering improved
digging performance as well as significantly
improved manufacturing lead times and reduced
cost.
Part of VR Steel's drive in the future is also to
become much more active in repairs for the
mining industry in Africa, nearer the mine
locations. To this end it will open an office in
Zambia soon, followed by a large fabrication
workshop, probably in Chingola. Within two years
it expects to open another workshop in Central
Africa, as the market for its products expands in
these areas.
SSAB is moving into the fabrication market as
it has signed an agreement to acquire 51% of the
shares of G&G Mining Fabrication in Perth,
Western Australia. The company specialises in
the refurbishment, manufacture and design of
large fabrications for heavy earthmoving
equipment, with focus on backhoe, loader and
face shovel buckets and service modules for the
Western Australian mining industry.
The investment represents a significant
advancement of SSABs strategy to grow its
presence in the aftermarket for wear parts and
service and develop SSABs customer offering.
With this acquisition, SSAB takes one further
step towards becoming a leading player in the
large mining aftermarket in Western Australia. We
can now offer products, wear parts and services
directly to mining end-users. We are very pleased
to join forces with G&G, says Claes Lwgren,
Director Wear Services, SSAB APAC. G&G enjoys
a strong position within Western Australia, one of
the worlds most significant mining regions in
terms of production, where today end-users are
demanding ever increased productivity through
enhanced efficiency and extended asset life. G&G
together with SSAB create natural synergies that
will help fulfil the continuously increasing
demands of the mining industry. The ability to
access SSABs extensive knowledge of how to
best design and produce using Hardox wear plate
will enable G&G to meet and exceed its
customers requirements. G&G will also work
towards becoming a certified Hardox Wearparts
Centre.
The joint development of more efficient
mining buckets, using innovative designs and
wear materials such as Hardox wear plate is a
good example of how we will combine our
strengths to deliver strong solutions to the
mining industry, says Richard Ladny, Chief
Executive Officer at G&G.
By combining G&Gs end-user knowhow and
its strengths in refurbishment, design and
fabrication of mining earthmoving equipment
with SSABs wear and material knowledge, G&G
will become an even stronger player offering a
competitive range of products and services.
Special steels
Constant handling of hard materials tests the
steel in mining equipment. Ruukki says its
special steel products have been formulated to
meet the tough requirements of the mining
industry. Since dump loaders, haul trucks, belt
conveyor systems, crushers, mills and other
equipment are susceptible to extremely heavy
mechanical wear, it is crucial to select the right
kind of steel for mining equipment and its spare
parts. Any unexpected downtime is very costly
and must be avoided. A clear advantage is to use
steel components with a predictable useful life to
enable maintenance to be planned and to reduce
downtime. Also, having spare parts and service
easily available near the mine are important
factors.
Special steel products, such as Ruukkis Raex
and Optim product families, have been
formulated to meet the tough requirements of
the mining industry. Raex is made for ultimate
endurance and is the toughest special steel in
Ruukkis range. It is wear-resistant and high-
strength steel, with a hardness ideal for mining
applications. The plate thicknesses range from 2
mm to 80 mm. Made using a direct quenching
method developed by Ruukki, Raex wear-
resistant steels have a hard steel surface and
strong microstructure. Raex is used for all
surfaces subject to wear, such as heavy buckets,
dump bodies, conveyor belt covers and wear
parts in crushers and mills. Raex prolongs the
useful life of components by two to three times
compared to standard steel.
Structures made out of ultra-thin high-strength
Optim products are light and very strong at the
same time. The Optim product range includes
steel strip and steel plate products, steel tubes
and open steel profiles. Optim is used to support
structures, for example in transport vehicles,
where it is combined with Raex in the bodies to
reduce vehicle weight.
Consistent quality enables customers to
better calculate and estimate how long a part will
last, which in turn is an advantage when planning
maintenance shutdowns. Another key value for
mining customers is Ruukkis global network of
distributors, which makes it easy to provide
customers with steel products and technical
service at short notice.
The Hardox brand, which of course is owned
by SSAB, is a name that has become
synonymous with world-class durability and
quality in the world of steel and recently
celebrated 40 years on the market.
SSAB says its aim was to develop a wear
plate that was both harder and tougher than
other steels on the market when the company
produced Hardox 40 years ago. It needed to be
hard to be able to withstand severe wear and tear
over a long period of time and tough to be able to
handle bending and intense use without
cracking. When the material was launched in
1974 as the bendable wear plate, it was the
first wear plate in the world to combine both
hardness and toughness and also work well as
construction steel, says Christer Offerman, a
wear plate specialist at SSAB.
It has been important for the development of
the products within the Hardox range that they
should both be resilient and work well as
structural steel. The fact that Hardox is an
excellent structural steel has been one of the
keys to its success. This is of great importance to
our customers. It means that they can produce
effective solutions for thin and light dump
bodies, containers and buckets, which can also
handle high levels of wear and tear.
The company adds: All around the world
manufacturers search for lighter structures is
intensive. Lighter weight means more payload
and better environmental properties. Good
transport economics is also always a priority with
our customers, but the environmental
advantages that Hardox can offer are becoming
more and more important. A lighter vehicle uses
less fuel and requires fewer runs and so its
emissions are lower.
Interest in using the name Hardox in marketing
dump bodies, excavator buckets and other
finished products made SSAB decide to launch
the concept of Hardox In My Body, which is a way
for SSABs customers to show that the products
meet certain quality requirements. The number of
companies that meet the requirements for
Hardox In My Body is growing all the time
according to SSAB. It is a good indicator that
even after 40 years on the market Hardox is
maintaining its lead in the world market. It is a
position we intend to keep for many years to
come.
UK-headquartered Brown McFarlane supplies
abrasion resistant steel plate that has been
developed specifically for long service life in
abrasive conditions. It is purely a global steel
plate stock holder and distributor and
independent of any steel manufacturer and
continues to grow organically and through
acquisition. Products include very high yield
plates up to 200 mm thick and abrasion resistant
plate in 12 m x 3 m.
The company told IM: Use of these products
that are suitable for a variety of applications in
areas such as mining and quarrying, process
industries, material handling and construction,
and earthmoving has expanded as designers and
plant operators strive to extend service life of
critical components and reduce the effect of
unscheduled maintenance downtime. The
benefits of employing wear resistant material in
applications involving impact and/or sliding
contact with abrasive material are immense.
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Utilised in applications such as tipper bodies,
cutting edges, crushing machinery, and excavator
buckets, abrasion resistant plate is usually
supplied in 400, 450, and 500 Brinell hardness.
Steel plate for use in abrasive conditions is
unusual in that it is more widely specified by a
brand name than by a particular national or
international steel specification but generically is
referred to as wear resistant plate, or commonly
in Europe as 400 Brinell plate.
Steel plate manufacturers produce their own
brands of abrasion resistant steel and these are
usually distinguished by a brand name followed
by the hardness of the steel which is measured in
Brinell units. The harder the steel the more
difficult it is to fabricate and weld. For this reason
steel with hardness of around 400 Brinell is the
most commonly specified and used. However hot
rolled steel plate products for more exacting
abrasive conditions are readily available in 500
Brinell hardness while even harder steel plates
are also manufactured. Our years of experience
in this sector mean we have optimised our own
stocks for quality and value and this has led us to
concentrate on Western European-sourced
stocks.
The inherent hardness of this material and
increasingly intricate use of it in wear
components has led us to develop tailored refit
kits for individual customers. Our ability to
supply abrasion resistant steel in the form of gas
or plasma cut profiles to exacting tolerances or
as formed, drilled, or machined parts as well as
full and part plate sales straight from our stocks
to all corners of the world has grown rapidly as
customers move to use the higher Brinell
hardness steels to increase the operating life of
components.
However, while abrasion resistant steel plate
can be welded and fabricated, its high hardness
and strength compared with mild steel means
that it should be treated with caution. Advice on
welding, machining or forming is offered from
Brown McFarlanes specialist offices.
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and Belgium. Employing over 1,200 persons,
Groupe CIF is one of the largest privately-held
industrial groups in Europe. Principal activities
are foundry work, machining, fabrication and the
design and manufacturing of mechanical power
transmission systems. With two foundry
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CAPITAIN is the only supplier in the world
capable of casting both steel and ductile iron
gear materials having a minimum guaranteed
hardness of 340 BHN. Through gear engineering
department design collaboration, and using the
productive capacities of all Groupe CIF
companies, optimised open gearing packages
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are offered for all types of mill and kiln drive
trains. Groupe CIF delivers products and services
to an international customer base that includes
major mining companies and equipment OEMs.
Using proprietary design software, and the latest
3D modelling techniques, gear sets are optimised
for functionality, manufacturability, and cost.
Performance ratings are established using
recognised ISO and AGMA standards, in
accordance with application and customer
requirements.
The company told IM: Groupe CIFs
unparalleled engineering resources are
constantly working on advancing gear
technology. With an emphasis on increased load
capacity and improved service life, recent
metallurgical developments, such as proprietary
FerryNod high-hardness ductile iron casting
grades, ensure that FERRY-CAPITAIN will maintain
a leadership position in the supply of cast open
gears. Unlike many other gearing suppliers that
rely on subcontracted castings or fabrications,
FERRY-CAPITAIN can provide gear materials that
are specifically tailored to provide the optimum
combination of mechanical properties and cost
for a given application, while maintaining control
over quality and delivery.
Through continued investment in upgrading
capabilities and expanding capacities of an
installed base of 200+ machine tools within
seven manufacturing locations, Groupe CIF
believes that its companies possess a range of
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operation.
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As a member of the American Gear
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Mill and crusher liner engineering
In addition to grinding mills becoming larger,
liner manufacturers regularly combine several
liners in to one large liner. This minimises the
number of liners to handle during change out,
reducing down time and ultimately increasing
mill availability. ME Elecmetal pioneered this
approach with their sales engineers working
closely with the end users and foundry
engineers, developing designs with proper
metallurgy and heat treat regimens for these
larger parts in their mills.Mike Haugen states:
In one 36 ft diameter mill this resulted in
reducing the number of liners from over 1,200
liners to just under 450 liners. Currently, its not
unusual to provide SAG mill liners weighing up to
10,000 lbs in section thickness in excess of 15 in.
Head liners double up and now have chords in
excess of 70 in and are close to 80 in long.
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In making cast iron and steel wear parts, not
only is it important to properly feed these large
castings, but also to have the right combination
of alloying elements and heat treatment to obtain
the desired material microstructure. Haugen told
IM: Once a specific liner design is determined,
foundry engineers model the casting and use
specialised foundry software to help determine
feed rates, cooling rates, and directional
solidification patterns. This tool is used to
determine how to feed molten metal into the
casting plus help determine the size, number,
and location of risers necessary to obtain a
competent, sound, liner. Each new liner design is
sampled and subjected to ultrasonic testing to
assure the rigging and risering of the casting
allows for a competent wear part, before going in
to production.
Future performance of processing equipment
depends on decisions made (or not made) at the
time of original purchase. ME Elecmetal says it
works closely with future end users of grinding
mills, engineering firms, and mill manufactures to
develop optimal bolt hole diameters and drilling
patterns for the mill shells. It is vital that the bolt
holes allow for the greatest variability in liner
designs and material. In addition, we work
closely with the major liner handler
manufacturers locating lift eyes that allow for
safe lifting with optimal balance points,
facilitating faster liner change out. We also work
closely with a major liner fastener manufacturer
to determine proper load requirements for heavy
liners as well as methodology and equipment to
use, assuring the proper load is obtained.
It is not only grinding mills that require large
cast wear components for mineral processing.
Primary crushers, particularly gyratory crushers,
use cast manganese wear parts for mantles,
spider caps, and spider arm guards and the
mantles can weigh up to 24 t. ME sales engineers
work closely with end users on mantle design
and sequencing to maximise crusher throughput
and availability. Hardened alloy concaves
provided by ME Elecmetal complement its
manganese mantle product line.
Finally, the refining of metals also requires
large cast components. ME Elecmetal has the
capacity to manufacture equipment and spare
parts for different kind of smelters, including
smelter ladles and slag pots weighing up to 75 t.
These cast components can be manufactured
according to the specific needs of the end user.
Consideration needs to be taken to the
mechanical and thermal forces these components
are subjected to. Proper design can minimise
potential deformation helping to assure safer use
through the product life cycle. IM
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xhibition visitors will be able to view scale
working and static models as well as cutaway
exhibits of Multotecs equipment. In addition,
real time data from condition monitoring and other
measuring activities will be available for review by
visitors with experienced Multotec engineers to talk
customers through these processes in a truly
interactive style.
Customers will have access to some of the 21st
century technologies that position the group as a
leader in its industry sector, such as aspects of 3D
modelling used in research and development. Of
particular interest is the 3D printer which will be
used to print screening panels.
SCREENING MEDIA
One of Multotecs exhibits will address predictive
maintenance on screens. The human eye cannot
discern the amount of wear on a screening surface
and plant operation needs vary with regard to cut
size or the wear rate on a specific panel type.
Multotecs solution makes it easier to determine cut
size and the remaining panel life through the
employment of the patented Wear Indicator.
A scaled model of various screening media panel
options will be used to demonstrate the screen
classification and efficiency capabilities when using
Multotec panels. The
company will also
exhibit a cutaway of a
scrubber/trommel
combination showing the
rubber scrubber liners and
the different types of
trommel panel
solutions for SAG mill
to scrubber
applications. A static
screening media display
will show the wear
lifecycle of screening panels.
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SOLUTIONS
Mato belt fastening solutions will be
on display with live demonstrations using a lacing
machine. The MATO system consists of a lacer cutter
and skiver, and is characterised by high static and
dynamic strength, better scraper interaction, less
wear and noise reduction on pulleys and idlers.
MULTOTEC RUBBER
A cutaway section of a 3 metre
diameter mill with a single ring of
lifter bars and shell plates will be
positioned on the outside stand
and will be equipped with mill liner
scanning technology. An
operational scale model of a
mill trajectory will be situated
adjacent to this display.
A demonstration of the
MillTraj software utilised by
Multotec Rubber to design mill
liners will indicate how the
trajectory can be modelled
electronically. The Hawkeye
display will demonstrate how readings
from a mill liner scanner can be converted into easy
to understand graphical displays of the wear of the
lifter bars and the shell and head plates.
CYCLONES
Multotec has an enviable reputation for its range of
cyclones, and this years exhibits will include the
well-known cast iron cyclone which provides
maximised output and minimised downtime. There
will also be an operational model of a cyclone, which
will clearly demonstrate the vortex.
SAMPLING
Accuracy in sampling equipment is critical to the
success of any mining operation and visitors will be
able to view the actual sampling
procedure. A cross stream sampler
(belt end), available for all
conveyor widths between
450 and 2 100 mm, will
show the inherent strengths
of this product. All
units are custom
designed to
conform to
customer
requirements, as
well as ISO and
other relevant
international sampling standards.
GRAVITY CONCENTRATION
Exhibits that cover gravity concentration will include
3D models of Multotec spirals and a 3D printed scale
model of a pilot plant, together with a cross section
of a pipe launder arrangement, will complement the
new test rig on display, which can house any spiral in
the Multotec range.
WHIMS
Multotecs Wet High
Intensity Magnetic
Separators (WHIMS)
use electromagnetic
coils to generate very
high magnetic force
that can be
implemented to allow
separation of para-
magnetic minerals.
This technology also
employs unparalleled
high gradients, within
their exchangeable
matrices, to allow
recovery of fine material down to 15 micron. IM
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A stalwart at Electra Mining Africa (EMA) for over 35 years, the
Multotec Group is well known as a supplier of superior products
and services. To add to the customer experience, the
group will use EMA 2014 to showcase its entire
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I
n May, the World Coal Association (WCA)
hosted an international forum in Canberra,
Australia for multi-level stakeholders with an
interest in the future of coal. Participants
discussed key challenges facing the energy
sector. The WCA says it recognises the
importance of engaging a wide range of
stakeholders to consider coals essential role in
achieving the worlds shared energy, economic
and environmental objectives.
Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the WCA,
commented: The coal sector recognises that as
a global industry we have global
responsibilities. Coal remains the backbone of
the global energy system, providing more than
40% of the worlds electricity. Demand for coal
has never been higher and is predicted to soon
overtake oil as the largest source of primary
energy. Given the role of coal globally and the
on-going challenge we face in meeting energy
demand while reducing emissions, the
discussions will ensure a continued focus on
and investment in 21st century coal.
Modern sustainable mining practices,
working constructively with the communities in
which we operate and deploying advanced coal
technologies are central to coals future. In
particular, deploying high-efficiency low-
emissions coal-fired power generation is a
critical first step in leading to near-zero
emissions from coal.
A special address was delivered by The
Honourable Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for
Industry. Coal is and will continue to be an
important part of our energy mix in Australia
and will be essential to economic and standard
of living advances in other nations. The
challenge now for the coal industry is to make
gains on the work thats been done so far on
clean coal technologies.
Australia will continue to have a keen
interest in contributing to new technologies and
improvements, given the significant contribution
of the coal industry to our economy and to our
export markets.
Australia is an ideal location for these
discussions to take place. Australia has been
built on the back of coal decades of social and
economic growth have been driven by this
affordable fuel. Coal remains one of the most
valuable industries in Australia, stated Catelin.
Coal is here to stay and is a critical part of a
secure global energy future. A continued focus
on and investment in 21st Century coal will
ensure we can grow modern, resilient societies
that reach their full potential while ensuring we
maintain a healthy, sustainable environment.
In its second quarter fiscal 2014 report, Joy
Global reported: Thermal coal market
fundamentals in the US strengthened through
April as power plant inventories reached their
lowest levels since 2006 and are approaching
the 100 Mt level. An extremely cold winter
season along with natural gas prices averaging
$4.97/mmBtu through May, have driven a nearly
20 Mt increase in coal burn in the first calendar
quarter. While production is flat year-to-date,
the need to replenish depleted inventories
should drive production increases of 35 to 45 Mt
during the second half of the year with much of
this increase coming from the Illinois and
Powder River Basins.
Seaborne thermal coal markets remain
challenged as supply is outpacing demand
growth. While demand has remained strong
from China, India and Japan, limited supply
reductions have driven spot pricing for seaborne
thermal coal to the mid-$70's per tonne level
and resulted in the annual thermal coal
benchmark being set at $81.80/t, down nearly
14% from a year-ago. Despite improving
economic conditions and the expected 3%
increase in seaborne demand in 2014,
continuing supply conditions are expected to
leave prices range bound between $75 and
$85/t.
Chinese coal market conditions remained
challenged during the first calendar quarter of
2014 as a depressed pricing environment
weighed on many large producers. While China
is aiming to cut coal's share of energy use to
65% in 2014, coal demand is still expected to
John Chadwick highlights
some of the news about
technologies available in
coal extraction
The Pinnacle mine located in southern West
Virginia (USA) recently set another world record
for daily low-seam coal production using a Cat
automated longwall plow system. In a 24-hour
period the longwall produced 32,411 t in a seam
height of just 1.42 m. The mine previously set
the record in 2012
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grow at 3%, however, there appears to be
limited upside for pricing improvement as
seaborne coal prices continue to pressure
domestic China producers.
Facing similar pressures, metallurgical coal
markets drifted lower during the first calendar
quarter of 2014 with the recent $120/t quarterly
contract representing the weakest pricing
environment since 2009. Despite steel
production increasing nearly 4% through April,
limited supply rationalisation has driven met
coal prices lower with current spot prices
trending around $115/t. Recently announced
supply curtailments appear to indicate that the
early stages of supply rationalisation may have
begun.
Ted Doheny, Joys President and CEO noted:
Challenging market conditions continue to
impact our business despite incremental
positive signs on the horizon. When looking at
seaborne coal markets, current prices are
pressuring over 30% and 50% of thermal and
met coal producers, respectively.
While US coal market fundamentals have
improved, there is generally a lagged effect
between that improvement and our bookings
and this appears to be playing out now. Our
company-wide service bookings increased for
the second consecutive quarter versus the year
ago period; however, our underground North
American region was relatively flat from last
year.
Surface trends
In the third largest coal producing country in the
world, India, mine operator Sainik Mining and
Allied Services, contractor to the countrys (and
one of the worlds) largest coal producer Coal
India Ltd (CIL), operates a total of 21 Wirtgen
surface miners. Ten 2200SMs are in operation in
the 530 km
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Gevra mine in the province of
Chattisgarh. Wirtgen Group says its local
subsidiarys excellent customer service has
tradition: individually tailored service contracts
used to guarantee security in planning and coal
mining operation for several years already.
The vertical coal seams in the Gevra mine
require a selective mining method. Additionally,
90% of the cut coal should have a maximum
particle size of 100 mm. This is why, since 1999,
the mine operators have gradually switched
mining activities from drilling and blasting to
Wirtgen surface mining. Currently, 80% of the
coal is already being mined using this
environmentally friendly technique, another
20% still via conventional methods. The mine
operator is planning, however, to shift to 100%
surface mining of coal within the next two years.
In Gevra, surface mining has proven to be clean,
safe and more environmentally friendly as well.
In the mine, windrowing proved to be the
optimal mining method. Using this technique, it
is easier to check the material quality.
Additionally, coal can be mined in the most
economical way. With windrowing, the cut coal
is placed directly behind the machine, between
the crawlers, without the use of a loading
conveyor. This allows material to be cut
independently of the loading process although
the coal has to be loaded separately via wheel
loader later. As a result, each 2200SM with a
cutting width of 3.8 m and a cutting depth of
300 mm can mine roughly 15,000 t/d of coal.
The annual capacity of the coal mine is 80 Mt,
90% of which is thermal coal for power
generation in local plants. Wirtgen says its
surface miners are the ideal solution to mine
the large deposit of over 10,000 Mt as efficiently
as possible.
The service contract especially tailored to the
Gevra mine guarantees that two experienced
Wirtgen engineers are available there all the
time during operation. They provide support for
all necessary maintenance activities relating to
the surface mining fleet, including machine
repairs, preventive maintenance measures,
inspection of certain machine parts, training of
machine operators, etc. The Wirtgen experts
also make sure that all spare parts needed are
being kept on stock.
Vermeer says it continues its pursuit of
providing technology that enhances efficiency,
which has led to the development of the new
full function remote control system for its line of
surface miners. The remote control system will
enable the operator to control a machine from a
remote location up to 155 m away. The remote
control system is suited for selected jobsite
conditions. While the system is new for the
Vermeer equipment line up, it can be retrofitted
to be compatible with any older model specialty
excavation product that features the TEC Plus
electronic control system. It is available for all
tractors, ranging up to the T1255III Terrain
Leveler surface miner.
The remote control system will allow
operators to precisely manoeuvre at a safe
distance away from the comfort of their truck,
said Chris Lynch, Sales Manager for Specialty
Excavation at Vermeer. The remote unit is
attached to a vest that is strapped onto to the
torso; the control panel lies flat in front of the
operator with a metal frame around the outside
to help provide support. The operator presence
requires the operator to be seated in order to
use the remote system.
Over the next six years, the Liebherr Group is
set to invest more than 160 million in its
development and production site at Bulle in the
Swiss canton of Fribourg. Significant capacity
expansion in the fields of diesel engines and
fuel injection systems will make further growth
possible for the company Liebherr Machines
Bulle SA. Liebherr develops and produces diesel
and gas engines, fuel injection systems,
hydraulic components and splitter boxes in
Bulle. These are employed partly in mining
machines and equipment manufactured by the
Liebherr Group, but are also increasingly in
demand by customers outside the group.
On the one hand, the assembly capacity for
diesel engines will be substantially increased.
On the other hand, the area used for engine test
benches will also be made substantially larger
and will cover more than 14,000 m in the
future. This allows for a further strengthening of
development activities.
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions is the
amalgamation of ThyssenKrupp Resource
Technologies (created by the merger of
ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik & ThyssenKrupp
Polysius) and ThyssenKrupp Uhde. Every
company in itself a global player, ThyssenKrupp
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Wirtgen surface miners operating in Indian coal
has combined its plant
engineering and construction
expertise in the business units
Process Technologies and
Resource Technologies.
Open-pit mining, plants and
machines from ThyssenKrupp set
standards: with continuously
operating large bucket wheel
excavators, spreaders and large
belt conveyors, output rates of up
to 240,000 m/d of overburden
can be achieved. For smaller
output rates as well, all machines
are matched to each other and
adapted to the operating
requirements of the open-pit
mines.
Automated draglines
MineWare is collaborating with CRCMining and
the University of Queensland on an 18-month
ACARP (the Australian black coal industrys
research program) project set to advance
dragline operations one step closer to
automation. Funded by an ACARP grant of more
than A$600,000as well as in-kind support from
MineWare and CRCMiningthe project focuses
on developing and implementing new dig
sequencing technology that aims to identify the
best sequence of operations and movements for
a dragline to excavate in the most efficient and
productive way. The technology will give
operators instantaneous position, digging and
dumping guidance, supporting them to make
critical decisions around the sequencing of
excavation.
MineWare CEO and project co-leader Andrew
Jessett said that dragline operations will benefit
from a significant improvement in productivity.
On draglines around the world, we continue to
see inconsistencies in operator sequences and
techniques, which can result in variations in
productivity rates in excess of
10%, he said. By giving dragline
operators accurate, instant
guidance, we want to close the
gap on these variations and
improve productivity as a direct
result.
The projects immediate benefit
to industry will be the
development of the operator
assistance technology targeting
four key areasminimising
average cycle and positioning time
while digging; increasing
compliance to final pit geometry;
reducing rework and rehandling of
material, and pre-warning against
potential pit issues such as spoil bound
scenarios.
A further future benefit will be the
development of automation technologies that
build naturally off the excavation sequencing
information provided by the operator assistance
technology.
Looking ahead, Jessett said that the natural
extension of this project is for the optimal
sequencing information to build on previous
research on swing automation systems that, in
the first instance, automate the swing, dump,
and return motions of the dragline.
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A 3,298 t Bucyrus 1570W used dragline, valued
at over ZAR1 billion new, was sold in South Africa
last year by Anglo Coal for a sum of over ZAR173
million to Glencore. The dragline was sold via an
online mining auction conducted by mining
auctioneering company Clear Asset, and was
significant as it had been over 15 years since
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delivery schedule and the sheer scale of
transport logistics. In addition, there is currently
up to a two year waiting list for such a machine
anyway. To transport a dragline of this size
internationally, without considering reassembly
at its new destination, costs approximately
ZAR90 million as a start, however, this particular
dragline was walked to its new destination, at a
speed of 100 m per hour.
To simplify coal modelling, MineSight has
introduced true thickness logic to the Implicit
Modeler. This is a mathematical surface
modelling tool, allowing geologists to rapidly
build models and grade shells directly from drill
holes. It avoids the need to manually create and
link sectional interpretations, and it masters
complicated surfaces. Version 1.5 just released
adds true thickness logic, as well as dual
contouring for complex surfaces, closed solids,
and the ability to use an edit grid to define the
plane of anisotropy.
True thickness logic is important when
building seam-type surfaces from drill hole data
where you wish to interpolate the location of the
top surface from the bottom surface, said
MineSight Product Manager-Operations Products,
Mark Gabbitus. This is very common in coal
modelling. The challenge facing geologists is that
the downhole or measured thickness is an
apparent thickness, not the true seam thickness.
Version 1.5 changes that; now Implicit
Modeler can calculate the true thickness and use
that information to build other surfaces; for
example, build the hanging wall from the
footwall.
Implicit Modeler was actually one of the best
things that ever happened to us, said Raza
Parvez, Senior Geologist for Atrum Coal in British
Columbia, Canada. Our project is unique in the
sense that its a big area and its small seams that
are close together and has partings in them. We
are constantly updating our model, and the
traditional way of doing footwalls and then doing
sections and then creating surfaces would have
taken so long. With the Implicit Modeler we just
update those points and then get our drill hole
database and get a new surface very quickly.
Mount Thorley Warkworth is the first of Rio
Tintos coal mines to trial a cutting-edge noise
monitoring system with the aim to be more
effective in real time management of noise. A
new directional noise monitoring system has
been installed in the southern area of Bulga
village to assist with monitoring and managing
noise from the mine. The new technology,
Environmental Noise Compass, will enhance
existing noise monitoring systems.
Developed by Acoustic Research Labs, the
Environmental Noise Compass uses an array of
26 microphones and advanced acoustic signal
processing methods to detect and assess
multiple noise sources in real time with greater
accuracy. Mount Thorley Warkworth General
Manager Operations Cam Halfpenny said: We
are continually looking to improve the way in
which we manage our activities, and were proud
to be the first mine to utilise this new technology.
We understand noise can be an issue for some of
our neighbours. Investing in this cutting-edge
technology is another demonstration of our
commitment to continuous improvement and
effective noise management.
This initiative compliments other measures
applied at Coal & Allied operations to better
manage impacts on the community including
shutdowns and machinery modifications like the
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advanced military processing techniques in a new
and innovative way.
Underground coal cutting
Caterpillar is updating and upgrading room and
pillar mining equipment manufacturing facilities
in Houston, Pennsylvania. The facility, located
south of Pittsburgh, currently manufactures
continuous miners and it is being readied to
manufacture the Cat room and pillar coal
transportation products now made in Pulaski,
Virginia. Additionally, the Cat HW300 Highwall
Miner, now built in Beckley, West Virginia, will be
assembled in the Houston facility. The facility
updates will be completed in the third quarter.
Investment in these mining machines, which
came to Caterpillar in the acquisition of Bucyrus
in 2011, includes more than the facility upgrades
in Houston. Caterpillar continues to conduct
significant research and development directed to
new products and technology.
Theres no doubt that the underground
mining segment is a key component of
Caterpillars growth strategy, and were putting all
the building blocks in place now to ensure our
underground program is everything our dealers
and customers need it to be, said Paul Mulley,
Product Manager for room and pillar and the
highwall miner. Were funding programs that will
create long term facility, product and customer
benefits. Even as the updates to the facility are
made, we have the industrys best engineering
talent working on new products, were integrating
proven Cat components into many models, and
were pursuing new technologies that customers
have been asking for.
Our goal is to deliver underground mining
equipment that provides the best value for
customers worldwide. We are taking advantage
of a slow period to make significant changes to
our business and to position Caterpillar well for
the future. We are also working with our dealers
to be able to provide our underground customers
the unparalleled support they expect from
Caterpillar, said Robert Droogleever, Segment
Manager for all underground products at
Caterpillar. Being the best means not only
developing new products and technologies, but
also making continuous product improvements to
the models we currently offerand, yes, making
some difficult decisions required to develop into
a stronger business.
The Caterpillar portfolio of underground
products also includes longwall and hard rock
mining equipment. Cat longwall products, such
as the new EL1000 Shearer, are designed by the
talent in the engineering Center of Excellence
located in Lnen, Germany.
The new Cat
VFD-A800/W800 Variable
Frequency Drive for longwalls is designed to work
in conjunction with Cat UEL and Cat CST
gearboxes to deliver variable speed to the
armoured face conveyor (AFC), very accurate load
sharing between gearboxes, and better efficiency
when operating in weak power networks. The
advanced technology medium-voltage drive
controls torque and
speed to optimise
longwall productivity,
reduces wear and
breakage of AFC
components and makes
most efficient use of
electrical power.
The VFD delivers
optimum start-ups,
helps avoid overload
stopping and fine tunes
AFC speed to match the
rate of production. At
the same time, the
system increases
equipment life by
minimising stress on
drives and chains. Also,
the system optimises
power usage and even
returns energy into the
system when motors
are used to brake
drives.
The Cat VFD can be
easily retrofitted to
existing Cat face
conveyor systems.
Since the VFD operates
on standard asynchronous motors, it does not
require a change of the electrical network. In fact
it will generate more effective power even from
weaker sources.
Early this year, Eickhoff Corp, a subsidiary of
the Eickhoff Group, received an order for two SL
750 longwall shearer loaders from Walter Energy,
a leading US producer of metallurgical coal for
the global steel industry. These machines will be
An Eickhoff SL750 at work
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operating at a Walter Energy installation near
Brookwood, Alabama. This shearer model is used
in medium height seams and has been highly
successful in coal mine operations throughout
the world.
Eickhoff is a world-class supplier of longwall
shearers, providing the international mining
community with more than 50 machines every
year. This year marks the 150th anniversary of
company operation.
The SL 750 has been particularly successful in
recent years. At Glencore's Oaky Creek North
mine in Australia, with EiControl automation, it
set several new Australian longwall records.
These included a one month longwall tonnage of
about 1.5 Mt.
Consol Energy's Bailey mine completed its first
460 m (1,500) face longwall panel using an
SL750 shearer loader. The longwall panels are
about 3,660 m (12,000) long.
Tata Steel in Europe has been recognised with
its first supplier award from underground mining
equipment supplier, Joy Global (Tianjin) Mining
Machinery, for the supply of its branded
abrasion-resistant steel, Abrazo. Joy Global
(Tianjin) selects just two suppliers each year,
from the 50 key suppliers it works with, on the
basis of a combination of delivery, quality and
value. Tata Steel, via its Dalzell site, was the only
steel mill this year to receive recognition. Joy
Global (Tianjin) uses Abrazo in the production of
its armoured face conveyors.
Abrazo, Tata Steels wear-resistant roller-
quenched steel range, is described as perfect
for mining and construction equipment. Uses in
mining include for buckets and cutting edges,
truck body linings, armoured-face conveyors,
chutes, hoppers and conveyor parts. Available in
three guaranteed hardness wear-plate grades
400, 450 and 500 BHN Abrazo is ideal for
machinery working in harsh conditions, which
must run constantly for many hours and
transport heavy loads efficiently.
Polands Kopex group is delivering a turnkey
solution for the Vladimirskaya longwall coal mine
in Russia. Part of this project is the powered roof
support system to be installed at the coal face
itself. Kopex has awarded the supply of the
critical pumping systems to RMI Pressure
Systems, based in the UK. A crucial part of the
powered roof support systems is the pumping
system which must have completed rigorous
testing before being deployed in the field to
ensure the safety of the miners operating the
equipment.
Each support can weigh 30-40 t and can be
rated at 1,000-1,750 t while also having the
ability to hydraulically advance 1 m at a time. The
roof support systems require a power source and
this takes the form of a sophisticated hydraulic
pump capable of producing extremely high
pressures. The reliability of these pumps must
also be beyond any doubt and bench testing has
to be carried out for thousands of hours to
ensure their operation in the mine will be
faultless. In this case, Kopex has selected RMI
Pressure Systems, which has a proven track
record in the mining industry and has
considerable experience in supplying equipment
for the longwall mining operation.
RMI has delivered three Trimax S300 pumps to
power the roof support system, each capable of
providing 244 litres/min at up to 353 bar, as well
as two of Trimax S300 pumps for the water
pumping system, which are cable of providing
319 litres/min at up to 92 bar. The entire contract
also includes a service and spares package as
well to ensure continued reliable service.
Komatsu and GE Mining, a division of GE
Transportation, that they have formed a new
collaboration [Komatsu GE Mining Systems] to
develop next generation mining equipment. By
combining their expertise in mining equipment
and propulsion systems, the companies will help
meet the needs of customers and partners
worldwide, with an initial focus on developing
solutions to increase customer productivity and
safety for underground mines.
GE had already taken its step beyond its core
involvement in drive systems for mining
machines, with its purchases of Industrea and
Fairchild in 2012.
Komatsu and GE Transportation have already
been partners in Komatsu electric mining trucks
for use in open-pit mines for a long time, with GE
supplying the electric drive systems. The
companies stated: By further building on the
existing partnership, the new company will
combine GEs electric power expertise, electric
drive systems, and battery technologies with
Komatsus vehicle and ICT technologies for
mining equipment to deliver innovative solutions
to global mining customers.
GE was a relative newcomer to the mining
machines market, and a tie-up with Komatsu
gives this new underground equipment venture
access to Komatsus extensive dealer network,
and relationships with major surface mines,
many of which have associated underground
operations, or are planning underground
expansion in the future. Komatsu through the JV
gets access to the vast resources and capital of a
company the size of GE. It is interesting that ICT
(Information and Communication Technology) is
also mentioned. Komatsu owns Modular Mining,
and together they developed the FrontRunner
Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), which has
led the drive to wider surface truck automation in
the Pilbara. This automation expertise is now
likely to be applied in the underground space.
Komatsu told IM: Over the long term, we see
the importance of the underground mining
business. We introduced the Autonomous
Haulage System as a super Dantotsu a
Japanese term meaning unique and unrivalled
product in open-pit mining. Komatsu would also
like to enter the underground mining market with
newly developed Dantotsu products. We believe
that it will be possible to launch newly developed
next generation mining equipment based on the
knowledge and experience of both companies.
The FS200 is a recent longwall shearer
development fromFamur ensuring performance in
low coal seams. The machine is equipped with an
electric drive controlled by a frequency converter,
situated in a gate road. Such a shearer is the
cutter in the FL12/18 longwall manufactured for
Katowice Coal Holding for operation in KWK
Murcki-Staszic mine (Poland). The system consists
of the FS200, face roof supports, gate road
supports, complete AFC, beam stage loader with
lump crusher, complete belt tailpiece, high
pressure installation supplying the powered
supports, as well as complete electrical equipment
furnished with the visualisation system.
FL12/18 has been developed to comply with e-
standards integrated with the underground IT
infrastructure. The system comprises of:
n Famac RSCP hydraulic leg pressure monitoring
system
n Famac Vibro vibration monitoring system
n CAM-I fireproof cameras with TCP/IP
connection
n Green Diamond
underground server
n MPC I underground computers
n Optic fibre infrastructure.
Communication between individual units, the
systems, the server and the surface infrastructure
uses the dedicated optic fibre routes with X-
beam connectors ensuring communication even
in difficult environmental conditions. Data from
individual systems may be monitored as
displayed at the visualisation points employing
MPC I underground computers.
Features include:
n Extraction of highly folded seams
n Eicotrack cave-in haulage system
n High clearance under the shearer body for
easy transportation of mined coal
n Famac OPTI 5000 control system for
comprehensive diagnostics, integrated with
radio control feature
n Automatic support control of shearer
transverse position to AFC
n Central lubrication circuit
n Memory cut
n Identification of shearer position on the face.
Ostroj has been a plow manufacturer for more
than 50 years, deploying these cutters in coal
seams with dip angles of up to 40, coal strength
of up to 40 MPa and seam thickness of 0.6 to 1.8
m. These plow systems can be as efficient as a
shearer face in the right conditions, it says.
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The coal plow system operates using a
specially designed chain conveyor with a plow
chain placed either on the pillar side or the goaf
side of the AFC. The plow unit itself has a
modular design and consists of a main body and
intermediate pieces. The plow is equipped with
cutting picks/blades to extract the coal in slices
across the face.
While the basic principles of the plow system
have not changed over the years, there have
been steady improvements and increases in the
drive power, the size of the plow chain, and the
speed of the plow. We have gone through several
stages of design, with various types of plows
used alongside each other for many years.
At present, two types of plow machines are
used one with a plow guide and chain on the
face side (Gleithobal plow) and the other with a
plow guide and chain on the goaf side (Sliding
plow).
The Sliding plow has its base fastened to a
steel plate which moves underneath the
conveyor; this steel plate is designed with a
hinge connection, enabling it to smooth out the
unevenness of the floor.
The haulage chain is enclosed and runs along
the goaf side of the conveyor. This type of plow is
suitable for mining in seams with lower coal
strength and with a more solid floor. It works well
in lower thickness seams because access to the
chains at the goaf side is easier.
In Gleithobal plows, the plow unit is pulled by
a chain on the face side of the AFC. There is no
steel plate under the Gleithobal plow. The greater
efficiency of the Gleithobal compared with the
Sliding plow system allows coal to be cut using
higher power. Gleithobal plows are therefore
more suitable for mining coal of higher strengths
and for thicker seams.
For strong coal it is necessary to plow the
entire thickness of the seam, whereas for coal
with lower strength and good cleat, it is sufficient
to cut the bottom part of the seam and allow the
top part to fall onto the AFC.
Conveying
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners recently
completed the acquisition of the products
division of the material handling business of FMC
Technologies. The new company will be named
Syntron Material Handling. Headquartered in
Tupelo, Mississippi with operations in Changshu,
China and Salt Lake City, Utah, Syntron is a
leading manufacturer of a diversified product line
of conveyor and vibratory equipment used to
load, transport and feed bulk materials. Its
products are sold to mining customers
throughout the world.
RAG Mining Solutions aims to safeguard
production availability by testing belt conveyor
systems. Numerous operators already rely on the
services of these experts who put the delivered
belt conveyors through their paces. The RAG
Mining Solutions Testing Institute tests not only
belts for mining but also textile conveyor belts
and steel cord conveyor belts for every
conceivable application.
The results obtained from the investigations of
the accredited laboratory according to DIN EN
ISO 17025 are internationally recognised.
Material testing on metals and plastics are also
part of this accreditation.
Our national and international customers
include renowned companies from the steel
producing industry, mining industry as well as
other industries for which we regularly carry out
incoming goods inspections on conveyor belts,
says Olaf Beckmann, head of RAG Mining
Solutions Testing department. The portfolio of
Testing with its headquarters in Herne also
includes utility value audits as well as in-process
inspections on conveyor belts. The main objective
of is to determine the mechanical characteristic
values of the conveyor belts. For this purpose,
the employees take a large number of samples
from a belt section. Inappropriate belts are
discarded before being installed.
Beckman sees further benefits in the
institutes performance: A positive side effect of
our work is, thanks to constant quality
monitoring, to permanently improve the quality
of the delivered conveyor belts through feedback
to the manufacturer.
ContiTech has developed innovative electronic
conveyor belt warning and inspection systems to
detect damage at an early stage and to
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determine the state of conveyor belts. Conti
Protect warning systems protect conveyor belt
systems from major damage, thereby making an
important contribution to increasing operational
safety, thanks to a reduction in damage-related
idle times. Conti Protect Splice Elongation
Measurement is designed to monitor large
conveyor belt systems, and detect irregularities
in the splice length with the help of magnetic
markings.
Conti Protect Belt Rip Detection detects
longitudinal rips in the conveyor belt early on
with the help of vulcanised conductor loops. With
improved conductor loops and a lower
electromagnetic susceptibility to faults, the belt
warning system prevents incorrect messages and
thus expensive system standstills. Moreover,
online support is also available: on request,
ContiTech experts can log into the system and
check and optimise processes via remote
maintenance.
Conti Inspect systems supply data that can be
used to make reliable prognoses regarding the
remaining service life of the conveyor belt and to
estimate investment costs more accurately. This
makes an important contribution towards
reducing operating costs and protecting the
environment. The mobile Conti Inspect Belt
Thickness Measurement system measures the
thickness of the conveyor belt across the entire
length of the belt. Surface damage can be
detected at an early stage with the
revolutionary Conti Inspect Continuous
Surface Inspection system. The most
modern scan technologies are used to
inspect the conveyor belt surface and to
gain a detailed image of the belt surface
and quality. These belt warning systems can
be used during ongoing system operation.
System downtime for painstaking
inspections can therefore be avoided, and
the outlay for conveyor belt inspections
reduced. Conti Inspect Cord Monitoring
monitors the steel cord of the carcass with a
magnetic-inductive procedure and allows its
condition to be assessed precisely.
Martin Engineering offers a suite of products
and services to protect workers from fast-moving
rollers and belts. Components and training from
the company can be used alone or together to
help prevent accidents and injuries, reducing risk
while benefiting productivity. Designed to
prevent workers from being drawn into a moving
return roller, the Martin
Return Roller Guard is

an economical way to raise safety awareness and
reduce injuries. The solid upper section delivers
pinch point protection, and the slotted lower area
allows visual inspection while preventing contact
with the roller.
Installation is straightforward, with brackets
included to mount the guard directly to either the
side or bottom of the stringer. Quick-release pins
allow easy service, with side and bottom panels
that swing open for cleaning or maintenance, and
removable end plates provide access to roller
bearings. The guards are designed to fit all
major roll manufacturers sizes (CEMA C, D & E).
Installation is recommended on all return rollers
that are less than 2.13 m from the ground, or in
locations where the roller is otherwise within
reach of workers.
Martin Conveyor Guards simplify conveyor
guarding to improve plant safety and
productivity. The heavy mesh guards allow easy
inspection, while keeping moving components
and pinch points isolated from workers. The
rugged modular design is supported by a
supplied angle iron structure, and attachment to
the conveyor equipment is not required.
Installation is straightforward, with wedge
clamps that allow panels to be removed and re-
installed quickly.
The guards conform to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.217
when installed with a minimum of 140 mm
between the guard opening and hazard.
Available in a range of sizes from 610 mm x 610
mm to 914 mm x 1,270 mm, they feature a
universal design that can be used in a variety of
combinations to fit almost any application.
Systems can be easily expanded or relocated as
needed.
Martin Engineering has expanded its
Foundations Training Program on the design
and development of more productive belt
conveyors to offer three customisable seminars.
Training is available to suit individuals with
varied levels of experience and responsibility
from new hire to senior engineer. Attendees
attain a better understanding of conveyor safety
and performance, helping to justify upgrade
investments and increase profitability.
Flexco has introduced Inspection Doors to its
line of belt conveyor products. These feature an
adjustable latch, are rated to hold up in extreme
temperatures, and feature silicone seals on the
door and the mounting plate. Users can tailor the
tightness of the door seal to suit their needs by
simply making a few modifications to the
adjustable latch mechanism. This latch can also
be locked with a padlock, preventing
unauthorised users from accessing the
enclosure.
The Inspection Doors are also a valuable
access point for cleaning material buildup off the
belt conveyor cleaners and other equipment. For
safety purposes, an optional screen is available.
The screen serves as a guard to keep hands and
tools from being placed in the enclosure, while
still allowing visual access. The design is
especially useful as it maintains a safe approach
while still allowing access for maintenance when
required, Ryan Grevenstuk, Senior Product
Manager at Flexco, said. The screen is
hinged on one side and bolted on the other,
so full removal of the screen is not necessary
to access. However, a tool is required to
unbolt the screen.
Superior Industries is offering a brand
new, longer lasting model of its popular
Chevron Pulleys. Manufactured with special
high tensile steel, the new AR Chevron Pulley
model is designed for operators who require
extra high performance and guaranteed
uptime in material handling. Superior says
its new AR Chevron Pulleys are available in
Mine Duty and Super Duty models, in
diameters of 254-mm to 1,067-mm and face
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Superior Chevron Pulley
ContiTech belt monitoring
widths of 305-mm to 1,905-mm. Superior
encourages bulk handlers requiring sizes that
exceed these options to contact their local
Superior distribution partner.
First introduced to the market in 2007, the
Chevron Pulley is a V-shaped wing pulley
designed to deflect fugitive material. As a result,
the pulley lasts longer and better protects
conveyor belts against punctures when compared
to traditional wing pulleys. In addition,
continuous pulley contact with the conveyors
belting reduces a beating action caused by the
pulleys wings and decreases pulley noise by 50
dB.
More than 40 years ago TAKRAF supplied the
first F60 conveyor bridges. In order to ensure
operational reliability and stability the company
has now developed several modernisation and
refurbishment schemes. On the basis of
comprehensive structural analyses recently,
TAKRAF proposes to replace the large equaliser,
roller table, ball and socket joint of 1,250 mm
and vertical rail of the 60 m/33 overburden
conveyor bridge. Another aspect of the proposed
modernisation program is the replacement of the
tie rod heads.
The systematic refurbishment of load bearing
areas is part of a comprehensive program to
increase machine safety for conveying bridges.
The most challenging issue in this program is to
divert the enormous supporting forces of the
3,200 t of the large equaliser and of 2 x 2,100 t of
the tie rod heads in such a way that it will be
possible to replace the parts.
Astec Industries completed the $36 million
acquisition of materials handling systems
supplier Telestack. Telestack began operations in
1999 and specialises in the complete in-house
design, manufacture, installation and
commissioning of a complete line of material
handling systems used extensively in ports and
mines. Mining customers include London
Minings Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone,
which operates a Telestack custom design mobile
truck unloading, stockpiling, reclaiming and
barge loading facility.
Communications
Rajant, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh Networks,
and Becker Wholesale Mine Supply (WMS),
which claims to be the leading supplier of
mining electrical products and services in the
Western Hemisphere and a subsidiary of Becker
Mining America, have established a strategic
partnership. Becker WMS now offers Rajants
Kinetic Mesh technology to help solve its mining
customers broadband communication network
challenges worldwide. Sabine surface coal mine
has selected the partners to install a high
bandwidth kinetic mesh network to improve
operational logistics and enhance safety.
Becker WMS also reports it is the worlds
largest supplier of underground mining
communication systems, and had been looking
for additional solutions to fit growing demand for
high availability, rugged and flexible broadband
network solutions for surface applications.
During the past 18 months, weve seen a
significant uptick in the number of customer
requests for rugged, highly scalable broadband
communication solutions that can be rapidly
deployed across multiple moving assets in
surface mine operations, said Bill Hensler,
President of Becker WMS. Since we were
familiar with Rajant and their field-proven line of
ultra-reliable, flexible kinetic mesh networking
solutions, this partnership just seemed like a
natural fit. We look forward to growing this
partnership and exceeding the expectations of
our customers.
The partners are deploying Rajants Kinetic
Mesh Network in North American Coal Corps
Sabine mine. The previous network installation
needed to be replaced and the Sabine team was
looking for a unified approach that delivered not
only a reliable, scalable wireless network but
also a robust support team.
The manufacturer and distributor reps were
extremely helpful in the initial rollout of the
Rajant equipmentthey went above and beyond
what I have ever seen, said Matt Hampton,
Electrical Supervisor at Sabine. The product
support, not that weve needed much, has also
been second to none since. The Rajant gear and
software is easy to learn and use.
Like many of Rajants successful surface mine
installations, Sabine is spread out over a very
large area. It has two active pits with four
draglines, and consists of multiple vehicles,
equipment and personnel dispersed over rugged
terrain. This created a critical need for a highly
flexible, self-configuring network that could
establish and maintain a secure connection
across multiple moving assets with no down
time.
The Rajant mesh system can be summed up
in just a few words It works, and it is easy to
setup, said Jason Murray, Manager of
Information Technology at Sabine. I think those
properties should be the first thing you are
looking for in field equipment. You dont want to
spend a lot of time troubleshooting equipment.
The Rajant system took just a few days to roll
out, and it worked from day one. It has been
working without issues since we installed it. I
would recommend it to any location that needs a
new wireless mesh system in the field.
Since the original installation at Sabine, the
company has continued to expand its Rajant
network, by adding 10 more nodes across the
second pit.
ABB recently announced the debut of ABB
Mine Location Intelligence, powered by
Mobilaris, a global provider of software solutions
for mobile location based services. ABB Mine
Location Intelligence is a product for location
based decision support that provides real-time
positioning of vehicles, equipment and personnel
in underground mines to maximise safety and
productivity.
It has a web-based user interface with a 3D
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A group of Polish mining and business authorities recently honored the Sandvik MR341 roadheader
with the distinction of the countrys Most Innovative Product. This award affirms our core
commitments in product development, which are always safety and productivity, said Bruno
Reumueller, Product Line Manager, UG Coal & Minerals at Sandvik Mining. Judges praised the
pioneering working platform of Sandvik MR341, which reduces manual work at the development face
and makes underground mining operations safer and more productive. The MR341, successor to the
well-proven Sandvik MR340 roadheader, is designed for the European coal industry. Launched last
February in Zeltweg, Austria, it includes numerous safety features, such as a radio remote control for
all machine functions and a larger working platform for installing roof support
view showing real-time location of assets
and personnel. It features spatial search,
navigation support, advanced data mining
and analysis, creation and management of
geofences and is easy to access from
everywhere.
In personal safety it should reduce time
for evacuation by showing the closest
rescue chamber and the best emergency
escape routes. It can also prevent people
from accessing dangerous areas by
providing automated surveillance.
Another new dimension relates to
production efficiency by using real-time
location information for production control
and mine automation. It can increase
collaboration between personnel by integrating
voice, message and CCTV services, available
directly from the 3D view.
RADWIN, a global provider of sub-6 GHz
broadband wireless solutions, has had its RADWIN
2000 high-capacity point-to-point solutions
chosen and deployed by Semirara Mining Corp
the largest coal mine in the Philippines. The mine
is using the systems to create a private network
to provide voice and data services to offices
scattered across the mine site.
George San Pedro, Semirara Minings mine site
Resident Manager: This network is extremely
important as it provides the basis of our
communications in the mining site. Therefore we
had to select a networking solution that would
provide the utmost capacity, performance and
robustness to withstand the harsh conditions in
the coal mine and the volatile weather in the
Philippines. RADWINs equipment was installed
in record time, and we are very pleased with the
equipments performance and durability. Even
when typhoon Haiyan hit the area, RADWINs
systems weathered the super force and
continued to provide us with the high-capacity
connectivity that we have come to rely on.
RADWIN 2000 point-to-point solutions deliver
250 Mb/s net throughputs for long ranges and
incorporate advanced technologies such as
OFDM, MIMO, a unique air interface to mitigate
interference and operate in non-line-of-sight
(NLOS) scenarios.
EBDI Philippines General Manager, Gilbert
Paggabao: When Semirara turned to us to
connect dispersed mining offices we knew that
only RADWINs radios were up to the challenge.
RADWINs solutions perform exceptionally well,
especially considering the harsh environment of
the island and the humidity, salt and coal
particles that are abundant in the coal mines.
InStep Software continues to expand its
international presence and has agreed to provide
China National Coal Group Corp (ChinaCoal) with
a license for its eDNA enterprise data historian
software. First the company will integrate its
existing SCADA system to eDNA at its
headquarters using OPC and then collect and
centralise data from all mine-level production
automation subsystems and real-time
operational data from its coal mines located
throughout China. This will provide unified
storage and presentation of all production data.
Real-time machinery sensor data from
underground mine belts, cranes, air compressors,
mechanised mining assets, tunnelling and
washing equipment, among other assets, will be
stored within eDNA for analysis and reporting
purposes.
eDNA data historian software collects
continuously streaming time series data from
critical control, monitoring and smart devices and
then archives this data using an advanced
storage and lossless compression technology.
The historian includes a suite of advanced client
applications for accessing, analysing and
presenting data in the desired format, including
interactive display screens, trends and reports.
InSteps eDNA provides the data management
foundation for implementing condition and
predictive-based maintenance programs.
Motion Metrics has established a partnership
with Vandrico Solutions to develop smartglass
applications for mining. Technology analysts are
predicting 2014 will be the year of the wearable
device primarily watches and glasses, although
there are already smart rings and gloves coming
into the market too. But most of those devices
and the apps developed for them are consumer-
focused. Vandrico is concentrating strictly on
workplace applications.
Motion Metrics solutions are already installed
in mines around the world, and wearable
solutions can save costs on lost mobile devices.
We have a customer; they lost three in one
morning. We are saving the mine millions of
dollars said Shahram Tafazoli, President and
CEO of Motion Metrics, who added that he
has been considering expanding Motion
Metrics range of products into smart
wearable devices for years. I was already
interested to bring a wearable component
to our products, he said. I have been
following it for a couple of years now. When
I learned about Vandrico, and the fact they
are focusing on bringing it to the
workplace, I really liked the story.
By integrating Motion Metrics solutions
with wearable technology, it can change the
way a mine can be managed. Currently,
operators receive data on display screens,
and supervisors have access to mine site
analytics via desktops and iPads. But there
are advantages to putting all that information in a
heads-up display (HUD) that can be worn at all
times by foremen and supervisors.
Trimble has acquired privately-held Mining
Information Systems (MIS), headquartered in
Perth, Australia. The acquisition adds enterprise-
level information management capabilities to
Trimble's portfolio of mining solutions. These
enterprise-level capabilities can enable improved
productivity, profitability, and safety by providing
a more complete view of geospatial, productivity,
workforce and cost data across functional areas
to support better operational and strategic
decision making.
MIS provides market-leading information
systems for data required for enterprise-wide
monitoring and management of mining and ore
processing operations. MIS systems collect and
integrate data across functional areas and
sources, regardless of data origin. This capability
combined with Trimble's geospatial solutions can
provide increased mine productivity through the
aggregation, analysis and presentation of
information that enables better decision making.
"Productivity applications in functional areas
such as drill and blast, haulage and materials
processing have improved operational
efficiencies, but the value of this data has not
been fully realised since it is not readily collected
and integrated for a complete, site-wide view.
MIS offers an enterprise-level system that
unlocks data and metrics from across functional
areas for a complete view of mine productivity
and profitability for decision makers across
planning, operations and finance," said Nathan
Pugh, Business Area Director of Trimble's Mining
Division. "Trimble offers high levels of accuracy
in geospatial solutions today and with the
enterprise-level mine information platform, we
can increase the use and value of geospatial data
and other data sources for our customers."
"We share Trimble's vision that mines can be
more productive, more profitable and safer with
improved reporting and use of geospatial
technology, productivity, product quality, risk and
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Motion Metrics PortaMetrics is a point and
shoot 3D machine vision tablet that provides
fragmentation analysis
cost information at the enterprise level," said
David Prance, Managing Director of MIS.
"Trimble's leadership and expertise in geospatial
technologies will be integral to productivity and
inventory control applications in the resources
sector."
The MIS solution suite is modular with
systems for mine production, processing
operations, human resource management and a
Web-based portal for access and administration.
The systems are flexible, scalable and are not
restricted by mining methods, commodities, time
zones, language, currencies, units of measure,
existing software, hardware and network
infrastructure. MIS systems are widely used
across geographies and commodities in some of
the world's largest mines.
Coal cleaning
Mineral Separation Technologies has created a
new product, the DriJet 100 that separates coal
and ash without using water or chemicals. The
introduction follows the recent chemical spill on
the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia. A liquid
used for separating coal leaked from a storage
containment tank into the river. The spill
endangered more than 300,000 West Virginia
residents. DriJet technology has many valuable
practical applications. Perhaps the most
important one is that it eliminates the possibility
of a chemical spill such as the one that happened
recently in Charleston, said Charles D. Roos,
CEO of the company.
Mineral Separation Technologies recently
received a patent for its DriJet technology, a
process that uses x-rays to identify the atomic
weight of coal particles and air jets to separate
coal from ash. The DriJet 100 has been field-
tested and is now available to coal companies
nationwide.
We remove the ash right at the mine face. Our
technology means fewer coal trucks on the road
and less coal waste in impoundments, Roos
said. It cuts the cost from mine to market. And it
is much better for the environment than
processes now in use.
The company says DriJet requires low power
and has few moving parts. Operating costs,
compared to other coal preparation technologies,
are low.
Simply stated, our technology is cleaner,
portable and more reliable than traditional coal
prep plants, Roos said.
RecyCoal recovers waste coal from active coal
mines in a fast, efficient and environmentally
positive way. The company says its unique
service improves mine profitability by recovering
and converting otherwise unused coal. In
addition to this, the company targets land
rehabilitation services which benefit local
communities through long term environmental
restoration projects. Its technology is based on
the innovative RecyCoal Natural Medium Dual
Density system, which facilitates the highly
efficient recovery of waste coal that other
systems have been unable to process. With over
30 years of experience, RecyCoal, while located
in Doncaster, UK, also has a base in Brisbane,
Australia and is currently working on a number of
projects across the UK, the USA, Australia,
Poland and South Africa.
Having embarked on an environmentally-led
coal recovery and restoration scheme at the
former Rossington mine in South Yorkshire, UK,
RecyCoal has committed to cleaning up 13 Mt of
colliery spoil. This also means yielding more than
950,000 t of coal for local electricity generation,
in addition to restoring the land within five years.
The Rossington site covers approximately 112.5
ha which once restored, will form a valuable and
sizable part of local public open space with
opportunities for nature conservation and public
recreation.
Historically RecyCoals systems have been
largely manually controlled. However the
Rossington project is the first time the company
has incorporated a complete automation and
control system. With this and the scale of the
project in mind, RecyCoal had specific criteria for
the solutions provider to meet. Of paramount
importance was a vendor with the capacity to
deliver a complete turnkey solution. It needed to
be highly modular and flexible with scope for
scalability.
RecyCoal appointed Schneider Electric to
supply and support control, automation,
distribution, IT and security equipment for the
restoration project, delivered through a complete
turnkey contract provided by the companys
PlantStruxure solution. At the automation level a
system comprising Vijeo Citect redundant server
SCADA and a Vijeo Historian database was selected.
Bridging the divide between management and
plant operations, Vijeo Historians intuitive
interface and active data transfers, feed and
integrate data from the control level up to the
business systems. For RecyCoal this translates to
valuable data being shared with a variety of
personnel, in real-time or historically as well as
being viewed locally or via remote connections;
thus allowing staff immediate access to the
information they need. As a result RecyCoals
management team is able to make more
informed and timely decisions, minimising costly
production delays, whilst facilitating improved
efficiencies across the entire site.
To minimise inefficiencies caused by power
quality issues, UK-based system integrator
Roomfoss Control Systems has delivered
specialist support and co-engineering on motor
control centres for the coal recovery process in
the wash plant and the filter press plant. Each
control centre houses over 50 motor control
cabinets along with Power Factor Correction to
help ensure consistently high quality power is
delivered. A combination of medium voltage (MV)
switchgear and transformers are also being used
at the Rossington site, courtesy of Schneider
Electrics local facility in Leeds, which is the
headquarters and manufacturing base for MV
switchgear and transformers. IM
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T
he once world-leading UK mining industry
of the 1860s and 1870s (when the
southwest was the premier metal mining
area of the world) has been in significant decline
since the 1980s. A once world-leading coal
mining sector has shrunk to an annual rate of
just a few million tonnes. However, recent
developments are seeing something of a rebirth
in other sectors, in particular a new gold mine in
Scotland, the York Potash project and Wolf
Minerals Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine.
Wolf Minerals is developing the third largest
known global tungsten resource at its Hemerdon
project, located in the southwest of England
(near Plymouth). The company has strong
cornerstone and institutional investors and has
the necessary funding in place (debt and equity)
to complete construction of the project. A 40-
year lease and the necessary environmental
permitting are in place. Wolf has also secured all
major contracts for the project, with GR
Engineering (an Australian engineering,
consulting and contracting company) appointed
as the EPC contractor and CA Blackwell being
awarded the 85 million Mining Services
contract. Production is expected to commence in
2015, and the project will produce some 3,500
t/y of tungsten in concentrate and 450 t/y of tin
in concentrate.
Blackwells contract is made up of two parts:
Phase 1 - mining pre-strip and mine
development and Phase 2 - mine production.
The first concrete pour for the projects
processing plant took place in late May. Wolf
has also commenced an extensive tree-planting
program at the Hemerdon site with over 40,000
trees planted.
The company is currently working to complete
construction of the mine access road, and the
mine haul road, which will facilitate haulage of
waste from the mines open pit to the projects
waste facility.
Commenting on the progress of construction,
Wolf Managing Director, Russell Clark said: We
are delighted with the level of activity and
progress achieved to date. The companys
project management team and our EPC
contractor, GR Engineering, are working
extremely well together and construction
remains on schedule for the project to be
completed on time and on budget in the third
UK MINING AND SUPPLIERS
John Chadwick reports on a
rebirth of British mining
outside the coal sector and a
mining equipment sector with
a proud history
Scotgold Resources exploration is focused in
the Grampian Highlands of mid-west Scotland
Computer generated image looking north
at the Hemerdon feasibility study pit
showing resource oreblocks of tungsten
mineralisation
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quarter of 2015. The next key steps will be
further concrete pours at the processing plant
and the commencement of the mine waste
facility.
British manufacturer Don Valley Engineering
won an order for 10 bespoke vibrating screens
for Hemerdon. The order was received from GR
Engineering and is one of the most significant
screen orders placed in the UK in recent years.
Design work on the screens has commenced,
and delivery will progress as required by the
project.
Scotgolds Cononish has the potential to be
an economic, small, high-grade, narrow vein
underground mining operation producing
20,000 to 30,000 oz/y of gold. There is some
potential for increased gold grade locally at
Cononish, due to a high nugget effect and an
information effect due to sparse drilling in areas
of the Cononish Vein.
The company has recently appointed
Australian Mining Consultants UK and its other
technical consultants to investigate the
feasibility of a smaller starter project with the
aim of reducing start-up capital expenditure
through focusing on the higher grade portions
of the Cononish resource with a reduced
production rate.
The initial mine designs, schedules and
estimates for the Cononish gold and silver
project High Grade option have been
completed based on a substantially lower
processing rate. Evaluation of these is ongoing,
and the company is examining further scenarios
to optimise the mining and processing rates
including the possibility of continuous (24/6)
processing. Current limitations on surface
working hours permit processing for 16 hours a
day (Monday to Saturday excluding public
holidays) and the company is discussing with
the Planning Authority regarding this and other
matters relating to the possible smaller option.
In addition, the company is continuing in
discussions with vendors regarding asset
financing of major items of capital expenditure
(mining equipment and processing facilities) to
possibly assist in reducing initial capital
requirements.
Current Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Mineral Resources total 154,000 oz of gold and
589,000 oz of silver (using 3.5g/t Au cutoff ).
It is also believed that there is strong
potential to prove up further resources close to
the mine area (within a few kilometres). This is
likely to be in the region of 160,000 to 320,000
oz of gold. Similarly there is strong potential to
prove up resources within Scotgold Resources
licence areas, along the regional Tyndrum and
Loch Tay Fault Zones, generally within 70 km of
the Cononish site.
Western United Mines (WUM) has been trying
to bringing full scale mining back to Cornwall
through the introduction of modern mining
methods at South Crofty. However, despite
encouraging exploration results, the project has
stalled again. David William Tann, John Arthur
Kirkpatrick and Keith Aleric Stevens were
appointed Administrators of WUM in June 2013.
The affairs, business and property of the company
are being managed by the administrators who
act as agents of the company and without
personal liability.
South Crofty mine is
situated in Pool,
midway between
Camborne and Redruth
in Cornwall. Mining has
taken place at South
Crofty since the 16th
century but, in March
1998, production
stopped. South Crofty
was then the last
working tin mine in
Europe and its closure
was a considerable
blow for both the local
community and industry
nationally.
UK Potash
York Potashs global
crop studies continue to
validate the benefits of
polyhalite, the rare type
of potash and fertiliser
which will be targeted
at the proposed new
mine near Whitby. At
the beginning of the
year Sirius Minerals, the
parent company of York
Potash secured 43 million in capital. The
money was raised through a share placing that
attracted a range of institutional investors from
the UK and around the world and further
endorsed the support for the development of
the project. There is an estimated JORC
Resource of 2,660 Mt of 85.7% polyhalite.
The current schedule of work includes
planning approvals, sales and marketing
activities and crop studies.
Chris Fraser, Managing Director and CEO of
Sirius, said: This raising will provide funding
for the definitive feasibility study and flexibility
to accelerate detailed engineering and design
work for the project. Sirius has customer
commitments for a takeoff of almost 5 Mt/y.
The project has proposed a new Mineral
Transport System (MTS). The MTS is replacing
the previously proposed pipeline as the method
of transport for polyhalite between the mine site
and the materials handling plant at Teesside.
The new system is essentially a mine drift at
depths of around 120360 m that will contain a
series of linked conveyor belts. The construction
of the pipeline system would have been one of
the biggest impacts of the York Potash project.
In comparison, the MTS will dramatically reduce
the construction footprint. The new system,
which is underground apart from three
disguised access points, will:
n Reduce the surface construction impact by 70%
n Reduce buildings at the minesite by 70%
nReduce the estimated operating cost by
approximately 25%
n Reduce the energy requirement for the project
n Completely remove the need for construction
in any protected moorland sites.
For the underground mine a planning
application will be submitted to the North York
Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA). This
follows pre-application consultation in July 2014.
The MTS application, which will include the
materials handling plant, granulation and storage
at Teesside, will require a straddling
application to the NYMNPA and Redcar and
Cleveland Borough Council (RCBC). The berth
facility in Teesside will require an application for
a Development Consent Order from the Planning
Inspectorate as it is a bulk facility for over 5 Mt/y
of export.
All aspects of these approvals are progressing
well, with key environmental study work having
been underway for a substantial period of time.
Boulby, owned by Cleveland Potash, is the
UKs existing potash mine, where one of Qualter
Halls recent major jobs was a turnkey contract
for headgear and associated equipment. This was
constructed by Qualter Hall on site, adjacent to
the existing tower during 2012. Final installation
was completed during the mine holiday
shutdown of August/September 2013, so as not
to interrupt vital production time.
Qualter Hall used a highly specialised fast-
build procedure, involving jacking and then
sliding out the old structure, a 50 m tall, 2,700 t
concrete headgear, on polished stainless steel
slide paths initially 25 m south and then a further
50 m east away from the shaft, where it was then
successfully demolished in August 2013.
Prior to the demolition of the old structure the
new 700 t steel headgear, which was pre-built on
slide paths about 20 m from the shaft, was slid
into its final position over the shaft, ready for
completion and making fully operational. Finally,
a new concrete tower shroud was built around
the new headgear, for aesthetic planning reasons
and also to act as an airlock building for future
mine plans.
The scope of Qualter Hall's turnkey work was
extensive and involved the design, build and
installation of the new 50 m high headgear
structure along with four 6.2 m diameter
headgear pulleys, two 23 t capacity skips, skip
operating gear, receiving hopper, load out
conveyor, gantry, shaft cover, safety systems and
all associated pneumatic/electrical equipment
including shaft communications and interlocks.
Qualter Hall was also responsible for the civil
works and foundations, concrete outer tower,
airlock arrangement and demolition of the old
concrete structure.
The new design also allows for future uprating
of the system, to allow the 23 t capacity skips to
be increased to two 30 t capacity skips.
Cleveland Potash currently supplies around
55-65% of the UK's potash consumption from
Boulby mine, which has been operating since
1973 and is currently the UK's only potash mine.
It is located in the stunning landscape of the
North Yorkshire Moors on the northeast coast of
England. Workings extend down to over 1,300 m
below ground level and as far as 12 km out
underneath the North Sea. The mine can hoist up
to 3 Mt/y of potash ore and more than 500,000
t/y of salt, producing up to 1 Mt of potash.
Bulk handling
CMS Cepcor has been granted planning
permission to substantially expand its facilities at
the Coalville headquarters in the UK. This
includes the construction of a new purpose built
head office that will incorporate research and
development, inspection, sales, administration
and crusher training facilities alongside the
substantial expansion of the companys existing
crusher parts storage and distribution
warehousing.
The new development of the facilities in
Coalville is planned to commence shortly and to
be completed in Q1 2015. This latest
development follows the recent substantial
investment in the CMS Cepcor technical centre
in Coalville which was commissioned in 2013.
This subsequently included the integration of
Baguley Precision Engineers, the wholly owned
UK manufacturing subsidiary business of CMS
Cepcor into the Precision Services Division.
The new technical centre represented a
substantial investment in new premises, and CNC
manufacturing capability, which has further
enhanced the manufacturing, inspection and
repair facilities in Coalville and provided greatly
improved manufacturing efficiency for the
company. These approved facilities include CNC,
milling, turning, boring, slotting, grinding,
The Scotgold exploration area
drilling, pressing, welding, co-ordinate
measuring, material testing and assembly.
Alongside the UK manufacture of crusher, screen,
feeder and coating plant spare parts, the
company is also experienced machining
contractors for other industries.
Lee Hodges, Commercial Director, commented:
In recent years CMS Cepcor has increasingly
consolidated manufacture of our precision
machined crusher spare parts in-house and the
expansion facilities in Coalville will help to
ensure we remain the genuine alternative to the
original equipment manufacturer.
Clayton Equipment designs and manufactures
battery, diesel and electric trolley locomotives
together with rolling stock for materials and man-
riding haulage systems. It also specialises in
flameproof (FLP) designs for battery and diesel
locomotives.
This year Variant Mining Technologies (VMT)
signed an agreement to act as Claytons exclusive
agent in Canada and the USA. Variant is a
premier supplier of mining material handling
solutions.
David Brown offers a comprehensive range of
gearing solutions and services to the industry,
from mines to ports. It has established
references in supplying conveyor drives,
stacker/reclaimer drives, pump drives, girth gear
and pinions, mill drives and shovel and dragline
components. An example of the companys
capability was carrying out an urgent girth gear
repair in the Katanga province of the DRC, after
the OEM and other gear companies were unable
to help. The mine turned to David Brown for a
solution with great success - instead of 20 days,
48 hours later the mill was fully operational
again.
Tenkes mill suffered damage to the girth gear
and pinion caused by ingress of slime into the
mesh and overheating caused by a lack of
lubrication. The degree of damage was so severe
that it was recommended by the original gear
manufacturer to replace the entire gear set.
Production requirements meant the mine
needed to continue using the current gearing
until a suitable change out period could be
arranged. Whilst the vibration levels at
synchronous speed (LRS) were acceptable, the
mine's preferred operating method was at
variable speed (SER) mode was not possible due
to vibration transfer through the drive train into
the motor.
David Brown was contacted to improve the
drilling, pressing, welding, co-ordinate
measuring, material testing and assembly.
Alongside the UK manufacture of crusher, screen,
feeder and coating plant spare parts, the
company is also experienced machining
contractors for other industries.
Lee Hodges, Commercial Director, commented:
In recent years CMS Cepcor has increasingly
consolidated manufacture of our precision
machined crusher spare parts in-house and the
expansion facilities in Coalville will help to
ensure we remain the genuine alternative to the
original equipment manufacturer.
Clayton Equipment designs and manufactures
battery, diesel and electric trolley locomotives
together with rolling stock for materials and man-
riding haulage systems. It also specialises in
flameproof (FLP) designs for battery and diesel
locomotives.
This year Variant Mining Technologies (VMT)
signed an agreement to act as Claytons exclusive
agent in Canada and the USA. Variant is a
premier supplier of mining material handling
solutions.
David Brown offers a comprehensive range of
gearing solutions and services to the industry,
from mines to ports. It has established
references in supplying conveyor drives,
stacker/reclaimer drives, pump drives, girth gear
and pinions, mill drives and shovel and dragline
components. An example of the companys
capability was carrying out an urgent girth gear
repair in the Katanga province of the DRC, after
the OEM and other gear companies were unable
to help. The mine turned to David Brown for a
solution with great success - instead of 20 days,
48 hours later the mill was fully operational
again.
Tenkes mill suffered damage to the girth gear
and pinion caused by ingress of slime into the
mesh and overheating caused by a lack of
lubrication. The degree of damage was so severe
that it was recommended by the original gear
manufacturer to replace the entire gear set.
Production requirements meant the mine
needed to continue using the current gearing
until a suitable change out period could be
arranged. Whilst the vibration levels at
synchronous speed (LRS) were acceptable, the
mine's preferred operating method was at
variable speed (SER) mode was not possible due
to vibration transfer through the drive train into
the motor.
David Brown was contacted to improve the
A recent Clayton order was to design and
deliver three 28 t battery locomotives to replace
the existing trolley locomotives utilised at one
of Glencores Canadian mining operations, the
Fraser Morgan nickel mine, located in the
Sudbury Basin
Boulby mine - old tower and new headgear
before slide
running condition of the mill and reduce the
vibration levels to allow for SER operation.
Inspection of the mill in operation revealed that
whilst the overall vibration levels were high, the
degree of vibration increased significantly when
the diametrically opposite joint regions passed
though mesh. In addition it was noted that this
vibration was being transmitted through the drive
train into the motor. During a detailed inspection,
David Brown engineers observed that the original
pinion and gear had a clear wear step some 1mm
high in the roots. In an attempt to improve the
operating conditions the pinion had already been
removed and replaced with a new spare pinion
which actually had a further detrimental effect on
the mill.
The mine noted that the alignment of the
original pinion and gear had been incorrectly set
resulting in the ends of the teeth not aligning.
This had resulted in wear steps at the edges of
the girth gear teeth about 10 mm long and up to
2 mm deep. Attempts had been made to remove
these steps by grinding but the exercise had not
been completed, with evidence of the steps still
apparent. Operation in this state resulted in the
new pinion already showing signs of damage in
the end regions - which matched the wear steps.
To establish the cause of the heavy vibration, an
attempt was made to measure the root clearance
in the joint regions. This was achieved by placing
lead wire into the roots of the girth gear teeth by
rolling the pinion through the mesh. The
thickness of the compressed wire gave the root
clearance. Leads were placed at the four joint
positions around the gears at the drive and non-
drive ends of the gear face.
Inspection then showed two things. First the
gear was running out of round and the regions of
least root clearance corresponded to the highest
vibrations, showing the pinion was not correctly
aligned. This reading combined with a visual
inspection of the contact pattern revealed the
contact to be biased towards the drive end, it
was clear that the high vibration at joints was
directly attributed to the tips of the pinion teeth
hitting the wear step in the root of the girth gear
teeth. In addition, the poor contact caused by the
misalignment was a contributory factor in the
overall vibration levels.
David Brown identified a series of corrective
actions, which were rapidly implemented and the
mill was run to monitor the effect. It was
immediately noted that the heavy vibration as
the joints passed through mesh had ceased. In
this condition the motor (SER) could be operated.
To further improve vibration levels, the
lubricant was changed and reconditioner was
applied for a period of 24 hours. During this
period regular vibration readings were taken by
mine personnel. After 24 hours in operation, both
the end user and David Brown were satisfied with
the performance and vibration levels.
Fenner Dunlop Conveyor Belting is the world's
largest manufacturer of conveyor belting. It has a
total of 12 manufacturing operations offering a
complete product range to suit all mining
applications. The company offers service around
the globe and can offer a wide range of innovative
solutions to reduce conveying costs. Fenner
Dunlop Conveyor Belting is a division of Fenner PLC,
a world leader in reinforced polymer technology.
Fenner Dunlop in England is the worlds leading
manufacturer of solid-woven, fire retardant conveyor
belting for underground mining applications. This
facility also houses Fenner Dunlops global
technology centre for solid-woven belting.
Fenaplast solid-woven (monoply) belting,
popular with mines throughout the world, has a
number of significant advantages including:
n Fire resistant and anti-static properties which
meet the most stringent safety standards in
the world
n Greater flexibility than press-manufactured
belts, making it easier to trough and track
when installed
n A solid woven one piece carcass with no risk of
ply separation
n Covers which form an integral bond preventing
any form of belt delamination
n High resistance to longitudinal tears
n High dynamic and static vulcanised joint
properties
n Excellent retention of mechanical fasteners
n High resistance to impact damage
n Impervious to attack from acid, water, oil,
bacteria and chemicals
n High resistance to edge wear.
Friction Marketing (FMC) was established in
the UK in 1991 with a specific goal to supply
products to the earthmoving and mining
equipment industry. Today it plays a significant
role in these markets. It is a specialist in the field
of wet friction materials and its products which
include sintered metallic, advanced friction
paper, carbon, molybdenum, graphite and steel
counter plates are used in a wide variety of heavy
duty transmissions, clutch and brake
applications.
Many products are precision engineered in
FMCs state-of-the-art production facilities in
Nottinghamshire. This, the company says
ensures the quality of raw materials and the
quality throughout all manufacturing processes
to the final inspection. Other products are
specially manufactured from our tooling at key
manufacturing plants around the world. These
plants play a strategic role in the OEM supply of
materials to our market.
Our strategy is to continually strive to
understand the changing needs of our markets
by researching, developing and ultimately
introducing new friction materials to meet the
ever-growing demand from customers. This
includes constant dynamometer testing of new
friction qualities, investments in the latest
technology and working with clients in
developing bespoke vehicle and machinery
friction solutions.
Invicta Vibrators, a division of Grantham
Engineering, has since its early days pursued a
policy of continuous, steady development and
improvement of the range and design of its
vibrators and of the Grantham manufacturing
facility. As a result of the policy of building and
maintaining competitiveness, it is today the only
UK manufacturer of rotary and pneumatic
vibrators, and is one of the largest worldwide. A
large proportion (more than half ) of the vibrators
sold find their way into the mining and related
sectors, often directly but also indirectly by
incorporation into vibratory equipment such as
conveyors, feeders, grizzlies and bin discharge
aids produced by OEMs. Currently about three
quarters of Invictas output is exported, and
MMD fully mobile sizer for the Pingshuo coal
mine
future growth is seen as coming mainly from
export markets.
The Invicta range of rotary electric vibrators
offers centrifugal force outputs extending from
22 kgf to 23,000 kgf the latter being produced
from a 12.5 kW winding. The principal
complementary series, the Types BLz, EBK, ULBK
and FBLz/FBL, are available in both 50 Hz and 60
Hz versions. All vibrators with a z in the model
number are suitable for use in normal
environments, and are also certified for use in
Zone 21 and Zone 22 areas where dust is present
as a hazard as defined by ATEX Directive
94/9/EC(ATEX 95) (II 2 D). EBK vibrators are
explosion proof and are certified for use where
flammable gases, vapours and mists are
potential hazards, i.e. Zones 1 and 2. EBK20
EBK40 models are certified for Gas Groups IIA
and IIB; EBK45 EBK75 are certified for Gas
Group IIA. ULBK vibrators are explosion proof
and conform to the requirements of Underwriters
Laboratories Specification UL674 (File No. E7449)
Class 1, Groups C and D; Class 2 Groups E, F, and
G up to 600 volt.
The Invicta range also includes two types of
hydraulically-powered rotary vibrators and three
types of pneumatic vibrator. Hydraulic vibrators
are designed for use in areas, where an electrical
power source is not available, for instance on
mobile plant. The Type HV is a single-shaft
machine similar to BLz vibrators whereas the
Type HVL features two mechanically linked
counter-rotating shafts and out-of-balance weight
sets which deliver a linear vibration. The
pneumatic vibrator range comprises double air-
cushioned models designed for quiet operation
plus single and double impacting models.
From sizers to the worlds most advanced fully
mobile sizer, MMD has been at the forefront of
Mineral Sizing and IPSC solutions for over 30
years. Building off the success of previous fully
mobile sizers MS1 & OS1 MMD has designed
and constructed the worlds largest, and most
technologically advanced fully mobile sizer for
the Pingshuo coal mine in China. Required to
process 9,000 t/h of overburden, the rig entered
into hot commissioning late last year and quickly
averaged 8,000 t/h with peaks of 15,000 t/h.
Working in conjunction with an electric rope
shovel the mobile sizer processes sandstone
directly from the mine face delivering a maximum
product size of 450 mm onto the 1.4 km movable
face conveyor. The unit consists of a 300 t
capacity hopper, a D9 low angle feeder, and a
1400 Series Sizer machine, which all feeds
material onto a slewing discharge conveyor. The
mobile sizer can be remotely started, stopped or
slowed down as production needs dictate. For
effective manoeuvrability it sits on a pair of MMD
425 pitch heavy duty crawler tracks.
Another standout project, previously covered
by IM, is the underground hard rock flow project
at Codelco Andina. MMD originally supplied an
1150 Series Sizer in 2004 to break primary
andesite with UCS hardness sometimes reaching
240 MPa. After an extensive testing protocol the
machine was moved to production and is still
working to this day at Andina. Due to the success
of this first machine, a 1300 Series Sizer at
Codelco el Teniente has been installed, and a
further three 1150 sizers together with a Heavy
Duty MMD D4 Apron Plate Feeder at Codelcos
Andina continuous mining operation are currently
being installed. Traditionally, the 1150 machine
has been fed by two 7 yd
3
LHDs, achieving a
throughput of 400 t/h, limited by the turnaround
time of the LHD and the small bucket. With the
continuous mining system, the same 1150 Series
Sizer will produce 1,000 t/h. Feed material is
blocky in nature and lumps over 2 m are regularly
fed to the sizer, with the outfeed at P80 8-in over
two dimensions. On all of the machines supplied
to Codelco since 2004 MMD has successfully
achieved a mechanical availability of 92%.
Manufacturers of equipment designed to
handle bulk materials (excavators, draglines,
buckets, conveyors) face many challenges in
designing and optimising their equipment to
account for the flow behaviour of the material
and its interaction with machine components.
The behaviour of bulk granular materials is
difficult or sometimes impossible to measure and
the performance of equipment which handles
these materials can often only be determined by
making measurements of the outputs from
physical prototypes. The link between the
dynamic bulk behaviour and machine operation
cannot easily be established using empirical and
semi-empirical methods.
Simulation is an established method of
investigating engineering challenges and
providing insights into how designs will perform
before investment in physically building
prototypes. EDEMbrings the benefits of Discrete
Element Method (DEM) simulation as a tool that
uniquely simulates and analyses the bulk
behaviour of granular materials-providing the
means to reduce dependency on physical
prototyping, shorten design cycles and leverage
design know-how in the simulation environment.
Leading Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs) in mining are transforming their
traditional design methods by integrating EDEM
simulation in to their engineering workflow.
Whether verifying the performance of conveyor
transfer equipment or optimising the design of
haul trucks or longwall shearers EDEM
simulation provides insight into material flow
characteristics and behaviours of bulk materials.
Such insight, and the ability to investigate the
suitability of a design prior to manufacture,
allows engineers to make more informed
decisions during the design cycle and produce
higher-quality products.
The ability to simulate the dynamic interaction
between the bulk material-soil, overburden,
crushed rock, ore and coal-and the excavation
and handling equipment provides valuable new
information. EDEM simulation provides data on
rate of fill, dynamic loading transients on
machine components, high wear zones. EDEM
also indicates areas of possible material build-up
or blockage, spillage, flow dispersion and
alignment. In ore extraction operations EDEM is
used in the design of equipment such as
Invicta Vibrators employs the most up-to-date
CNC and robotic machining centres available
together with the latest optical-electronic co-
ordinate measuring equipment to ensure
consistent, high product quality
continuous miners, shearers, face conveyors,
dragline buckets, wheel loaders and haulage
vehicles to provide vital information on material
flow, dynamic loads and wear of equipment.
Westech has supplied the industry with
custom high-performance truck bodies since
1969. The Westech T282C Flow Control Body is
now listed as the worlds largest truck body, by
volume. The body, which was manufactured for
use with a Liebherr T282C ultra class haul truck
chassis at Peabody NARM in the US, was
officially recorded as holding 615.2 yd
3
of coal in
a full load.
Notable for more than just its size, however,
the worlds largest truck body employs patent-
pending Westech technology the Flow Control
Bodya special floor design that helps control
the distribution of load weight during unloading
and provides a more controlled discharge.
This steady rate of unloading means less
surging of material, less dust generation,
improved safety, and a more even discharge to
bulk materials handling and processing
equipment. Controlling the unloading process
also reduces wear rates.
EDEM simulation helped Westech virtually test
and refine the Flow Control Body design used in
the worlds largest truck body. We used EDEM
software to observe and analyse the flow of coal
from the body at discharge, commented Rick
Reynolds, Chief Engineer at Westech. EDEM
analysis also allows us to check the dynamic
loading on the truck chassis as it dumps, and we
extract other useful information, such as data for
estimating wear. By coupling EDEM with FEA, we
get accurate loading on the floor surface, for
stress analysis.
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has launched
two new modular wash plants, the new larger
Terex
Aggresand 206 (up to 400 t/h), as well

as the Terex Aggrescrub 150 (up to 150 t/h)
plants. The Aggresand
206 wash plant is the
larger model of the
recently launched
Aggresand 165 (up to
250 t/h) model, has
greater capacity and
comprises a 20x6
screen with two and
three deck options.
Customers will benefit
from the unique design
which includes full
containerisation of the
machine for ease of
transportation, rapid
set-up time, pre-wired
and pre-plumbed plug & play componentry,
isolated spray bars and a HMI control system,
which have been delivering efficient, productive
performance for current owners.
TWS also reports the level of serviceability
within the Aggresand wash plant range is
unrivalled within the industry with innovative
features such as rolling chutes and rolling
centrifugal pumps. TWS has also included
sensors throughout the machine providing the
operator with information on water pressure,
cyclone feed pressure, and electrical power
consumption, making the operation and
management of the machine highly efficient.
Director of TWS, Sean Loughran, commented,
Customers are also finding it easier to secure
planning and finance for these modular plants as
opposed to traditional static set ups. We are
constantly looking at innovative ways to further
enhance and develop our existing products so we
can continue to meet the individual needs of our
customers.
Terex Finlay unveiled several new models and
designs at Hillhead 2014. The new Terex Finlay
883+ is designed to work after a primary crusher
or on its own as a frontline screening machine.
The versatile and adaptable machine is suitable
for working in mining applications, having an
aggressive forward facing inclined modular
configuration screenbox with a 4.8 m x 1.5 m top
deck and a 4.8 m x 1.5 m bottom deck giving a
total screening area of 14.4 m
2
. Depending on the
working application of the machine hydraulic
adjustment can be used to vary the angle of the
screen box between 13-19. A high torque drive
steel pan apron feeder is fitted to the machine as
standard and has proven performance and
versatility in demanding and varied working
environments. The hopper has a 7 m capacity as
standard with a drop rear door for use in
conjunction with a mobile crusher. The machine
is equipped with three hydraulically folding
discharge conveyors allowing for maximum
stockpiling capacity and associated benefits of
rapid set up and tear down times.
The new Terex Finlay 893 is also applicable to
mining and has a 6.1 m x 1.83 m top deck and a
5.5 m x 1.83 m bottom deck with working range
angle of the screen box between 14-18. In both
the 883+ and 893, the screenbox top deck can be
fitted with a variety of screening media including
mesh, punch plate, bofor bars and tines. The
bottom deck can be fitted with mesh, punch plate
& cascade fingers.
On the 893, a high performance 1,100 mm
apron feeder and hydraulic gearbox drive is fitted
to the machine as standard and has proven
performance and versatility in demanding and
varied working environments. The hopper has a
10m capacity as standard. The machine is
powered by either a Tier 3/Stage 3A Caterpillar
C6.6 151 kW or a Tier 4i Caterpillar C4.4 129 kW
and is equipped with three hydraulically folding
discharge conveyors allowing for maximum
stockpiling capacity and associated benefits of
rapid set up and tear down times. The heavy duty
crawler tracks, and optional radio remote control
unit, make on site mobility very easy. A key
Westech truck body
simulation
Rapid Development 2014
28-30 September | Qubus Hotel, Krakow, Poland
Following on from the highly successful inaugural
Rapid Development conference in August 2013 in
Sydney, Australia for our second global event we
are bringing the conference to Poland. This
emphasises Polands double importance in deep
underground mining from both its sizeable coal
industry through groups such as KWSA, Bogdanka
and others; but also its underground metallic
operations under KGHM. Some of the largest and
most advanced roadheaders in the world are used
at these operations, and with most of the mines
being accessed via shaft, the country is also a
world leader in shaft sinking technology. Given the
nature of its own deep mining industry, Poland has
been a key development ground for rapid
development machines and techniques, both
horizontal and vertical.
Opportunities are open for both speaker slots and for sponsorship of the conference. Interested parties are advised to contact
the Rapid Development 2014 Conference Director Paul Moore as soon as possible at paul@im-mining.com.
Please also check for regular conference updates and details on how to register at
http://im-mining.com/imevents/Rapid-Development-2014.asp
PAPERS CONFI RMED TO DATE!
n Future mine infrastructure developments
Benjamin Knstle, Director Mining Business Unit Traffic Tunnelling, Herrenknecht
n Productivity as the key element of roadway development systems
Pawel Nowak, Business Line Manager Underground Coal Sales Area Europe, Sandvik Mining
n Review of hard rock cutting technology using roadheaders
Waldemar Blicharski, Territory Manager CEE Metal Mining, Sandvik Mining
n Introduction of a continuous mining System for seam type hard rock deposits
Jens Steinberg, Head of Product Management, Hard Rock, Caterpillar Global Mining
n The CAT Rock Header, a new hard rock cutting machine for flexible and
high performance mine development
Jan Rohwer, Product Line Manager, Hard Rock Cutting and Jens Steinberg, Head of Product
Management, Hard Rock, Caterpillar Global Mining
n Innovations in rapid and safe shaft inspection technology
Norbert Benecke, Market Manager Mining, DMT
n Raise boring technology and advances
Koos Jordaan, Technical Director, Master Drilling
n Modern mining networks for process optimisation and increased underground safety
Christoph Mueller, CEO, Minetronics
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feature of the machine is the ability to
hydraulically raise the screenbox 600 mm at the
discharge end to provide additional clearance for
ease of media change as well as routine
maintenance of the screenbox and fines transfer.
The plant has the capacity to process at a rate of
up to 800 t/h and can be fed either by a tracked
mobile crusher or an excavator.
Kingfisher has worked on numerous projects
for Don Valley Engineering (DVE), involving the
manufacture and lining of key process plant and
equipment, such as pipework, transfer chutes,
centrifuges, screens and underpans.
Kingfisher was recently awarded a project by
DVE, where there was a requirement to
manufacture equipment such as an underpan,
transfer chutes and reception hoppers all for a
new coal blending plant. All finished products
were then installed with a combination of
Kingfishers K-BAS and K-PLAS wear resistant
lining systems to counter the effects of various
blends of abrasive coal.
The K-BAS ceramic lining system provides
added surface protection by promoting
resistance to friction induced abrasion thus
allowing bulk material to flow from one process
to another without causing high levels of
corrosion and abrasion. The K-PLAS lining system
is an ideal material to install when plant and
processes are handling sticky material as the
need of a free flowing surface is achieved along
with a degree of high wear resistance. With both
materials working hand in hand, the equipment
will provide successful combat against wear and
abrasion and increase life expectancy of the key
process plant and equipment for many years to
come.
At the recent Hillhead exhibition in the UK,
Anaconda exhibited three products. The SR514
two-deck finishing screen has been on the
market for the last 12 months but this was the
first time it was on show to a mass audience.
The 4.3 m x 1.5 m double-deck box offers three-
way separation of material and is more widely
used for fine sizing of product. Features include
tipping or vibrating grid, variable-speed belt
controls and minimum set-up time to maximise
production. Anaconda also launched the new
improved DF512 scalping screen which, with all
the design features of the popular previous
model, has been re-worked to include two- or
three-way separation of material. Anaconda
also announced the launch of the J960 ECO
Jaw crusher. After months of testing, the J960
has proven to be a great success and comes
with a host of good features. Dual power as
standard is one of the key features of this
crusher and boasts low fuel consumption (6-8
litres per hour) and extremely low operating
noise levels.
Anaconda recently announced a new
distribution channel in Australia with the
appointment of Tricon Mining Equipment. This
will allow Tricon to supply Anacondas full range
of screens, throughout Queensland, New South
Wales and South Australia.
MST Parts Group has launched a new e-
commerce website, which allows customers to
order rubber tracks, mini undercarriage parts,
bucket teeth, rubber pads and track repair parts
at any time of day or night. The new site has
taken over 18 months to develop and includes a
vast database of information to help the
customer find the correct part. With over 6,000
parts listed, the MST ecommerce site is
described as another step towards complete
customer satisfaction. Sales Director, Rory
Whitehall explained: We are always looking at
ways to provide a better service to our
customers and we felt that allowing our
customers to order their parts at any time of day
or night was a good way to help achieve our
goal.
At Hillhead, MST also exhibited a Hitachi
EX1200 heavy duty digging bucket manufactured
by MST sister company HSM (Hi Spec
Manufacturing). HSM buckets are made entirely
in the UK in Sunderland and are working in some
of the worlds toughest mining applications in
Africa, Russia and Australia. In addition to the 8 t
Hitachi bucket, a Liebherr R970 and a Hitachi
ZX870 at the show were also equipped with HSM
buckets.
Safety, communications and
environment
Mine productivity and personal safety have been
priorities at Davis Derby for many years.
Harnessing cutting-edge technologies and the
potential of microprocessor based outstations
resulted in MineWATCH, a suite of products that
put a wealth of information at the touch of a
button, enabling the monitoring and protection of
people and plant and allowing communication
clearly and effectively with all onsite personnel.
Products range from speech communication
and audible warning systems, through
comprehensive conveyor protection equipment,
to fully integrated SCADA control consoles
operable from distances of up to 10 km. The
access control and tracking range also offers
valuable safety and security benefits.
All equipment destined for underground use is
ATEX M1 certified and designed to the CENELEC
EN50 European Standards.
GAI-Tronics designs and manufactures rugged
communications equipment and solutions in the
UK for demanding environments worldwide. For
example, The A103 is a push button telephone
purpose-designed for underground coal mining
installation and use, providing automatic dialling
via a surface interface into a standard PAX or
PABX surface exchange. Its ruggedised, welded
steel casing with stove-enamel coating is saline
resistant. The telephone is made of glass filled
polyester with polycarbonate curly cord handset
which is impact resistant and sealed to IP55.
Twin speakers give >90dBA SPL for ringing and
when used as a loudspeaker unit under
emergency conditions.
The all-electronic internal module is conformal
coated for reliability. An easily accessible Ni-MH
battery module in each telephone provides the
internal audio amplifier's operating supply and is
trickle charged from the telephone line.
Connection is via a simple twisted-pair cable
that can be contained within a multi-core cable if
required. Up to three telephones can be
connected for party-line working from one line
pair by a four-core link.
Operation is simple, with finger guide holes for
ease of dialling, even when wearing thick gloves.
An easily distinguishable button operates an
emergency alert (to an emergency desk, if fitted).
First established in 1959, Trolex offers bespoke
safety and condition monitoring solutions as well
as control systems for mines. Trolex
manufactures systems and sensors that monitor
gas levels and identify dangerous concentrations.
The fast and accurate readings can be relied
upon to detect any unfavourable changes,
ensuring that dangerous levels are alerted to.
When creating bespoke environmental
monitoring systems, we can include air and gas
flow sensors, and also measure the temperature,
humidity and dust. Our continuing support
ensures that the equipment remains in top
working condition, providing the highest level of
protection possible, the company says.
Machine condition monitoring can help to
optimise performance, minimise downtime and
reduce running costs. Trolex creates bespoke
systems including temperature, pressure, oil
level and vibration sensors that measure
performance, allowing customers to pre-empt
any damage and pinpoint any deteriorating
equipment.
Sentry, a refuge chamber environment monitor
is one of the companys new products. It
complies with and exceeds MSHA regulations.
Only one Sentry unit is required per refuge
chamber; battery change and sensor calibration
is every 6 months. The unit will perform for 192
hours of battery life from a single battery charge:
Even at incident level temperature and humidity
levels.
Victor Products, established in 1929, has over
80 years experience and is able to provide the
specific solution to suit local mining needs with
dedicated teams and facilities in Europe, USA
and South Africa. Its electrical connector range
covers voltages up to 11,000 V and current up to
750 A. Victor Products has developed a range of
LED lighting designed specifically for the arduous
environments found in mining. The technical
support, international certification; approval and
quality of the complete product range along with
the experienced and dedicated team are the
foundations of Victor Products trusted
reputation.
A highly effective solution for sub-soil
drainage from Polypipe is now in operation at the
tailings management facility of the Namoya gold
mining project in the DRC. Namoya mine,
situated at the southwest end of the Twangiza-
Namoya gold belt, covers an area of 174 km and
is expected to double the companys projected
gold production to more than 225,000 oz/y.
The Namoya site has a substantial tailings
management facility. Following a competitive
tender, the Ridgidrain twinwall drainage system
from Polypipe, the manufacturer of water
management and plastic piping systems, was
selected to provide effective sub-soil drainage.
Ridgidrain is described as ideal for non-
pressurised sub-surface drainage applications,
with perforations at regular intervals along its full
length to allow safe and gradual drainage.
Manufactured in high-density polyethylene
(HDPE), Ridgidrain has excellent abrasion
resistance both internally and externally
protecting against both sediment within the
wastewater and the rugged mine environment.
It also offers a high compression strength to
withstand imposed loadings, yet is still incredibly
lightweight for ease of installation and transport.
The Ridgidrain system allows for the controlled
seepage of treated water. The system can also
deal with unpredictable fluctuations due to
factors including storm water and is a crucial
element of an effective water management
system. Polypipe Export Sales Manager Philip
Wood adds: Plastic piping systems such as
Ridgidrain are up to 94% lighter than concrete
alternatives, meaning that they are safer to
install and move around site, and also offer
considerable environmental benefits. Production
and transportation are simplified and use less
carbon, and additionally the product can often be
re-used elsewhere when the project ends. These
factors are key considerations for mine
operators, and also make the product more cost
effective. For these reasons, Ridgidrain is growing
in popularity in the African mining market.
The new Renishaw Quarryman
Pro uses
innovative technology to help optimise blasting
and contribute significantly to the profitability of
open pits. Quarryman has been an essential on-
site system for pits for over 20 years. The original
Quarryman - and later models - transformed
safety on site and enabled forward-thinking mine
managers to simply and swiftly modify
processes, to decrease post-blast workflow and
costs.
The new Renishaw Quarryman Pro is optimised
for speed of operation in tough environments,
with swift set-up, programming, scanning and
data processing, and offers significant benefits
over previous models:
n New viewing and editing software is provided,
which is quicker to operate, easier to integrate
with other mapping software, and which
includes new filtering and data processing
functionalities
n The new sun-readable screen is larger than on
previous models, for better visibility, and is
Sentry incorporates the latest sensor
technology for high accuracy, long-life and
exceptional robustness in challenging
environments. It is 83% cheaper to maintain in
labour costs alone, compared to other options,
Trolex reports
now in full colour
n Data is saved to a USB, rather than a
flashcard, for ease of data transfer, and to
enable operators to hold many more files
n A GPS mount is built into the handle, so
operators can quickly position the unit and
easily map point cloud data to other quarry
maps, using co-ordinates
n Fewer clicks for each operation greatly
enhance the speed with which operators can
work
n Auto date and time stamping help operators
find files, without needing to enter details
n The battery issues a warning when low, but
shuts down automatically if not recharged,
retaining data for operators to retrieve later.
The new Li-ion battery is not only lighter, but
provides a greater scan time
n The operating temperature range has been
increased, as well as the processing power of
the system.
Will Lee, Director and General Manager of
Renishaw's Spatial Measurement Division, says:
Renishaw has invested heavily in the
development of the new Quarryman, with new
production facilities, and increased software and
research and development resource. Operating
faster, in a wider range of environmental
conditions, and with the backing of Renishaw
servicing and support, offers our customers real
benefits in terms of quick and reliable access to
key data, which can be used to support
operational management.
Martin Carr, Business Manager, Mining
Systems, says: Customers using the new
Quarryman Pro alongside Renishaw's Boretrak
system to optimise blasting will see a significant

competitive advantage: quite simply, they will
access accurate data more quickly, in a wider
range of conditions, and be more easily able to
export data to other mining software packages.
In 20 years of working [in mining], Quarryman
Pro is the best product we have developed, and
marks the beginning of a new era for laser
scanning systems for the mining and quarrying
sectors.
Coal extraction
ATB Morley has been designing and
manufacturing reliable mining drive solutions
since 1897. Safe area and flameproof motors are
available air or water cooled up to 2,000 kW for
supplies up to 11,000 V. It also manufactures
flameproof motors specifically for use with
variable speed drives.
Until recently, most high production coal
mining has been 3.3 kV which gives rise to
limits on power in order to restrict the operating
currents and avoid high capacity electrical
switchgear to provide the operating currents
required, the company explains. Mines have
been reluctant to use higher voltages
underground but ATB Morley has driven
flameproof motors into a new era by equipping
what has been described as the worlds most
powerful AFC.
Blakefield South is part of Glencores Bulga
complex. The Blakefield South longwall is the
first mine in the world to use 11,000 V flameproof
equipment. The ground-breaking AFC is powered
by two 1,600 kW IMW115 motors designed and
manufactured by ATB Morley. The 400 m face
has a maximum extraction height of 3.7 m and a
panel length of around 3.5 km.
The benefits of installing ATB Morleys high
voltage motors include:
n Increased production rates by increasing the
AFC power
n Facilitates the use of longer AFC and faces
thus reducing roadway driveage
n Reduced cable sizes with respect to the power
rating as a result of lower operating currents
n Removed the requirement for a transformer for
the AFC motors
n Capability to upgrade the AFC to use three
1,600 kW motors
n IEC certification and fully tested to satisfy the
appropriate authorities
n Motors equipped with a large range of
temperature and vibration sensors giving
remote feedback to operators and advanced
warning of any mechanical problems
n Highly automated longwall operation
supported by the monitoring equipment
reduces the need for personnel to be in the
higher risk areas.
Blakefield South paved the way for future
operators to make the move to higher voltages
and has proven that, with thorough design and
testing, 11 kV can be implemented underground
both safely and cost effectively.
Mining organisations typically face many
challenges in operating heavy equipment.
Common drivers include increasing availability,
optimising performance, and reducing costs and
uncertainty which not only put organisations
under pressure, but distract critical focus away
from the core operations.
Babcock says its approach to managing
vehicles and equipment is unique within the
market. Our whole lifecycle asset management
transforms the way that customers optimise their
asset availability to improve performance, reduce
and the lifetime costs of ownership and
operation. Further we help to reduce complexity,
risk and uncertainty by having common goals,
and partnering with our customers.
Our unique system, ALCAMiE, has been
successfully developed using best-of-breed
applications to deliver end-to-end asset
management. Fully integrated, ALCAMiE has
proven international and industry-specific
capability, and can be tailored to the customer's
requirements.
This industry proven approach delivers direct
and indirect savings back to the customers in
return for a single, predictive monthly fee.
Fuchs relationship with mining started in the
UK back in 1874. Since that time it has developed
as the worlds leading supplier of underground
mining fluids with its Solcenic brand of fire
resistant fluids. Mining products are now
manufactured and used extensively in many of
the coal producing countries including Australia,
China, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK, Ukraine and the
USA.
The Powergear lubricants are high technology
gear lubricants containing advanced sulphur
phosphorus extreme pressure (EP) additives, the
Powergear range is designed for use in the
majority of worm reduction units, spur, bevel,
epicyclic and helical gearboxes as found in
modern machinery. They are is suitable for use in
high powered applications including; coal face
power loader gear sections, AFC drive gearboxes,
ROM conveyor gearboxes, tunnelling and
roadheading machine gearboxes.
The unique Celtic Miner
4500 was developed

by Metal Innovations specifically to bring all the
advantages of mechanisation to narrow seam
mining and tunnelling work. As well as offering
increased efficiency for the mining of coal or
other material, the CM4500 is also particularly
effective as a continuous dinter miner, for the
installation of supports and for mine
maintenance jobs generally.
Together with custom-designed support
equipment, including conveyors, hydraulic power
packs for mining and a multi-purpose tracked
materials handler, it forms a complete, versatile,
powerful and economical material extraction
system.
The system, tested at MI's own mines in South
Wales and with major construction and mining
Renishaw Quarryman Pro
firms, comes with a comprehensive hire package,
which includes an optional operator, on-site
survey, training and maintenance.
State-owned Solid Energy New Zealand is that
country's biggest coal producer. After an
extensive worldwide desktop search to find
suitable machines, Solid Energy mining
managers visited Metal Innovations in Wales and
ordered a modified 6 t CM4500 and linked
systems for its Huntly East mine near Hamilton,
North Island.
Solid Energy said "The new machine was
chosen for its ability to create narrow tunnels and
to work at the greater 250330 m depths
regularly experienced at the Huntly mine.
Modifications such as an off-board control box,
more powerful engine and prototype cutting
boom that gives better coal clearance, were
made by the Metal Innovations team to
customise the machine to East Mine's specific
needs. Early performance has been good with the
Celtic Miner achieving rates consistent with
expectations."
At Daw Mill coal mine in the UK, the CM
system was used to keep open a retreat gate on
one of Europe's biggest coal faces, at the time.
UK Coal said it made a big difference to dinting
operations the constant need to remove material
in a retreat gate badly affected by floor heave.
In some parts the headroom had reduced to
just 1.5 m, making it impossible to use large,
conventional machinery. The company put in a
CM4500 with a powerful 300 mm diameter
cutting head with 20 picks, combined with a 0.5
m
3
digging bucket on the end of a 180
articulated arm.
UK Coal said to maintain the route to access
the face would normally have taken two or three
men working every shift, but the CM4500,
operated by one man, did the same job in about
a third of the time.
Over 30 years of experience in heavy duty
material handling operations in many diverse
industries has seen Philford Design Engineers
become one of the UK mining industrys leading
suppliers of conveying systems. Its unique
designs and equipment are used extensively in
coal and mineral mining operations. Philford
offers roof mounting systems (to combat floor
lift) for any conveying application and
manufactures multi bank loops, remote delivery
ends and receiving sections of all types including
walking tail ends for rapid advance and shuttle
Celtic Miner 4500
car receiving units. Philfords design of heavy
duty bridge belt can be used with many types of
heading machines. Philfords range of conveying
equipment is extensive including bunker feeders
(either chain or belt) all types of chain conveyors,
multi-transfer points and much more. Philford
has full design and manufacture capability to
supply any equipment for individual installations
underground, or on the surface.
RMI Pressure Systems, a leading manufacturer
of high pressure, high volume pumping systems,
recently moved its operations into a new
headquarters in Manchester. The move keeps the
companys R&D, manufacturing, testing and
commercial operations under a single roof, while
allowing space to expand to reduce lead times on
orders and support the companys continued
growth.
Cheng Zi, Managing Director commented on
the move: RMI Pressure Systems is committed
to quality in our manufacturing and services for
all of the industries that we work with, including
mining. The new facilities offer a far larger
workspace for manufacturing and testing which
will allow us to satisfy all orders more easily
while also speeding up the rate of development
of our new products.
Customers will immediately benefit from a
more streamlined service on all orders and, in
the long run, will benefit from even greater
efficiency and reliability as we move forward
with our plans for product development.
For more than a century, RMI has been
producing premium-quality high-pressure
pumps for global mining and industrial
applications. An early innovator in the design and
manufacture of high-pressure systems for
longwall mining, today RMI employs the expert
resources at its UK engineering research centre
to great effect, introducing new solutions
designed to reduce process complexity and
optimise customers' productivity.
Mercia International Products is a world leader
in the supply of staple adaptors, staple ball
valves and hydraulic hose assemblies used in
underground coal mining. All products are fully
tested and approved to international standards
and have been successfully used in Europe and
most major mining countries beyond including
Australia, China, South Africa and the USA.
As part of an integrated mining programme
MIP works closely Italys with Manuli Rubber
Industries to provide a comprehensive range of
mining hose assemblies with matched hose
ends. The MIP staple adaptor program ranges
from DN06 (1/4) up to DN76 (3) and includes
the latest DN63 (2.1/2) 350 bar staple
connection.
Reilloc Chain is the UK's leading supplier of
longwall mining chain, scraper bars and
accessories. Its prestigious BS EN ISO 9001:2008
accreditation forms the umbrella of the
comprehensive quality assurance system. The
company says any failures underground are
unacceptable so our quality procedures involve
the most extensive non-destructive and
destructive testing at different levels of
manufacture so that we provide our customers
with the world's finest mining chain.
Acknowledged around the world, our
Ultraspec2000 chain has set new standards of
performance, pushing the barriers of chain
longevity to new levels. We offer a wide range of
mining chain connectors, scraper bars and flight
bars for new and existing installations.
Shaft supplies
Twiflex (part of Altra Industrial Motions Heavy
Duty Overrunning Clutch and Brake division) and
its US partner Hilliard Corp recently supplied the
new VCSD-VR spring applied, hydraulic released
brake to Siemag for use on a mine hoist at the
Elko Gold Mine. Nevada. Twiflex supplied two
VCSD-VR brakes on
each motor
pinion
operating on a 1.168 m diameter disc to produce
a total torque of 128 kNm.
Although the braking speed was fairly low at
500 rpm, stopping time required was between
three and five seconds so the peak disc
temperature and power dissipation during the
stop was high. As a result the large pad version
of the popular Twiflex VCSD designated the VR
was selected to provide an increased braking
path for higher rubbing speeds and greater
thermal capacity.
The Twiflex VCSD is a spring-applied,
hydraulically-released disc brake which has been
designed for use in harsh environments whilst
offering superior performance in heavy duty
dynamic and emergency stopping. Both standard
pad (15,700 mm
2
each pad) and large pad VR
(28,990 mm
2
each pad) versions are available
with a braking force range of 11 to 60 kN.
Similar to other Twiflex modular brakes the
design incorporates a unique parked-off feature
whereby the brake can be adjusted under
hydraulic pressure so that when this is removed
there is no stored energy making it completely
safe to work on.
DavyMarkham won the contract to design,
manufacture and supply a double drum
production hoist for Agnico-Eagle's Pinos Altos
mine in Northern Mexico. Pinos Altos is located in
the Sierra Madre mountain range, 220 km west of
Chihuahua. It has now been delivered.
The hoist has been designed to increase the
maximum capacity of the underground mine from
3,000 to 4,500 t/d. The 3.7 m diameter double
drum, single clutch production hoist has a
payload capacity of 10 t, a production rate of 363
t/h and will operate to depths of up to 730 m.
Gordon Scott, Sales and Marketing Director at
DavyMarkham said: "We are delighted to win our
first contract in Mexico to supply a production
hoist and get a foothold in yet another Latin
American country".
Process plants
Bretby Gammatech is a coal quality monitoring
company, specialising in ash monitoring,
providing and maintaining on-line, portable and
laboratory coal quality instruments including Ash
Eye and Heat Eye.
EyeGraffix is a remote monitoring software
application for these ash monitoring systems. It
allows users to see the current status of the
system and quality of coal being monitored as
well as being able to display historical activity,
generating reports and exporting data in formats
that can be used by other applications.
The system also alerts users to system
problems or changes on coal quality, using
audible alerts, graphical icons or emails. Its
features include:
n Connect to up to 25 Ash-Eye/Heat-Eye systems
simultaneously
n Alerts user to levels outside of normal limits
(ash content, calorific value, etc.)
n Shows a graphical representation of current
and historical parameters
n Connects to systems over RS232/RS485 serial
communications, fibre-optic or Ethernet
n Multiple EyeGraffix terminals can be used in a
system using a LAN/WAN network to link
together (only one physical connection to each
Ash-Eye/Heat-Eye system is required)
n Generation of reports in Microsoft Excel or
generic spreadsheet format. Multiple reports
can be configured to be generated
automatically at regular intervals and emailed
to recipients
n System alerts can be notified to users by email,
with the ability to define how long an alert
must be active for before being emailed out
n Remote viewing and setting of Ash-Eye/Heat-
Eye system parameters and sensor status
n Settings of user defined limits for monitored
parameters.
Hose pumps can circulate slurry SGs of 1.6 to
1.8 or up to 80% solid content. Only hose pumps
can pump such dense fluids whilst maintaining
high levels of plant availability unlike centrifugal
pumps which suffer from continuous downtime
and are unable to pump such high SG slurries,
lower plant performance, reports Verderflex.
The traditional centrifugal pump loses
efficiency when the slurry SG reaches 1.3 or 30%
solids. With this limitation, slurry pumps have
significant process water demands: on a plant
processing 75 t/h of ore and 65% solids, every
time a hose pump replaces a process slurry
pump, it saves over 1,100 million litres of water
annually because of the slurry pumps
inefficiency: on the same duty, the hose pump
requires less than 25% of the process water of a
slurry pump.
On the smaller scale, its new Dura 5 and Dura
7 are high pressure low volume dosing pumps.
They deliver stable sub-litre per hour flows at
either 5 or 8 Bar in a rugged hose pump format.
Lime is a very common pH adjustment
chemical, used in water treatment, industrial
waste remediation and process acidity control.
Limes fine particles are highly abrasive and cause
severe stator and valve wear resulting in high
pump ownership costs. Verderflex has many years
experience solving this pumping problem and
peristaltic pumps are accepted as the proven valve
free solution to pump lime, the Dura 5 & 7 now
bring this proven performance to lower flow rates.
Peristaltic pumps have a gentle, low shear
pumping action that maintain particle size and
reduce the flocculation chemical volumes. In
contrast, traditional solutions often shear
flocculent particles increasing chemical use and
result in higher operating costs. The Dura 5 and 7
now bring these benefits to lower chemical low
flow rates.
Many metering pumps lose accuracy when
flow rates or system pressures change, however,
the powerful restitution of the Dura 5 & 7 hoses
give consistent dosing accuracy even under
varying operating conditions. They also offer
superior secondary containment: the pumped
liquid is totally contained inside their high
pressure hose and each hose is totally contained
inside the pump casing. This results in superior
secondary containment, allows pre-spillage
detection and may eliminate special spillage
bunds.
Only the easy to change hose is in contact with
the pumped liquid. Downtime is minimised
dramatically with infrequent servicing and hose
lives in the thousands of hours. Simple on site
changeovers can be made by semi-skilled staff,
lowering the total metering solution ownership
cost. IM
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MI has a skilled, multidisciplinary team
of professionals and consultants
specialised in research, engineering,
supervision, geomatics, materials management,
project management, EPCM services,
environmental services and environmental
consulting. This allows GMI to respond most
effectively to the requirements of its customers
and successfully execute projects of different
complexity in sectors like mining, industrial
processes, hydrocarbons, transportation,
construction, energy, water supply, among
others, providing, GMI says intelligent,
profitable and innovative solutions and state-of-
the-art technology.
At the recent Expomin mining exhibition in
Santiago John Chadwick caught up with Don
East, Director of GMIs Mining Division. East is a
mine builder, a South African by birth, who
left Knight Piesold (KP) in South Africa in
1985 to establish KP in North America,
Denver. He was its Chairman for many years
before leaving to go to Peru in 2004. Here
he has worked for KP, for Gold Fields, Rio
Tinto and Anglo American as well as a stint
as COO with Gran Colombia Gold in
Colombia. He is now developing GMIs
mining business farther afield.
Since its start-up in 1984, GMI has
maintained steady growth by participating
in development projects both in Peru and
other countries in the region such as the
Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama,
Bolivia, Venezuela, Chile and Argentina. East
said I am confident that the relative boom
in mine engineering and construction within the
Americas in general, and within Peru in
particular, will continue despite the recent slow-
down due to lower metal prices and financing
difficulties.
GMI has developed a strategy based on
knowledge management by which it leverages
internal and external knowledge to be more
efficient, expand its capacities and build
competitive advantages. In addition, through
this strategy GMI seeks the accelerated
development of its employees. Its award-
winning Knowledge Management System and a
working model based on people, sets GMI apart
from many of its competitors. It records and
shares the knowledge generated and transforms
such knowledge in a collective experience
applicable across the company.
GMIs project is experience is diverse and
strong. It carried out detailed engineering, field
engineering, procurement and environmental
consulting for the process plant of the
Inmaculada gold and silver project, as part of
GyMs (the Groups Construction arm) EPC
contract with Ca Minera Suyamarca (Hochschild
Group). The project started in 2012; it is located
in the district of Oyolo, province of Paucar del
Sara Sara, in the department of Ayacucho, at an
elevation of 4,500 m above sea level; and
consists of an underground mining operation
with a daily production of 3,500 t.
The detailed engineering for the process
plant included the process, mechanical,
piping, civil, structural, architectural,
electrical and instrumentation
engineering of the crushing area, material
transport, stockpile, milling, leaching,
upstream decantation, Merrill Crowe and
gold plant, tailings detoxification and
reagents plant. It also included the
compressed air system, drinking and
other water systems, tailings recovery, the
low and medium voltage distribution and
the backup diesel energy plant.
Procurement was accomplished using
GMIs own SisMat software.
The latest success has been a joint
venture with GyM, and mineral process
plant specialist Sedgman Limited the
Perus GMI is a leading
engineering
consultancy
headquartered in Lima,
working in Peru and
Latin America. It has
over 29 years of
experience developing
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define the Graa y
Montero Group, of
which it is part, listed
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HIGH PROFILE
Antapaccay 70,000 t/d copper concentrator
constructed by GyM in Peru for Xstrata Copper
(Glencore)
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GSJV. It has recently been awarded a $134
million EPC contract for Guyana Goldfields
flagship Aurora gold project in Guyana.
Sedgman CEO and Managing Director Nick
Jukes said this was a significant contract win
given current market conditions and further
strengthened the companys reputation as a
gold processing specialist. I am excited by the
opportunity to expand the relationship with
Guyana Goldfields that has grown over recent
months. This is the first major project to be
delivered via the GSJV which combines
Sedgmans robust process knowledge and
operational experience with GyMs local
construction knowledge. The GSJV will use
proven technology together with local
experience to deliver the Aurora project in
Guyana on time, on budget and safely for
Guyana Goldfields.
Early site work commenced in January this
year with the project scheduled to reach
commercial production by mid-2015. The mine
plan for Aurora is designed to produce 3.29 Moz
of gold, averaging 194,000 oz/y, over an initial
17 year mine life. The scope of works includes
the 1.75 Mt/y processing plant, power station
and integration management.
Earlier this year, the Graa y Montero Group
was recognised as the Best Managed Company
in Latin America by Euromoneys Annual Best
Managed Companies in Latin America Survey
2014. In addition to this award, it won in the
categories of Best Managed Company in Peru,
Best Managed Company in the Construction &
Cement Sector in Latin America and Most
Transparent Accounts.
It is the first Peruvian company to be judged
best managed company overall. This survey is
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America. It rewards those companies with the
most convincing and coherent business
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The ranking is based on a survey of market
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Respondents were asked to nominate the top
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profitability, growth potential, quality of
management and earnings.
For Chinalco Peru, at Toromocho, GyM
undertook the assembly of steel structures,
mechanical equipment and pipelines for the wet
area of the concentrator plant. This included the
erection of the worlds two largest ball mills at
that time and one SAG mill, in addition to
functional testing, pre-commissioning of all
equipment and associated work.
Working for Bechtel, at Apurimac in Peru,
GyM is constructing a copper concentrator plant
with a capacity of 140,000 t/d. It is a service
management contract that includes earthworks,
construction of facilities, civil works, installation
of equipment and structures for primary crushing,
conveyors, stockpile, concentration plant, mill,
screening, flotation and thickeners. It includes
two 7.9 m diameter ball mills (16.4 MW each) and
two 12.2 m diameter SAG mills (26 MW each).
Various works completed for the expansion of
the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery underlines the
companys diversity. This work included refinery
cell houses civil works for the cell houses
building and erection of 96 prefabricated
polymeric concrete cells. Stebbins tanks and
thickeners 27 tanks and seven concrete
thickeners were constructed with antacid
coating, as well as nozzle maintenance in the
existing tanks.
Civil works and electromechanical assembly
of the roasting plant and sulphuric acid plant
were completed for Outotec.
There was also the indium refinery civil
works and structural assembly, equipment and
piping installation, electrical power and
implementation of the indium plant.
Also at Cajamarquilla, GyM undertook
demolition, earthworks and concrete works for
the relocation of the railway line for Ferrovias.
Further demonstrating diversity, GyM worked
for Vale on the Bayovar phosphate project. The
scope of work included the implementation of
the EPC contract of the mine package, the process
plant with a capacity of 10,700 t/d and the
maintenance shops, in addition to commissioning,
start-up and assisted operation of the plant.
This construct included the installation of a
2.1 km long overland conveyor.
Chilean expansion
In 2013, the Graa y Montero Group acquired
100% of DSD Construcciones y Montajes S.A.
(DSD), a Chilean engineering and construction
company specialised in providing services to the
energy, oil and gas, cellulose and mining sector
in Chile and Latin America.
The previous year it had acquired Vial y Vives,
also in Chile. CEO, Mario Alvarado, explained at
the time that these were strategic investments
to strengthen Graa y Monteros presence in
Chile. Speaking of the DSD acquisition, he said
this is Graa y Monteros third investment in
Chile and it confirms our objective to grow in
that country and in a regional level, in line with
the objectives outlined in the recent capital
raising process carried out in the New York
Stock Exchange".
In its 19 years of business development, DSD
has executed various mining projects for
Codelcos Radomiro Tomic, Chuquicamata and
Gaby operations, as well as Minera Spence,
Minera Escondida and Minera El Abra.
In its more than 35-year history, Vial y Vives
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Chile and in various public and private
infrastructure works, developing in all areas,
such as civil works, electro-mechanical
mounting, pipeline, tunnels, etc.
It is currently working on a new infrastructure
project for Antofagasta Minerals Los Pelambres
mine - constructing and installing industrial
buildings and services, including a new truck
workshop. The 18-month job is due to be
completed next year.
A similar contract was completed in April last
year for Minera Lumina Copper Chiles
Caserones project the mine truck maintenance
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Regin De Atacama. It was an EPC lump sum
contract, which included main facilities, such as:
washing station, truck workshop building, two
multipurpose bays, warehouses, offices,
substation and assembly of electric room,
among other tasks.
The Graa y Montero Group is the sponsor of
the Outstanding Innovator category in the 2014
International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. IM
HIGH PROFILE
San Cristobal 45,000 t/d silver, lead, zinc
concentrator constructed by GyM in Bolivia for
Apex Silver (now Sumitomo Corp)
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likely to be in the market for equipment and services. ...... ... . .. ..... ...... . ... . ..... . ...... .. ... .....1
PREFEASIBILITY
. ... .... ....... .2
MEXICO - Tyler Resources - COPPER/GOLD.. ...................... . ........ . . . ... .......... ..... .. ..........2
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Harmony Gold - COPPER/GOLD.. . ..... .......... ...... . ....... .......... ....... .. ...3
PERU - Strike Resources - IRON ORE.. ...... ..... ......... . .... . . .... ....... ... .. . .... .......... ...... ..3
SLOVAKIA - Tournigan Gold - GOLD.......... ....... . ...... ... .... .......... ....... . ..... ...... . ....... . .4
ZAMBIA - African Eagle Resources - COPPER.. ........ ... . ....... . .... ....... .. ....... . . ............... .........4
COLUMBIA - Greystar Resources - GOLD/SILVER...... .......... .... ... . ........ .... ........... ........ ...... ..4
USA - Galway Resources - MOLYBDENUM/TUNGSTEN.......... .......... ... ... ...... ........... ...... .......... 5
CANADA - Geodex Minerals - TUNGSTEN/MOLYBDENUM/COPPER ..... . ................... ..... ...... . ..5
AUSTRALIA - Heron Resources - NICKEL.. . ... ..... .... ....... . . ... ......... .. . .......... .......... ....6
ARGENTINA - Minera Andes - COPPER. .......... .......... ...... ...... ..... . ..........
....... ............. 6
AUSTRALIA - Independence Group - GOLD. . ...... ...... .. ... . ....... ..... ............ . ................... ....6
RUSSIA Polymetal - GOLD
.6
FEASIBILITY STAGE
.. ..............7
BURKINA FASO - Goldbelt Resources - GOLD...... . ... . .... ..... .... .. .. .... .... ....... .... ....7
USA - Great Basin Gold - GOLD/SILVER....... .... . .... . . ............. .......... . ...... .......... .. ......7
AUSTRALIA - Moly Mines - MOLYBDENUM ... . ..... . ... . ........... . .. .......... .......... ....... .. .......8
CHINA - Golden China Resources - GOLD. . ...... ..... ... .... . ........... . ..... ...... . .................... ..... 8
AUSTRALIA - Goldstar Resources - GOLD.... .... . . .... . ........ . ... .... . ................... . ....... .......8
CANADA - Western Copper Corps - GOLD/SILVER.......... .......
. ....... . ... .... ..... ... ....... ....9
AUSTRALIA - Minotaur Exploration/ Helix Resources - GOLD/SILVER.. ................. . . . .. ....... . .....9
SOUTH AFRICA - Eastern Platinum - PGMs .... . .......... ............... . ...... ...... . .......... ....... . ....... .9
USA - American Lignite Energy/ Headwaters Energy Services/ Great River Energy/ The North American Coal
Corp LIGNITE.10
CHILE - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold / Codelco - COPPER.. ...... . ... . . ... ..... ................... ..10
USA - FutureGen Alliance - COAL........ . .... . ..... ............. ....... . .... ..... .. ............ .. ....... 10
CANADA - Atlantic Gold - GOLD......... ...... .......... .............. . ........ . . ...... . .. . ...... ........10
MEXICO - Baja Mining - COPPER/COBALT/ZINC/MANGANESE... ......... . ..... ........ ....... .......11
GREENLAND - True North Gems - RUBY.......... .... . ........... . ...... ..... . . . ..... . .......... ... ......12
CANADA - North American Tungsten Corp - TUNGSTEN.. ...... . ..... . ... ..... .. .. . ....... ....12
MONGOLIA - Western Prospector Group - URANIUM.. ......... . .... .. ........... . .............. ...... 12
ALGERIA - Terramin Australia - ZINC/LEAD. ... ....... ................ ....... .... ........... .. . ...... ....... ..13
INDONESIA - Finders Resources - GOLD/COPPER. ... . ....... . ..... .............. .......... .......... .13
COTE DIVOIRE - Etruscan Resources - GOLD...... . ...... .. ....... ....... . .... . .... ..... ... .... .....13
SAUDI ARABIA - ADV Group/ Bariq Mining - GOLD/COPPER ... . ................... ...... . ... ...... . ....13
BRAZIL - Mirabela Nickel - NICKEL....... .. ..... ........... .......... .
. .... ..... .... ....... .. .........14
PERU - Monterrico Metals - COPPER/MOLYBDENUM ........... ... . ...... . ....... .......... ...... ...........14
AUSTRALIA - Gindalbie Metals/ Anshan Iron & Steel Group - IRON ORE......... . ... . . ............... .........15
CANADA - Canadian Royalties - NICKEL/COPPER/PGM.................................... ........... ....... . ..............16
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likely to be in the market for equipment and services. ....... ..... .......... ...... . ...... . ...... ........ ...... ....... 1
PREFEASIBILITY
.......... ....... .....2
MEXICO - Tyler Resources - COPPER/GOLD..... ... . ... . .. ... . ..... .......... ...... .......... ......... ..2
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Harmony Gold - COPPER/GOLD........ . ....... ...... .......... . . ........... ... .3
PERU - Strike Resources - IRON ORE.. ... . .... . . ............. . .. . . ........ ....... .... ........... ... ...3
SLOVAKIA - Tournigan Gold - GOLD...... ...... .. .......... .... . ....... ....... . .......... .. . . ....... ......4
ZAMBIA - African Eagle Resources - COPPER...... ....... . .......... ... . ........ ....... ................. .......4
COLUMBIA - Greystar Resources - GOLD/SILVER.. ....... .... . . .......... ... ....................... . ....... .4
USA - Galway Resources - MOLYBDENUM/TUNGSTEN...... .......... . ...... . . ........... ................... .5
CANADA - Geodex Minerals - TUNGSTEN/MOLYBDENUM/COPPER . . ...... ........... ....... .......... .... 5
AUSTRALIA - Heron Resources - NICKEL.... ....... . .... . .... .. ..... .. ....... . ...... .... .... ........6
ARGENTINA - Minera Andes - COPPER........... ...... ... ........... ...... . .. . . ... ........ ............. ...6
AUSTRALIA - Independence Group - GOLD. .......... ........... ....... ... .. .......... ....... . ...... ..... ..... 6
.6
FEASIBILITY STAGE
.......... . ...7
BURKINA FASO - Goldbelt Resources - GOLD . . ........ . ..... . ..... ...... ........ . ...... ....... .. ....7
USA - Great Basin Gold - GOLD/SILVER.......... . ... ..... ... ....... .............. ... . . ...... ...... ........... ...7
AUSTRALIA - Moly Mines - MOLYBDENUM..... ................ .... ............. ........ ...... ........... ....... ..8
CHINA - Golden China Resources - GOLD. ...... .. . .... ... .......... . ...... .. . . ..... .......... . 8
AUSTRALIA - Goldstar Resources - GOLD
. .... ....................... . . . . ... . .......... ...... ...... ...8
CANADA - Western Copper Corps - GOLD/SILVER...... . . ... .... . . ........ .. . .. . .... .... ...........9
AUSTRALIA - Minotaur Exploration/ Helix Resources - GOLD/SILVER.. .... ... ....... . . . .............. .....9
SOUTH AFRICA - Eastern Platinum - PGMs .. ..................... . ......
. ....... .. ...... . ... ........ .....9
Corp LIGNITE.10
CHILE - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold / Codelco - COPPER.... ....... ... . .. .............. ..... . .. ...10
USA - FutureGen Alliance - COAL....... . . . ........ ................ .. .... . ............................. ....... ..... . 10
CANADA - Atlantic Gold - GOLD.. ..... .......... . ........... . ...................... .... ................. .... . . 10
MEXICO - Baja Mining - COPPER/COBALT/ZINC/MANGANESE. ......... . ...... ........... ... . ...........11
GREENLAND - True North Gems - RUBY .... ..... ....................... .......... . .. ........ . . .. ......12
CANADA - North American Tungsten Corp - TUNGSTEN....... . ...... ........... ........... . ... . .... ..12
MONGOLIA - Western Prospector Group - URANIUM.... .... . ....... ...... . ........ .. . .... .......... 12
ALGERIA - Terramin Australia - ZINC/LEAD. .... .... ....... ..... ... ............. ....... . ....... .... ...........13
INDONESIA - Finders Resources - GOLD/COPPER .... . . ... . ................... ...... .......... . ...... . .....13
COTE DIVOIRE - Etruscan Resources - GOLD. . .... . ...... ........... ...... ......... .......... ..... . .....13
SAUDI ARABIA - ADV Group/ Bariq Mining - GOLD/COPPER.. .......... ..... .......... .... ....... . ....13
BRAZIL - Mirabela Nickel - NICKEL...... .................. . ............. ..... ... . ... .............. .... . .. .... .14
PERU - Monterrico Metals - COPPER/MOLYBDENUM........ . ... . . ... .... .......... ....... . ...........14
AUSTRALIA - Gindalbie Metals/ Anshan Iron & Steel Group - IRON ORE......... ...... . . . ...... .. ..... .15
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likely to be in the market for equipment and services. .. ...... .. ...... .......... . .... ...... ......... .......... ........1
PREFEASIBILITY
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MEXICO - Tyler Resources - COPPER/GOLD. .... ... ....... . ....... ...... .. .... . ...... . ...... ..............2
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Harmony Gold - COPPER/GOLD...... . .. ...... ... .. ..... ...... . ... . .3
PERU - Strike Resources - IRON ORE.. .......... .... ... . ... . ... . ..... . ..... ...... . ...... ...... ...3
SLOVAKIA - Tournigan Gold - GOLD...... ... . . ... .. .... ....... ......... ......... . .. ... . . . .......4
ZAMBIA - African Eagle Resources - COPPER.... ....... ....... ..... .. ..... ..... . ..... .......... .. ..... ..4
COLUMBIA - Greystar Resources - GOLD/SILVER. . . ......... .... . ...... . ... . ...... . . .. ...... ..4
USA - Galway Resources - MOLYBDENUM/TUNGSTEN. . .......... ............. . ...... ...... ..... . .5
CANADA - Geodex Minerals - TUNGSTEN/MOLYBDENUM/COPPER .. .... .... .......... ...... . ...... . 5
AUSTRALIA - Heron Resources - NICKEL. ....... ...... ..... .. ............ ........ ...... ........... ..... ...........6
ARGENTINA - Minera Andes - COPPER................... . ........ . . ... .. .... . .... ........... ............. ........ 6
AUSTRALIA - Independence Group - GOLD.............. ....... ... ....... . ... .... ..... ............. .... ........ .6
.6
FEASIBILITY STAGE
........ ....... 7
BURKINA FASO - Goldbelt Resources - GOLD.... ..
... .......... . ... . . .. . ..... . . 7
USA - Great Basin Gold - GOLD/SILVER....... . ........... . ......... ............. . ........... ... ...... ..... ...... ..7
AUSTRALIA - Moly Mines - MOLYBDENUM.. . . .. .......... .......... ...... . ...... ..... . ........... ... .....8
CHINA - Golden China Resources - GOLD.............. . . . ... ........... .... ...... .... ..... .......... . .... 8
AUSTRALIA - Goldstar Resources - GOLD. ...... ...... . .......... ...... ........... ....... ................... . ..... ..8
CANADA - Western Copper Corps - GOLD/SILVER................. . . . ... . ......... ..... ...... ....... . 9
AUSTRALIA - Minotaur Exploration/ Helix Resources - GOLD/SILVER.. . ...... ..... ... .... . ........... . ....9
SOUTH AFRICA - Eastern Platinum - PGMs . .................. . ..... .... ... ......... .......... ...... . ..... .....9
Corp LIGNITE.10
CHILE - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold / Codelco - COPPER... .. . .... ............. .... ... .. . . .....10
USA - FutureGen Alliance - COAL............. .. . ... . ........ ..... ...... .. ................... .. ...... ....... ....10
CANADA - Atlantic Gold - GOLD.. . ..... .... .......... ...... ..... . .. ... ..... . ....... . .... . .. ..10
MEXICO - Baja Mining - COPPER/COBALT/ZINC/MANGANESE. .................. ..... ... . . . .. .... .11
GREENLAND - True North Gems - RUBY.. ..... . .......... ... . . ... . .... ....... ..... .. . .........12
CANADA - North American Tungsten Corp - TUNGSTEN.... .... .. .............. ............. ... ....... . ....12
MONGOLIA - Western Prospector Group - URANIUM.......... .. ....... ..... .............. ..... .......... ... ....12
ALGERIA - Terramin Australia - ZINC/LEAD..... . ................. ..... . ...... ....... .. ....... ...... .. ..13
INDONESIA - Finders Resources - GOLD/COPPER... ..... ....... ..... ...... . ...... . ..... ..... . ........13
COTE DIVOIRE - Etruscan Resources - GOLD. ...... ...... . ....... . ... ........ ................... .... 13
SAUDI ARABIA - ADV Group/ Bariq Mining - GOLD/COPPER. . ...... . ...... .. .. . ..... ...... ...........13
BRAZIL - Mirabela Nickel - NICKEL...... ........ . .......... . . ....... .......... ..... ....... . ...... . ...... .14
PERU - Monterrico Metals - COPPER/MOLYBDENUM. ...... .......... ....... .......... ......... ... . .. ..... ..14
AUSTRALIA - Gindalbie Metals/ Anshan Iron & Steel Group - IRON ORE...... ........... ...... . .......... ... . .15
CANADA - Canadian Royalties - NICKEL/COPPER/PGM. ......... ... ........... . ............. ........ . .... ......16
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PROJECT NEWS
likely to be in the market for equipment and services. .. . ................... .......... ...... . ..... ...... . ....... .. ... ...1
PREFEASIBILITY
... ....... .....2
MEXICO - Tyler Resources - COPPER/GOLD. ...... ...... . ..... . ...... .......... .......... .... ....... . .....2
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Harmony Gold - COPPER/GOLD. ..... . . .... . ...... . ........ . ... . ...........3
PERU - Strike Resources - IRON ORE.... ... . .... . . ..... .................. ....... . ....... ... ...... .. ...3
SLOVAKIA - Tournigan Gold - GOLD.. .. ............. ........... .. . . .... ....... .... . . .... . ..... . ..4
ZAMBIA - African Eagle Resources - COPPER . .. .... . ..... ........ ...... . ....... . ...... ....... . .......4
COLUMBIA - Greystar Resources - GOLD/SILVER. . ..... ...... . ...... .......... ......... ...... .. ....... ......4
USA - Galway Resources - MOLYBDENUM/TUNGSTEN.. ..... .. . ...... ...... . ...... ......... ..... .....5
CANADA - Geodex Minerals - TUNGSTEN/MOLYBDENUM/COPPER .......... ... . .... ... ..................5
AUSTRALIA - Heron Resources - NICKEL ... ...... .. . .. .......... .......... ...... ..... . ...... ... ..6
ARGENTINA - Minera Andes - COPPER...... .... . . .......... ... .. .... ....... ................. ... . .. .... ....6
AUSTRALIA - Independence Group - GOLD.. ..... ... . ... . . ... ............. .. .... . .... ........... ............6
.6
FEASIBILITY STAGE
.......... . ...7
BURKINA FASO - Goldbelt Resources - GOLD.. .. ...... .......... .............. . .. ..... . . . .... . .... .7
USA - Great Basin Gold - GOLD/SILVER.. .......... . ..... .... . ...... ..... .... .......... ...... . ....... ......7
AUSTRALIA - Moly Mines - MOLYBDENUM.. .. ..... . ...... ....... .. ..... . .. ..... ....... ......... ..8
CHINA - Golden China Resources - GOLD..... . ...... ..... .......... . .... . ....... ... .. .... .... ..... .... .8
AUSTRALIA - Goldstar Resources - GOLD..... ........... ...... . ..... . ...... ...... .............. .... . .. . ...8
CANADA - Western Copper Corps - GOLD/SILVER. ...... ... .. . ........................... . .. ..... ....... ....9
AUSTRALIA - Minotaur Exploration/ Helix Resources - GOLD/SILVER. ...... .. ....... ...... ......... ..... . .9
SOUTH AFRICA - Eastern Platinum - PGMs . ......... .. . .. ....... ...... ........ .......... ......... ...... . . ...9
Corp LIGNITE.10
CHILE - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold / Codelco - COPPER...... . ...... .......... .......... ....... . .... . ...10
USA - FutureGen Alliance - COAL ... ... . ...... ........... ..... ... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...... .. ....10
CANADA - Atlantic Gold - GOLD................. .... ... .. ............. ....... ... . ...... .......... ...... .. ..... 10
MEXICO - Baja Mining - COPPER/COBALT/ZINC/MANGANESE...... ..... . . ... . ... ..... ...........11
GREENLAND - True North Gems - RUBY.. ..... .. .. .. . . ... .... ........... .... . ... ... .......12
CANADA - North American Tungsten Corp - TUNGSTEN.......... .......... ........... .... . .... . . ... . .... 12
MONGOLIA - Western Prospector Group - URANIUM.......... . .. .......... ................... .. ..... .. . ....12
ALGERIA - Terramin Australia - ZINC/LEAD. .... ......... . ..... .............. . ........... ............. ... ......13
INDONESIA - Finders Resources - GOLD/COPPER...... . ... . ...... ...... . .......... . ...... . ........13
COTE DIVOIRE - Etruscan Resources - GOLD. ..... . . .. ..... . ............. ... . ........ . . ....13
SAUDI ARABIA - ADV Group/ Bariq Mining - GOLD/COPPER.. ...... .............. ...... ..... ................... ...13
BRAZIL - Mirabela Nickel - NICKEL.. .... .. ... . . ........ . ... ..................... . .......... ...... ..... . .14
PERU - Monterrico Metals - COPPER/MOLYBDENUM. . ........... .................. . ....... .......... ...... ..14
AUSTRALIA - Gindalbie Metals/ Anshan Iron & Steel Group - IRON ORE. ..... ...... ...... . ....... ...... .....15
CANADA - Canadian Royalties - NICKEL/COPPER/PGM ...... .. . . ... . ...... ........... ..... ..... .16
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