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AUMUND Transport Solution with Bucket

Elevator and Bulk Material Receiving Unit at
Nickel Mine in New Caledonia
Rheinberg, June 2015

With a combination of a chain bucket elevator and a Samson® bulk

material receiving unit, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH persuaded the
people in charge at the French ERAMET Group, the supplier of the
Doniambo nickel mine. ERAMET is a world leader in alloying metals,
particularly manganese and nickel, and in high-quality metallurgy. In
addition, ERAMET has major research and development projects in new
business lines with high growth potential, such as titanium dioxide,
zircon, lithium, niobium and the rare earths, as well as recycling. The
group employs about 14,000 people in 20 countries.

Example of a Samson® bulk material receiving unit from AUMUND

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The AUMUND bucket elevator with an axis-centre distance of approximately

40 metres and the Samson® bulk material receiving unit 800 (CC 11.5 metres)
resume the transport of pit coal with a capacity of 300 tons per hour. The
Samson® bulk material receiving unit 800 was completely assembled at the
AUMUND production line in Rheinberg. Afterwards it was sent on the
approximately 16,000 kilometres sea voyage to New Caledonia.

With the explosion protected version of the AUMUND bucket elevator, the
roller bearings were moved to the exterior. For a controlled discharge of the
pressure to atmosphere, decompression units like blow-out disks and Q-boxes
have been installed. The blow-out disks have been installed with a distance of
six metres in between and provide for a controlled discharge of the pressure
building up in case of an explosion. That way they protect the load bearing
casing construction of the bucket elevator. Since the movement of people
cannot be avoided entirely at the foot of the bucket elevator, Q-boxes were
installed there as decompression units. They eliminate flames and heat in
case of an explosion pressure relief and thus make an ideal placement of the
machines possible.

The Q-box is a cost-efficient protection of units with little stability and large
areas of pressure relief. The rectangular connection profile is adjusted to the
dimensions of the standard blow-out disks. The system functions
maintenance-free and without running costs. In case of interior installation of
conveyors, the Q-box is the more economical alternative compared to blow-off
channels.

The Samson® bulk material receiving unit provides a more economical

alternative to fixed units. The machine is capable to receive the bulk material
directly from excavator shovels or tipper trucks. The conveyor with a wide
design has a very low loading height, enabling a truck to unload the bulk
material directly into the receiving area. The material can be unloaded directly
without intermediate storage and will be transported by conveyor directly from
the truck to the installation. It can either be conveyed continuously to a
downstream conveyor system – in this case the chain bucket elevator – or it
can be stockpiled within the installation.
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About the AUMUND Group

The AUMUND Group is active worldwide. The conveying and storage specialists have special
expertise at their disposal when dealing with bulk materials. With their high degree of
individuality, both its technically sophisticated as well as innovative products have contributed to
the AUMUND Group today being a market leader in many areas of conveying and storage
technology. The manufacturing companies AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH (Rheinberg,
Germany), SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), SAMSON Materials
Handling Ltd. (Ely, England), as well as AUMUND Logistic GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany) are
consolidated under the umbrella of the AUMUND Group. In conjunction with the headquarters of
the manufacturing companies, the global conveying and storage technology business is
spearheaded through a total of eight locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America.

Sales contact

AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH

Division Minerals & Mining
Saalhoffer Straße 17
47495 Rheinberg / Germany
minerals@aumund.de
www.aumund.com

Press contact

AUMUND Holding B.V.

Wilhelminapark 40
5911 EE Venlo / The Netherlands
Phone: +31 77 32 00 111
marketing@aumund-holding.nl
www.aumund.com