Coal handling system for the Cerrejon Coal Project

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Prepr., Soc. Min. Eng. AIME; (United States)

OSTI ID:6175496

Croote, R A; Zambrano, J A

The objective of the Cerrejon Coal Project is to mine and export a minimum of 15 million metric tons per year of bituminous coal from the Guajira Pennisula in Colombia, South America. Major components of the project will include an open pit mine, 150 km railroad, marine terminal for storage and shipping, and accommodations for the support personnel. This paper primarily reviews the coal handling facilities at the mine and port which will include crushers, conveyors, silos, stacker/reclaimers, and a shiploader. Of special interest is the design concept for unloading bottom-dump railcars, a programmable controller control system with automatic stacking and reclaiming, a linear-type shiploader, and 2.4m wide conveyors running at 5 m/sec.

• Research Organization: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
• OSTI ID: 6175496
• Report Number(s): CONF-831009-
• Journal Information: Prepr., Soc. Min. Eng. AIME; (United States), Vol. 83-323; Conference: Society of Mining Engineers of AIME fall meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 19 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL PREPARATION
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
CONVEYORS
DESIGN
EXPORTS
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HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
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