Turkey operates its first overland conveyor with horizontal curves
An 8.5-km (5-mile) conveyor has gone into operation in western Turkey to economically transport crushed lignite from the mine area to a power plant. This conveyor has replaced trucks as the principal mode of transporting the lignite. One principal element of Turkish government policy is the country's commitment to increase electricity supplies for mining and other industries. Lignite is an important source of electric power supply in Turkey. Production was about 48 Mt (53 million st) in 1987, amounting to more than 20% of the total power supply in Turkey. In the western Anatolia supply network, it plays a major role for power generation. Deposits are located in the Soma region of western Turkey. The lignite is of low quality, deposits are scattered, and the terrain is difficult and hilly. These conditions demand an economical and technically feasible method of transporting the raw material from mining areas to the central thermal power plant. The Soma power plant is located about 120 km (75 mile) northeast of Izmir, near the coast of Aegean Sea.
- Research Organization:
- Krupp Industrietechnik GmbH, Mining and Handling Equipment Subdivision, D-1400, Duisburg (DE)
- OSTI ID:
- 6182197
- Journal Information:
- Min. Eng. (Littleton, Colo.); (United States), Vol. 41:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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