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In-pit movable crushing/conveying systems

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5172614
Many mature open pit mines throughout the world can probably achieve a marked reduction in overall mining costs by installing movable gyratory crushing and conveying systems within the pit. Truck haulage would be limited to transporting material for the short distance between the working face and the nearest crusher module. The work of elevating the materials is handled by belt conveyors which have much greater efficiency than haul trucks. The technology for this more economical method of crushing and transporting hard rock materials is available today and several forward-looking mines can be expected to install some variation of this system in the near future.
OSTI ID:
5172614
Report Number(s):
CONF-8210161-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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