Introduction of large-scale maintenance planning for surface mining operations

Conference · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Univ. Ky., Off. Eng. Serv., (Bull.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5478046

Lukovic, S; Gozon, J S

The importance of maintenance in the modern mining industry must be faced squarely by the technical staff and the management of each company before any real progress can be made in organizing a maintenance program for maximum effectiveness. In most cases, surface coal mine operators consider a simplified system which includes servicing and maintaining machinery on the job site. With considerable advance in equipment design toward larger, more complex, and more productive units a tendency becomes obvious, namely that the operating costs go down as the excavating device gets larger and the maintenance costs increase with the larger units. In order to establish a reliable production system, comprising all the units involved from overburden removal to reclamation phase, and keep the total cost to a minimum, new ideas in maintenance planning should be taken into consideration. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to address a few of the most important issues relevant to the introduction of large-scale maintenance planning for surface mining operations. Among the others, system reliability parameters, factors affecting the maintainability of the excavating machines, cost consequences and record keeping practice are discussed in this presentation. 8 references, 3 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Ohio State Univ., Columbus
• OSTI ID: 5478046
• Report Number(s): CONF-851213-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Univ. Ky., Off. Eng. Serv., (Bull.); (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REPAIR
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