Production drilling

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · World Mining Equipment; (United States)

OSTI ID:5086221

This paper is actually a composite of two papers dealing with automation and computerized control of underground mining equipment. The paper primarily discusses drills, haulage equipment, and tunneling machines. It compares performance and cost benefits of conventional equipment to the new automated methods. The company involved are iron ore mining companies in Scandinavia. The papers also discusses the different equipment using air power, water power, hydraulic power, and computer power. The different drill rigs are compared for performance and cost.

• OSTI ID: 5086221
• Journal Information: World Mining Equipment; (United States), Vol. 17:3; ISSN 0746-729X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
DRILLS
AUTOMATION
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
TUNNELING MACHINES
CAVING MINING
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MINING
ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS
ON-LINE SYSTEMS
UNDERGROUND MINING
422000* - Engineering- Mining & Underground Engineering- (1980-)