Booysendal Platinum (Pty) Ltd. (Booysendal), a subsidiary of Northam Platinum Ltd. (Northam), a South African based platinum and chrome producer, is currently expanding mining capacity at its Booysendal mining concession. Key to the success of this expansion is the cost effective, reliable, safe and environmentally low impact transport of ore over topographically challenging terrain, from mining modules in the south ...
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Since 2005 a RopeCon® system of Doppelmayr Transport Technology GmbH, Wolfurt/Austria, has been transporting inert material along a long-stretched valley at the Tüfentobel landfill site, which will eventually be backfilled (Figure 1). The belt is being extended in several stages. It discharges the material onto a debris cone directly where it is to be used. Finally in March 2016, a ...
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The El Limón-Guajes gold ore pit of Minera Media Luna, S.A. de C.V. (MML), 100 % owned subsidiary of Torex Gold Resources Inc., is located approximately 180 km south-west of Mexico City in the state of Guerrero/Mexico. The ore mined at the two pits of El Limón and Guajes is processed in one central processing plant. The El Limón pit, however, ...
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Open-pit mining often relies on excavators and trucks for the extraction and subsequent removal and transport of the material. Diesel is the standard energy source used to run the machinery. This mining method has several disadvantages, i. e. high operating costs for fuel, personnel, accommodation, travelling and maintenance, a high safety risk caused by the effects of the weather or ...
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