BEUMER Groups\u2019, Beckum\/Germany, U.S. subsidiary, the BEUMER Corporation, has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a nearly 6.5 km overland conveyor at Knight Hawk Coal\u2019s Prairie Eagle Mine in Illinois (Figure 1).<\/p>\n
The Knight Hawk project is a strategic win for BEUMER, allowing the company to broaden its mining sector footprint, according to Brad Williams, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for BEUMER\u2019s Conveying & Loading Division, based in the Kansas City area. \u201cWe are very accustomed to handling coal and coal residuals in the power industry, but we are excited about the opportunity to focus on a project directly in the coal mining sector,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n
The curved troughed belt conveyor will carry coal from Knight Hawk\u2019s new underground mine portal to its main coal preparation plant at Prairie Eagle. The overland conveyor will allow Knight Hawk to seal a portion of its underground mine and bring coal to the surface near its current mining activities. Commissioning of the new conveying system is scheduled for April 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project is right up BEUMER\u2019s alley from a technology standpoint, as it will become our third overland curved troughed belt conveyor installed in North America in the last five years,\u201d Williams said. \u201cOur curved conveyor technology allows for a single-flight system that costs less to install and operate than a conventional conveying system, and will offer Knight Hawk long-term financial and environmental benefits when compared with trucking.\u201d<\/p>\n