Modern Mining March 2015

MATERIALS HANDLING

operating parameters stipulated by the client.” Another plus he points to is the flexibility of the Deebar Rail-Veyor ® . Rails can be added and drive stations relocated to meet operat- ing requirements while production is easily increased by simply adding additional trains (although the maximum number of trains will obviously be constrained by the total length of track). Moreover, the variable speed drive system allows for the speed to be varied at dif- ferent stages of the route in order to achieve specific tonnages. Summing up, Soekoe says the Deebar Rail- Veyor ® is a world-beater with the potential to revolutionise materials handling in min- ing (and indeed other industries). “With two installations in place, the technology can now be considered as mature and we’re now ready to roll it out in earnest to the mining industry, with the initial focus being on min- ing operations in Southern Africa. In fact, we are currently in very serious discussions with three separate clients to install the Deebar Rail- Veyor ® at four separate projects, three in South Africa and one in Zambia. I feel confident that we will soon be announcing further orders.” 

The Deebar Rail-Veyor® at the Phakisa gold mine in the Free State has been running since 2007.

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