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COVER STORY
December 2015
MODERN MINING
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Coal Terminal
Above:
A Sandvik PD200
stacker/reclaimer in action.
Two units of this type
have been ordered for the
Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
a high level of customisation to ensure the
machines meet operational specifications.
Where possible they will also need to interface
directly with current infrastructure in order
to avoid costly and time consuming rebuilds.
With the shiploaders’ design capacities at a
maximum 11 000 tons per hour and the stacker/
reclaimers able to process a maximum 6 000
tons per hour for stacking and reclaiming, the
behemoth-sized machines are an ideal fit for
the project requirements.
All-around solution
The Sandvik PL300 shiploader is a rail-borne,
gantry-mounted, telescopic-boom shiploader
with a steep luffing function that is designed
to cover all hatches on vessels ranging from
40 000 DWT Handymax up to 175 000 DWT
Capesize. During berthing operations of the ves-
sels, the shiploader boom can be simply raised
out of the way to reduce any risk of collision.
The Sandvik PD200 stacker/reclaimer pro-
vides efficient use of available space as a result
of its innovative design. It is a rocker-type,
heavy-duty machine that minimises the migra-
tion of the centre of gravity in operation to
allow very high capacities and an economical
rail gauge to be used while also maximising the
usable width of the stockyard.
Richard Von Moltke, Lead Electrical and
Instrumentation Engineer for Sandvik Mining,
explains that the new substation is designed to
optimise the network with built-in flexibility
to isolate production areas. This makes recon-
figuration possible as the old system could not
Below:
The PD200 stacker/
reclaimer has a maximum
capacity of 6 000 tons per
hour.