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March 2015
MODERN MINING
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MATERIALS
HANDLING
South Africa up and running
Above:
The system collects
ore from two separate
stockpiles and transports it
to the stockpile feeding the
concentrator.
Centre:
The completed Dee-
bar Rail-Veyor® at the mine
in North West Province.
Traction is provided by a number of equally spaced, energy efficient, dual drive stations, together with tyres in contact with the side drive plates of the cars, thus
providing forward thrust.
Phakisa because it proved to be more economic
on both capex and opex costs than the possible
alternatives – either a conventional conveyor or
a conventional loco system. In the case of the
North West project, Desmond Soekoe believes
the decisive factor influencing the mine’s deci-
sion to go with Deebar Rail-Veyor
®
is the low
projected operating costs. “The systemwill save
on electricity and will also cut labour costs, as
it is entirely automated and requires only a
single operator,” he explains.” He believes that
the Rail-Veyor
®
will deliver a much lower opex
than a conventional conveyor.
The North West installation incorporates