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