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Transport Management of conveyors

Material transport is one of the major components of a bulk mining system. It plays a major partin mining operation also. Selection of mining equipment and assessment of production along with its fleet to cope up with available exit route and ultimate output guide a mine in proper way.These fundamental processes are commonly referred to as 'unit operations' and comprise fragmentation, loading, and haulage/transportation.

“The selection of the most appropriate material transport system can have a significant bearing on the success of a mining project."

There are also a numbers of auxiliary unit operations (such as site preparation and provision for services). The ores are first mined from multiple ore locations, and then sent to the corresponding dressing plant/washery/crushers to produce ore concentrate, which will be sent to different distribution center of attention, and finally fulfill the customers' demands.

Some transport system offers:

a) Complete technological systems for continuous transport of bulk materials

b) Conveyors: belt conveyors (including man-riding conveyors), bucket conveyors, drag conveyors, screw conveyors

c) Complete material and man transportation systems by means of suspended monorail or floor rail system with diesel-powered locomotives or rope winches, track locomotives

d) Complete rail routes for suspended monorail and floor rail systems for rope-driven or diesel-powered locomotives

Fleet management within mining activity zone is a sensitive issue, which covers the followings:

a) Route Planning

b) GPS Tracking of Vehicles

c) View vehicle on map

d) Trip Sheet of Driver and Vehicle

e) Maintenance Plan

f) Performance History

A wide range of logistics and transport management software are available with different agencies. However, applicability depends upon geographical location and geological status of the mines.