Green and Smart Mining Engineering

Particularly as the mining depth increases, the ground stress increases linearly or nonlinearly, the ground temperature rises, and the rock mass becomes hard and brittle, which brings about many technical problems in transportation, ventilation and cooling, and filling processes, further increasing the difficulty of making hard rock mines ...

Celebrating 45 years of developing world-renowned hoisting …

Since his first job in 1977 with Swedish mining company Boliden before joining ABB, Bengt Hedlund has spent more than 45 years developing world-renowned technologies focus on hoisting aftermarket and service that have made underground mining safer and more reliable. Bengt talks about hoists with enthusiasm, curiosity and care.

More Than a Hundred Years Experience of Mine Hoist

experience of mine hoists ðcovers over a century. Up to 1936 the company concentrated on the drive and control systems for mine hoists, while various engineering firms were responsible for the mechanical parts. Over the years mine hoists of various types were developed. A major advance oc- curred in the mid 1940s with the introduction

Risk mitigation strategies for automated current and future mine hoists

Mine hoists command systems are safety-related electrical control systems (SRECS) in the sense that they implement safety functions in order to maintain the safety of the controlled equipment. A safety function is a function of a machine whose failure can result in an immediate increase of the risk (ISO 12100, 2010). As a SRECS, it uses ...

ABB mine hoists to support safe and efficient copper

Located in the Maden district of Elaziğ, the mine is currently under development and is expected to be fully operational within the next three years. With the opening of the new mine, integrating comprehensive and efficient solutions Eti Bakır A.Ş. anticipates an increase of almost 30 percent of its total cathode production, reaching a total ...

Deep mining

Ground mounted friction hoist. Drum hoists can be single-layer, where just one layer of rope is wound on; but for deep lifts they need to be multi-layer, with several layers of rope wound on top of each other. ... like on the new North Yorkshire Polyhalite mine that is under construction. That mine is a brand-new project on a site ...

Design of a Hoisting System for a Small Scale Mine☆

The mine was established in 2010 and has been operational since then. It employs over thirty workers. The mine has a current production capacity of approximately 5 kilograms of gold per month. Its shaft is 86 metres deep. Like most small scale mines, the mine does not have the proper equipment for transporting personnel and ore in the shaft.

Underground Mine Hoist

I. Product details: product execution standard: 2JK series underground mine hoists are designed and manufactured according to the enterprise standard of Q / HBWF003 Single Rope Wound Mine Hoist, the industry standard of AQ1035-2007 Safety Inspection Specification For Single Rope Wound Mine Hoist For Coal Mine, the national standard of GB / t20961-2007 Single …

Recent Developments in Mine Hoists Drives1

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MINE HOISTS DRIVES 1161 JOURNAL OF MINING SCIENCE Vol. 51 No. 6 2015 3. BRAKING METHODS TRADITIONALLY APPLIED Plugging or counter-current braking [4] is not generally applied in mine hoist as a large amount of electrical energy is dissipated as heat by the rotor resistances, high line currents demands good quality

Hoisting System

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ABB Ability™ NGX Hoist Control system

That's why we have built ABB Ability™ NGX Hoist Control, an optimized and unified global hoist control system that gives you an improved user experience, improved reliability, higher levels of protection, and more flexibility than ever.

Mining Hoists

Today's high-efficiency mines rely on effective hoisting and transportation systems to move people, goods, and equipment. Having the right hoists and safety equipment is essential for growing your operation while …

UNDERGROUND MINING Mine hoist disc brake systems …

• Friction hoists • Single drum hoists • Double drum hoists • Shaft sinking hoists For modernization of mine hoists delivered by other suppliers, ABB can also supply stand-alone disc brake system packages. These packages can then be integrated into the existing mine hoist control system. Brake requirements and functionality

Underground Mining Transportation & Haulage Systems

At 19 open-stope mines, transportation averaged 26.3 percent of the total underground cost; at 19 mines employing shrinkage stoping, 22.65 percent; at 3 mines employing block caving, 21.03 percent; at 8 mines employing square-set stoping, 12.77 percent; and at 4 mines employing cut-and-fill stoping, 12.9 percent.

ABB Care for hoisting

This is the most comprehensive ABB Care plan for mine hoists, whereby ABB handles all the maintenance of your hoist system. ... Under this plan, ABB can guarantee the availability of your mine hoist. In addition to the predictive digital suite, the ABB Care for hoisting TOTAL includes a number of benefits that will help future-proof your hoist ...

Underground Mining Equipment | Timberland …

We are renowned for mining hoists and winches used in a number of applications including shaft sinking and tunneling, sheaves and blocks, mine rescue systems as well as conveyor belt tensioning systems.

Methods of improving power indices of electric drive …

over the active rectifier in the frequency-controlled drive of underground mine hoists. 1 Introduction Kryvyi Rih iron ore basin is a large producer of iron ore and raw materials for metallurgical enterprises (pellets, ... published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ...

30 CFR Part 57 -- Safety and Health …

Chapter I —Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; ... Hoists. § 57.6205: Conveying explosives by hand. Use—Surface and Underground: 57.6300 – 57.6312 ... Bonding metal pipelines to ground return circuits. § 57.12082: Isolation of powerlines. § 57.12083:

The history of the Ross Hoists

The price of gold had increased under the Gold Reserve Act of 1934. And mine planners had discovered a south-plunging ore body known as 9 Ledge, with ore averaging 0.269 ounces of gold per ton. ... Manufacturing the Ross hoists. The original Ross hoists were manufactured at 's Milwaukee manufacturing plant. Before the parts were ...

The hoisting system is the heart of underground mines

A hoist completing one cycle is lifting one skip from 900 metres up to ground level in 120 seconds; if the underground mining production exceeds the hoist capacity by 5% for a peak lasting a …

Mining Equipment | Mining Equipment

Mine Hoists International is a fully-owned subsidiary of Mining Equipment. Based in North Bay, Ontario, Mine Hoists boasts a large selection of used mine hoists and stage winches. We have more than 35 mine hoists and 60 stage winches, up to …

RUC Mining and Rockwell Automation harness energy …

RUC Mining introduces innovative regenerative energy storage solution for mine hoists utilising Rockwell Automation PowerFlex drive systems Underground mining hoists, or winders, are powerful machines used to raise and lower minerals and materials in a mine shaft. They allow efficient vertical transport of materials, which would otherwise require larger machinery and …

Underground Mining Equipment | Timberland …

Timberland has a 40-year history of serving the largest mines around the globe. We are renowned for mining hoists and winches used in a number of applications including shaft sinking and tunneling, sheaves and blocks, mine rescue …

Mine hoist systems

ABB's range of mine hoists covers all mine hoist applications. For high capacity mines operating at depths in excess of 1600 meters, multi-rope friction hoists are a common mine hoist …

UNDERGROUND MINING ABB Ability™ Performance …

performance across the mining enterprise. Col - lectively, this framework helps mining end-users achieve the most efficient design, build and oper-ation of any mining or mineral processing facility. With ABB Ability™ Collaborative services, ABB specialists can be connected with in-house teams, either remotely or on-site and in real-time,

Complete mine shaft equipment from FLS

Effective mine shaft equipment selection is a key factor in keeping efficiency high and workers protected in underground mining. Our complete and customisable range of headframe and …

UNDERGROUND MINING Mine hoist disc brake systems …

ABB's many developments and features on mine hoist disc brake systems have greatly improved the safety, availability and productivity of mine hoist systems. Currently, many older mine …

ABB to deliver mine hoists to Eti Bakir underground mine

ABB has signed a contract for the delivery of mine hoists to Eti Bakir's underground copper mine in Türkiye. ... Located in the Maden district of Elazig, the mine is currently under development and is expected to be fully operational within the next three years. With the opening of the new mine, integrating comprehensive and efficient ...

Innovative mine hoists from FLS

A mine hoisting system is used to transport materials and personnel between the surface and an underground mine. Operating within a vertical hoisting shaft, the hoisting systems is a critical …

Mine Shaft Hoists for Sale | Drum Hoists | Friction Hoists …

Savona Equipment is your source for New, Used, and Reconditioned Mine Shaft Hoists of many types, sizes, and brands for your underground mining operations. All our refurbished mine …