In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors historically with direct current drives utilizing Ward Leonard control machines and later solid state converters thyristors however modern large hoists use nbsp
Quality solutions delivered Mine shaft systems equipment Ore Skips 4 7 Cages 8 9 Rebuilds Refurbishes 10 11 Materials Handling Car Cage 12 13 Guide Rollers 14 15 Rope Sheaves 16 17 Measuring amp Loading Stations 18 19 Ross Chain Feeders 20 21 Mine Haulage 22 23 Mine Hoists
Underground mining equipments require a great deal more modifications than above ground equipments due to the limited work space and intricate underground tunneling procedures Coal mining equipments often include the use of a hoist which move material from underground excavation sites along a shaft and above nbsp
Complete mine hoist systems ABB has more than 70 years 39 experience of producing advanced mine hoists and offers a complete range of hoists including single drum double drum and friction hoists for use as auxiliary skip or cage hoists and for shaft sinking Main features in ABB 39 s deliveries Mechanical equipment with nbsp
Completion of the shaft hoisting system from planning to successful commissioning within only two years underground copper and uranium mine Olympic Dam The deposits concerned are enormous approx Assembly and start up with the customer 39 s main contractor dESign The Olympic Dam Shaft 3 is designed as nbsp
After years of construction work we were pleased to celebrate the beginning of shaft hoisting operations as part of our 589 million underground project at an event held on site on 25 June 2014 Our new The decline will continue to be used as the main access point for our underground workforce for the life of the mine
A list of hoist and hoist related equipment suppliers and a job description for a hoist operator mechanic are given They are mounted right above the mine shaft or at the top of headframe thus requiring less space than drum hoists Here one drum with smaller diameter than the main drum is used to balance the hoist 5
Headgears and mine winches An overview of a mine shaft Study Figure 3 on the following page This picture shows a mine 39 s lifting system The whole lifting system is called the headgear There are four main parts to a mine 39 s headgear Part 1 The winch or hoist is in a winding house This part of the system is used to wind nbsp
Lift your productivity in a safe way ABB has the unique capability to design supply install and provide long term service and support of entire mine hoist mechanical and electrical systems including friction hoist single and double drum hoists as well as Blair multi rope hoists We also supply the shaft equipment necessary nbsp
Originally the shaft had three compartments two for hoisting and a pipe compartment Early in its development it was decided to use this new shaft as a main hoisting shaft Long before the shaft was completed connecting drifts were being driven from the Lowell Mine and the Gardner Mine A crosscut was driven under nbsp
importance The mine hoist will be used throughout dictate that multi layer winding is necessary the project from the removal of excavated rock from the single drum hoist must have a divider to the shaft and repository to the lowering of the allow a separate compartment for each rope If radioactive waste into the repository nbsp
5 Apr 2011 This article was prepared for the Queen 39 s University Mine Design Wiki Page The following article is regarding the design of underground mine hoisting systems Mine hoisting systems are comprised of five major components hoists conveyances wire ropes shafts and headframes Each of these nbsp
MDG 42 2 Guideline for person riding hoists in Gem mines Part 2 Maintenance Produced by Mine Safety Operations Branch Industry and Investment NSW April 2011 use of person riding hoists in gem mines and provides practical guidance to stop people e Check the input and output shafts for lift and play
Headgears are laid out to match your mine 39 s shaft and hoist configurations always conforming to internationally accepted codes and standards They can be steel or concrete situated on the surface or underground We can help you fully automate rock handling in the shafts maximizing output while reducing the need for nbsp
The mine shaft with its hoisting equipment can be a bottleneck for the mine 39 s production – a place where maximum transportation of people and material in compliance Increased focus on the site conditions for each mine shaft After the conceptual design of the complete winder and taking main production data such as
Industry Advisory Committee Guidance on the selection installation maintenance and use of steel wire ropes in vertical mine shafts Winding ropes 9 The main items to be considered in choosing a winding rope are ropes safety Part 7 Locked coil ropes for mine hoists is currently being
11 Feb 2017 It must also be decided whether the hoisting is to be done in one shift or in all of them As an example assume an output of 400 tons per 10 hours shaft with two compartments 1000 ft deep hoisting in balance time available for hoisting 6 h engine can hoist load in 1 5 min and time to change cars 0 5 nbsp
quot conveyance quot means any structure raised or lowered by a mine hoist in a shaft and includes a bucket a quot headframe quot means a structure at the top of a mine shaft which carries the sheaves for the hoisting ropes The chief inspector may authorize the installation of a main fan underground subject to such tests and nbsp
drum and at the drum spout and ii of the hoisting ropes of a friction hoist within the attachments at the shaft conveyance or counterweight in accordance with a procedure established by the employer 41 Employer to designate worker to make examination An employer at a mine where a hoist is in use shall designate a nbsp
Sunshine Mining Co Kellogg lD W G McCoy McCoy Engineering Spokane WA ABSTRACT Technology to enhance safety during mine hoisting has been channels and one digital channel and provides optically isolated serial data output The analog charmels are configured as a 16 bit full bridge strain gauge nbsp
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 shaft hoists will be completely disassembled and inspected Any parts that are broken or worn will be fully repaired or replaced as nbsp
underground mine It was necessary to establish the basic structure and philosophy of the entire shaft system and mining process This was achieved by utilizing the bunton set Mancage in full crash condition held back by the SELDA Arrestors 5ton Hoist for crane main tenance WEST ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION nbsp
A very big spool The Quincy Mine No 2 Shaft Hoist largest in the world
We supply friction hoists as well as drum hoists of various types We also supply the shaft equip ment necessary for productive hoisting processes ABB mine 1 Hoist motor 2 Hoist drive inverter 3 Inverter 39 s main transformer 4 Exciter transformer 5 ABB 39 s hoist control and monitoring system 5 1 Hoist control system
The products of these series are used to lift materials equipment and people in coal mine iron mine metal mine and non metal mine inclined roadway and small shaft
shaft or winze means an excavation of a limited perimeter compared with its depth in which persons and material are transported by a mine hoisting plant RAISING 3 A major overhaul of a raise climber shall be performed at the frequency 6 A qualified person shall examine the main shaft of the drive train of a raise
2 mine shaft with accompanying hoist house is now owned and operated by the Quincy Mine Hoist Association a Keweenaw Heritage Site This site interprets the story of the Quincy Mining Company one of the commercially successful mines in the region When you visit the Quincy Mine you can see the world 39 s largest nbsp
mines – shaft mines and drift mines incline shafts depending on the depth of coal to the surface Types of mine hoists Mine hoists are divided into three categories friction hoists drum hoists and Blair multi rope hoists Both the friction hoists and drum hoists They are now used in the main shaft of the Majialiang coal nbsp
13 Feb 2015 Shaft hoisting system plays a significant role in underground mining industry which is used to transport ore equipments and personnel and is called the The main parameters of shaft layouts are given in Table 1 and the time speed diagram in vertical direction of two kinds of shaft layouts are also same nbsp