Conveyors are increasingly being selected ahead of trucks for surface transportation at mine sites but they have to be cost effective, flexible and designed for ease of maintenance.
Where possible, Australian coal miners are increasing production by expanding existing open-pit sites, with conveyor systems offering the lowest cost per tonne for transporting material to existing processing and out-loading equipment instead of dump trucks....
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