Four fully mobile crushers to be used in open pit coal mine

02.12.08 - 12:18 ... source : Thyssenkrupp

... Essen-based plant engineering specialists ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik are to build another four fully mobile crushers in China. The China Power Investment Group, one of China's five biggest state-owned utilities, intends to use the new crushers to step up coal production at the Baiyinhua field in Inner Mongolia. The plants are scheduled to start operation in 2010.Demand for fully mobile crushers is growing in large open pit mining operations around the world. The Mining business unit at ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik developed these plants for combined use with power shovels. The crusher moves on a single two crawler track. The feed hopper does not need to be supported during loading by the shovel – a world first. After crushing, the material is transported away on conveyors, eliminating the need for conventional haulage by hundreds of mining trucks in this open-pit mine. This reduces operating costs and significantl ...» Next (HTML)