Alliance
Resource Partners announced the opening of a new
mine for the immediate development of ARLP’s
Tunnel Ridge reserves. The reserve encompasses approximately
9,400 acres of land located in Ohio County, West
Virginia and Washington County, Pennsylvania and
includes approximately 70.5 million tons of high-sulfur
coal in the Pittsburg No. 8 coal seam. ARLP will
develop Tunnel Ridge as an underground longwall
mining complex employing as many as 300 workers
by the end of 2010.
Simulation
of bulk material flow in SolidWorks using Discrete
Element Modeling (DEM) technology. Bulk Flow Analyst
is a new SolidWork Add-in that captures geometry,
characterizes bulk materials and simulates flow
and model interactions.
OCC
Selected to provide engineering support for Fortescue
Overburden Handling Systems
The
overburden handling system installed at the Fortescue
Metals Group iron ore mines in the Pilbara of Western
Australia will include 41 km of conveyor with capacities
up to 8000 tph.
OCC
Selected to audit 11.5 km overland conveyor design for
Koniambo Nickel Project
The
11.5 km, 2 flight overland conveyor system is part
of the construction of the Koniambo nickel smelter
unit located in the New Caledonia's Northern Province,
near Kone. Koniambo is one of the world's largest
and highest-grade undeveloped nickel and laterite
deposits. Xstrata Nickel owns a 49% stake in Koniambo
Nickel SAS; the remaining 51% share is held by New
Caledonian joint-venture partner Societe Miniere
du Sud Pacifique. The conveyor is being designed
and furnished by RBL-REI of France.
OCC
Selected to design 5 km ore conveyance for new Toromocho
mine
This
5 km conveyor must traverse difficult terrain rising
196m and back down 270m. The project requires route
optimatization and mechanical design including three
horizontal curves. The 1800mm belt width will carry
10,292 tph of primary crushed copper ore requiring
approximately 10,000 kW drives located at an elevation
of 5,000m.
OCC
Selected to design 4 x 8km conveyors for Mundra Port,
India
Client:Howe
India
June
2007
An
8 km long jetty is set to hold 4, 1800 mm wide
belt conveyors each with a capacity of 6800 tph.
Designed to discharge iron ore and coal from 4
ships simultaneously, Mundra Port is India’s
largest private sector port and is the fastest
growing port in India. The port has grown today
to handle almost 10 times of the cargo that it
started with at its inception (1998). The port
is well set on its path to handle 150 million
tonnes of cargo by 2025 and become a major regional
transshipment hub.
Tarong
Transport Alliance selects Overland Conveyor Co
to design belt conveyance system for two possible
fuel supply options
Client:
Tarong Transport Alliance
May
2007
A
ground breaking 71 km overland conveyor system consisting
of three flights including intermediate drives and
horizontal curves was designed to fit within a narrow
corridor between Tarong and the New Acland coal
supply. This route consisted of two 30 km flights
which would be the longest in the world.
