Northparkes Lift2 UG Project

The Northparkes Mine underground Lift 2 conveyor system included mechanical design of three (3) conveyors CV010, CV011 and CV012 conveying primary crushed copper ore from the new Lift 2 block cave underground crusher station located 900 meters underground to the existing underground skip hoist system over 2.8km distance with an overall conveyor lift of 470 meters.

Conveyor CV-010
Año de construcción: 2004
Ubicación: New South Wales, Australia
Length : 1.005 km
Potencia: 2,238 kW
Tonelaje: 1,050 tph design / 900 tph nominal
Tension: ST-2250 N/mm
Velocidad: 3.0 m/s
Material: Crushed Copper Ore

Conveyor CV-011
Año de construcción: 2004
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Length : 0.25 km
Potencia: 30 kW
Tonelaje: 1,050 tph design / 900 tph nominal
Tension: 6PN-150 N/mm
Velocidad: 1.5 m/s
Material: Crushed Copper Ore

Conveyor CV-012
Año de construcción: 2004
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Length : 1.73 km
Potencia: 1,275 kW
Tonelaje: 1,050 tph design / 900 tph nominal
Tension: ST-3200 N/mm
Velocidad: 3.0 m/s
Material: Crushed Copper Ore

Interesting Features:

  • Suspended conveyor modules hung from the drift tunnel roof/back.
  •  Conveyor CV010 incorporated a horizontal curve at the head end to compensate for poor geological conditions found during construction.
  • Conveyor lift of 470 meters.
  • Flywheels on each conveyor to extend and match drift stop times.
  • Conveyor CV-010 has 900 meter Convex Curve and a 2,100 meter Horizontal Curve.
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