Thyssenkrupp to deliver conveyor system to Mongolian underground mine
One of the richest underground copper deposits in the world will soon be accessed with the help of high-capacity gearless driven conveyors from thyssenkrupp.
Thyssenkrupp to deliver conveyor system to Mongolian underground mine. One of the richest underground copper deposits in the world will soon be accessed with the help of high-capacity gearless driven conveyors from thyssenkrupp. Thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area has won a contract to supply a material handling system for the new Oyu Tolgoi underground mine in Mongolia. The contract value is in the higher double-digit million euro range. Thyssenkrupp will supply nine conveyors with a combined length of 9.5 km as well as seven transfer towers operating at a design tonnage of 7100 tons per hour. First production from underground is expected in 2020. The Oyu Tolgoi mine complex is a joint venture between the government of Mongolia and Turquoise Hill Resources, which is majority-owned by Rio Tinto. From a depth of nearly 1400 m beneath the Gobi Desert in the south of Mongolia, the new underground material handling system is planned to transport 95 000 tons per day of copper ore up to the surface. The main components are four high lift conveyors each equipped with 1.6 m wide steel cord belts and dual 5500 kW gearless drives from Siemens. Further conveyors will feed the main incline conveyors and tie the new underground system into the existing process facility. The Oyu Tolgoi mine began producing copper concentrate from an opencast operation in 2013. The future underground construction activities will transform Oyu Tolgoi into one of the most significant copper mines globally.
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