Hoist & Haul 2010 : Proceedings of the International Conference on Hoisting and Haulage / edited by Peter Brokenshire & Susan Andersen.

Hoist and Haul 2010 is a compilation of the papers delivered at the prestigious "2010 International Conference on Hoisting and Haulage." It provides the most current, cutting-edge insights into important issues faced by today's mining professionals, including the ever increasing chall...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author: International Conference on Hoisting and Haulage Las Vegas, Nev.
Other Authors: Brokenshire, Peter, Andersen, Susan
Other title:Hoist and Haul 2010.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Littleton, Colo. : Society for Mining Metallurgy, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Brake control strategy reducing after-stop conveyance oscillations / Klaus Kacy
  • "Nx2" configuration for a mine hoist multi-channel braking system / Klaus Kacy
  • Winding rope life and safety on incline winders / Malcolm Greenway
  • Extending traditional limits in shaft steelwork design / Geoff J. Krige, Christo Croeser
  • Improving inspection and maintenance of old vertical mine shafts / Geoff J. Krige, David Blitenhall
  • Design of overwind arresting systems / Rodney Hamilton
  • Hoisting by float chamber / Ross Guenther
  • A case study with rope life record of 54 mm ropes operating on a South African double-drum rock winder / Kevin Willemse, Bodo Schmitz
  • Overview of shaft sinking methods / A.E.A. Northcote
  • Minimizing coincident peaking in a multi-hoist mine system / Julian B. Fisher
  • Reduction of network peak power and power swing demand in mine hoist applications / Borje Johansson
  • Life assessment and life extension of the U62 winder motor at Xstrata Mount Isa Mines / Bob Kyte, Ron Scollay
  • Induction motors and PWM drives
  • the ideal solution for large hoist applications / Simon W. Mulley
  • The use of Koepe winders for the sinking of a deep vertical shaft / G.L. du Plessis [and others]
  • Emergency braking system for use with steel mine shaft guides / Andre du Preez, Steve Hill
  • Influence of high airflow velocity on the balance rope behaviour / Graeme Medhurst, Steve Grobler, Greg Connolly
  • High-speed load-out conveyors / Michael J. Peden
  • Compensating sheaves
  • are they necessary? / Bob Townsend
  • Hoisting equipment cost estimation in underground mines / Ahmad Reza Sayadi [and others]
  • Improving safety and efficiency of mine hoisting / Darrell Gillis, Phil Joggerst, Mike Beus
  • Innovative techniques and methodology at the Lake Mead intake #2 connection modifications / Greg Cowley, Boodie Hurd, Michael Feroz
  • Impala platinum no. 16 shaft project to hoist in excess of 3 Mt of ore per annum / Wendy Naysmith, Socrates Vakalis
  • Safety and efficiency benefits of automated Koepe winder rope handling systems as employed on the Impala Platinum no. 16 and 17 shaft projects / Timothy G. Keegan
  • Friction hoisting in North America
  • a historical perspective / Tim Gartner, Paul Henri
  • The role of simulation in ground handling optimization at the Grasberg Block Cave Mine / Iain Ross [and others]
  • Understanding underground ore handling and shifting bottleneck identification using discrete-event simulation / Kim Hindle, Valerie Limmer
  • Lift and production rate characterisation of hoists and belt conveyors for underground mass mining / J.C. Spreadborough
  • Motorized rail cars
  • models to estimate comparative capital and operating costs / Scott A. Stebbins
  • Optimizing the balance rope weight
  • a method to increase the practical hoisting distance for single conveyance friction hoists / Tim Gartner, Borje Johansson, Sigurd Grimestad
  • Radial pressure damage analysis of wire ropes operating on multi-layer drum winders / Gerhard Rebel, Roland Verreet.