What are the main mining equipment? An article to read the modern mining "steel spine"

Abstract: Mines are the food base of industry, and mining equipment is the extraction of these valuable resources "steel backbone". In this paper, we will systematically sort out the main equipment required in the process of mine development, from the rough drilling and blasting to the fine mineral sorting, to bring you a comprehensive understanding of how modern mines are efficient, safe and intelligent operation.

In the long history of mankind's conquest of nature and acquisition of resources, mining equipment has always played a crucial role. From the initial hand pick shoulder, to today's highly mechanized, automated "steel beast", the progress of mining equipment directly defines the efficiency and safety of the mining industry. So what are the major equipment requirements for a modern mine? What mission does each of them undertake?

We can be roughly divided into the following categories of mining equipment in accordance with the production process:

First, drilling and blasting equipment: mining the "trailblazer"

The first step in any mining is to break the hard rock. The core equipment of this link includes:

• Down hole drilling rigs, tooth wheel drilling rigs: these are common equipment in large open pit mines, can drill deep holes in the rock layer, ready for subsequent blasting. They are known for their large drilling diameter, depth and efficiency.

• Rock Drill Trolleys: Mostly used for underground tunneling and mining operations, they are flexible and precise, capable of multi-directional drilling.

These equipment is the mine production "vanguard force", their performance directly determines the efficiency and cost of all subsequent links.

Second, shoveling and transportation equipment: the mine's "power to bear" and "transportation brigade".

After the rock is broken by blasting, it needs to be collected and transported out. The equipment in this segment is characterized by "big" and "strong":

• Excavators, hydraulic shovels: responsible for loading the blasted rock into the transportation vehicle, is the representative of power.

• Mining trucks (rigid dump trucks): one of the most visually striking equipment in the mine, with huge buckets and strong carrying capacity, is the core transportation force connecting the quarry with the crushing plant or discharge site.

• Loaders: Compared with excavators, they are more suitable for shoveling and loading in relatively flat areas, flexible and efficient.

• Belt Conveyor Systems: Belt conveyors are a more economical, efficient and environmentally friendly choice for long distance, large scale material transportation. Modern large-scale mines generally use continuous or semi-continuous crushing - conveying process.

Third, crushing and grinding equipment: the "core hub" of processing

Raw ore is too large to be sorted directly, and must be crushed and ground to reach the right size.

• Jaw crusher: as the "tiger's mouth" of primary crushing, it is famous for its simple structure and reliable work, and it can crush large ores to medium size.

• Cone Crusher/Impact Crusher: Responsible for medium and fine crushing, further reducing the size of the ore. Cone crusher is more suitable for crushing hard ores, while impact crusher is suitable for medium-hard ores and the product shape is better.

• Ball mill, rod mill: after crushing the ore into the grinding stage, through the impact of steel balls or steel rods and grinding, the ore will be ground into powder, so as to realize the useful minerals and veins of the monomer dissociation, ready for beneficiation. This is one of the highest energy consumption in the whole ore dressing process.

Fourth, screening and sorting equipment: the quality of the "gatekeeper"

After crushing and grinding, the material needs to be classified and sorted to get the final concentrate product.

• Vibrating screen: through different aperture screen, the material will be graded according to the particle size, to ensure that the material into the next process meets the requirements.

• Magnetic separator: used to sort magnetic minerals, such as magnetite.

• Flotation machine: the use of mineral surface differences in physical and chemical properties, through the bubble adsorption to achieve separation, is the most important method of separation of non-ferrous metals (such as copper, lead, zinc) and rare precious metals.

• Jig machine, shaking table: the use of gravity difference for sorting the classic equipment, commonly used in sorting tungsten, tin, iron and other minerals.

V. Auxiliary and safety equipment: the indispensable "lifeline".

A modern mine can not do without the support of a series of auxiliary equipment, they are the guarantee of safe production.

• Ventilation equipment: provide fresh air for the underground, expel toxic and harmful gases, is the lifeline of underground operation.

• Drainage equipment: Prevent water from accumulating in pits and roadways to ensure smooth production.

• Lifting equipment (winches): responsible for the vertical transportation of personnel, equipment and ore underground.

• Supporting equipment: such as anchor drilling rigs and shotcrete equipment, used to reinforce the roadway and prevent collapse.

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