Open pit iron mining includes a great deal of earth moving. Described in this paper is the development of the Savage River open pit mine in Tasmania. The mine will be a mile long and 1/4 mile wide to a depth of 800 ft. The installation will include crushing and separating equipment to remove the ore from the mined rack, a water slurry to carry the concentrated ore to the pellet plant, and a conveyor to carry the pellets to the ship loading facilities. In addition, a complete town to house the workers is being built.Described are the financing of the project, the problems of operation in a foreign country, and equipment used.


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    Title :

    Earthmoving - A Challenge in Australian Iron Mining


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    18th Annual Earthmoving Industry Conference ; 1967



    Publication date :

    1967-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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