MINE TRANSPORTATION

4 min readMay 20, 2021

Mine transportation is one of the major processes involved in the mining of minerals, accounting for approximately 30 percent of labor and cost expenditures. The major load moved in mine transport is rock, which includes both useful minerals and gangue. Secondary loads are machines, equipment, and support materials.

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Main method of transport

In every type of Mind there is a part that is transport because of the for producing in the deepest level of the Earth’s surface so we need to extract the mineral ore the loading point of mines or whatever the place where or and mineral are Store.

In the whole process we need a transportation system and we develop a road track or whatever the medium is we can transport the minerals.

The main method of transports are

How many types of haulage are there?

There are four types of mine transportation system

1.ROPE HAULAGE

2.CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAULAGE

3.LOCOMOTIVE HAULAGE

4.SHUTTLE CAR

.The main transport in Indian Coal mines to belt and chain conveyors are introduced on a large scale of mechanics mines.

Underground locomotives are used on a small scale in coal mines.

. But the metalliferous mines have adopted them as the standard transporting medium.

Types of mine transportation system

A.ROPE HAULAGE

1.DIRECT ROPE HAULAGE

2.ENDLESS ROPE HAULAGE

3.MAIN AND TAIL ROPE HAULAGE

4.GRAVITY RAPE HAULAGE

B.CONVEYOR SYSTEM OF HAULAGE

1.BELT CONVEYOR

2.CHAIN CONVEYOR

a.scaper chain conveyor

B.armoured chain conveyor

gate end coder

D.mobile stage loader

E.pickback conveyor

3.CABLE BELT CONVEYOR

4.PLATE CONVEYOR

5.DISC CONVEYOR

C.LOCOMOTIVE HAULAGE

1.DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

2.ELECTRIC BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE

3.TROLLED WIRE LOCOMOTIVE

4.CABLE REEL LOCOMOTIVE

5.COMPRESSED AIR LOCOMOTIVE

6.ELECTRO-GYRO LOCOMOTIVE

D.SHUTTLE CAR

Underground arrange transport in 2types

1.MAIN HAULAGE

2.GATHERING HAULAGE

We will discuss all about the mine transportation.

What types of transportation modes are used in the process of mining?

In this transporting haulage arrangement is that of which operate between the working face and main loading point.

In large mine whose are the working faces are far from loading point and intermediate transporting arrangement operate and it is known as secondary haulage.

And secondary or gathering haulage memory by rope on where locomotives or combined these.

What is mine transportation?

In the above all there are types of mine transportation.

How ore is transported from underground to surface?

Ore/coal transport has either been by locomotive-hauled mine cars, belt conveyors or rubber-tired trucks. The transport of persons, materials and equipment has either been by rail-mounted track systems or trackless systems/movable vehicle.

What is a decline in mining?

A decline is essentially a system of ramps and crosscuts (horizontal drives) that connects the access points (points which must be accessed for drilling and blasting operations) and draw points (from which the ore is drawn) to the surface portal or to a breakout from existing mine infrastructure.

How long do miners stay underground?

Miners usually work shifts, and they can be on for 10 days in a row. Some head down before sunrise and return anywhere from seven to 12 hour later.mine transporting during that time .