The contract for a 6,5 km overland conveyor for Kangra Group (Pty) Ltd’s
Savmore Colliery was completed by BATEMAN on schedule in February 2003.
The contract covered the conveyor design, supply and erection as well
as the civil and electrical installations and instrumentation.
The colliery is situated near Piet Retief in the Mpumulanga
Province of South Africa. The conveyor, construction of which commenced
in April 2002, links Savmore’s new Maquassa West shaft with the
existing plant at Maquassa East and carries 1 000 t/h of run-of-mine
coal.
The 900 mm wide conveyor belt runs at 5,7 m/s, has
a horizontal curve with a radius of 2,3 km and traverses several marshy
areas and streams.
In keeping with the safety policies of both the Kangra
Group and BATEMAN, a successful safety record of no reportable accidents
was achieved over a total of 82 412 man-hours on the project.
More details may be obtained from Eric Fletcher, Marketing
Manager, on +27-11-201-2300 or e-mail: bulk@batemanengineering.com
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