Tod Consulting project number: 09551Project: Two new conveyors to assist with development of Transport Drift and Conveyor Drift
Estimated contract value: TBA
Current status: Operational from early 2010
Client: Redpath Mining Pty Ltd
Tod Consulting's role on Project: Structural and civil design of conveyor footings, ramp embankment, scour protection to batters, retaining wall using shipping container, and access platforms
Interesting facts: The conveyors use a multiple wrap takeup arrangement to achieve the required tension in the belt. This results in relatively high tension forces at the head end of the conveyor, when compared to a conventional take-up tower arrangement. The head end retaining wall was constructed using a 40 foot shipping container filled with concrete to achieve the mass required to resist the tension in the belt.
