Railveyor Applied sciences World Inc. has been chosen as the popular haulage resolution supplier for Ivanhoe Electrical’s Santa Cruz Copper Venture in Arizona, USA.
Ivanhoe launched its prefeasibility research for Santa Cruz earlier this week, outlining a 20,000 t/d mining operation utilising fashionable mining know-how (Railveyor included). It’s based mostly on a traditional on/off heap leaching operation yielding copper recoveries of 92.2% over the lifetime of mine and permitting spent ore for use underground as paste backfill. The research outlined common annual manufacturing of 72,000 t of copper cathode through the first 15 years of mining.
The Railveyor resolution was beforehand mooted as a possible know-how in Ivanhoe’s plans when it launched the Preliminary Evaluation on the challenge in September 2023.
Tas Mohamed, CEO of Railveyor, stated: “We’re honoured to be chosen as the popular haulage resolution for Ivanhoe Electrical’s flagship copper challenge. This collaboration highlights Railveyor’s rising function in shaping the way forward for mining. Our crew seems to be ahead to supporting Ivanhoe Electrical in delivering a world-class, low-impact mining operation at Santa Cruz.”
Railveyor’s totally electrical haulage know-how gives a breakthrough in mine design flexibility, scalability and sustainable efficiency – vital elements for tasks like Santa Cruz which are dedicated to low-carbon growth methods, it says.
Ivanhoe Electrical has highlighted that the challenge’s base case utilises 70% renewable power. It will end in low Scope 1 and a pair of carbon dioxide equal (CO2e) emissions of 0.49 t of CO2e per tonne of copper produced – in contrast with the business common of three.9 t.
Research on Railveyor’s efficiency in lively mining operations demonstrated that the system decreased mine-wide emissions by as much as 39%, when put next with diesel vans, the corporate says. Railveyor additionally delivers on low operational prices, decreasing working expenditure by as a lot as 75% in contrast with truck haulage. The worth delivered by the Railveyor know-how helps the money prices and low emissions projections of the Santa Cruz operation.
Railveyor’s slender gauge gentle rail system is propelled by low horsepower drive stations situated alongside the haulage route. The corporate’s superior software program maximises effectivity, streamlines operations and ensures a secure and managed atmosphere with zero emissions, the corporate added.
“We’re proud to help Ivanhoe Electrical in making totally electrical mining a actuality,” Jerome Rodriguez, Govt Vice President of Gross sales & Advertising and marketing at Railveyor, stated. “The Santa Cruz challenge is a daring step towards a cleaner copper future, with Railveyor offering the energy-efficient haulage wanted to assist obtain that purpose.”
