Posted by Paul Moore on third September 2024
BHP has awarded Sandvik Mining and Rock Options a serious contract for 3 extra underground steady mining methods for its Jansen Potash Stage 2 undertaking in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The contract follows a number of years of shut collaboration and the continued execution of the Jansen Potash Stage 1 undertaking, for which BHP awarded Sandvik a contract to produce 4 potash underground steady mining methods in 2022. Deliveries of the methods for Jansen Potash Stage 2 are anticipated to start in 2028 and proceed via 2029.
“We’re proud to proceed our partnership with BHP and strengthen our collaboration additional with this new order for 3 extra methods,” stated Mats Eriksson, President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Options.
Every mining system consists of a cable-powered Sandvik MF460 borer miner and a Sandvik PO140 extendable conveyor steady haulage system. Sandvik MF460 will reduce widths of 6.3 m and heights of as much as 4.36 m per reduce, with one reduce and return reduce as much as 2 kilometres in size. Every built-in system is able to producing round 1,300-1,500 t/h.
BHP commissioned Sandvik to do the engineering design of Sandvik MF460 from 2010 to 2012. With the borer miner’s high-volume manufacturing making a supplies dealing with problem, BHP additionally commissioned Sandvik to idea design and check a easy model of Sandvik PO140 in 2014.
Following profitable testing, BHP and Sandvik signed a producing and testing settlement for one Sandvik MF460 and one Sandvik PO140 in 2016. The entire system proved extremely productive throughout exams at SWS (Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG) salt mine in Germany from 2018 to 2021, doubling the trade benchmark for tons per hour. Enhancements have been recognized and designed to additional enhance the system’s productiveness and reliability, together with putting in floor help roof boltings whereas slicing and loading, lowering turnaround and relocation time and distant operations potential.
“Improvement of this revolutionary potash mining system is the results of greater than 15 years of shut collaboration between Sandvik and BHP,” stated Thomas Vallant, President of Mechanical Reducing at Sandvik Mining and Rock Options. “Sandvik MF460 is the perfect mixture of precision and effectivity and can present improved productiveness and reliability for the Jansen tasks for years to come back.”
The Jansen undertaking has the potential to be the most important potash-producing mine on this planet, offering a wealthy supply of potassium, a key ingredient in fertiliser, and supporting international meals manufacturing.
