BASICS OF CHOOSING COAL HAULAGE EQUIPMENT

As the cost of transportation represents at least one third of the price of coal, it is vital that all aspects involved in the installation of a coal hauling system or the choice of equipment be carefully considered. Once a mine has been geared or designed for one system it will be difficult and costly to change that system in the future. This article discusses the various types of coal hauling equipment, from trucks to belt conveyors to railroads and ships, to slurry pipelines, and gives the reader an overview of various advantages and limitations of each.

• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Publishing Corporation

  666 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Publication Date: 1979-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-39
• Serial:
  • Mining Equipment International
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Technical Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Coal; Coal industry; Competition; Costs; Freight traffic; Mine haulage; Physical distribution; Transportation modes; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM