HENDERSON TUNNEL HAULAGE AND MATERIAL HANDLING

Paper describes the selection of basic methods and equipment involved in driving a large diameter, 10 mile tunnel for the Henderson Mine Project in Colorado. Major focus is on the equipment used to haul muck from the face and to keep the operation supplied with materials. The paper discusses the haulage equipment, locomotive and train size, track layout, the effect of schedule and cost factors on equipment selection, specialized equipment for combined tunnel drive and permanent facility installation, traffic control, and includes a roster of all rail equipment being used.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, San Francisco, Calif., June 24-27, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum Engineers

  8307 Shaffer Parkway
  Littleton, CO  United States  80127-4012
• Authors:
  • Opitz, E H
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, San Francisco, Calif., June 24-27, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 445-456
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Electric locomotives; Excavation; Mine haulage; Tunneling
• Geographic Terms: Colorado
• Old TRIS Terms: Excavation technology; Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129116
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1976 12:00AM