SAVAGE RIVER MINES--THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG DISTANCE IRON ORE SLURRY PIPELINE

On October 26, 1967, the world's first long distance (53 miles) iron ore slurry line was put into service by Savage River Mines. The commissioning of this 5.0 million dollar installation climaxed three years of development, testing, and construction. This paper discusses some of the more pertinent items in connection with that three-year period. Also discussed is the operation of this line during 1968.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Society of Mining engineers' Fall Meeting, Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 18-20, 1968.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Mining Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • McDermott, W F
  • Cowper, N T
  • Davis, R A
  • Wasp, E J
• Publication Date: 1968-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Operations; Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Plans (Drawings); Pumps; Slurry; Slurry pipelines; Storage facilities; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline description and plans; Pipeline design; Pipeline operating problems; Slurry pumps; Slurry storage
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bechtel Corporation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM