Haul trucks in crusher area
Haul trucks in crusher area
(OP)
Hello fellow miners,
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience designing the area in which an ore crusher is located, and is being fed by haul trucks. I'm just looking for any standard practices or guidelines that might be used in this scenario. I assume the area would look somehting like a residential crescent and that the truck would approach and leave along the skinny end and manouver in the round end and that truck width and turning radii would dictate the size of the areas. Any experience or suggestions would be appreciated.
Mabn
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience designing the area in which an ore crusher is located, and is being fed by haul trucks. I'm just looking for any standard practices or guidelines that might be used in this scenario. I assume the area would look somehting like a residential crescent and that the truck would approach and leave along the skinny end and manouver in the round end and that truck width and turning radii would dictate the size of the areas. Any experience or suggestions would be appreciated.
Mabn





RE: Haul trucks in crusher area
The approach is usually dictated by the direction of the pit from the dump station and the terrain. Remember that BIG trucks need a lot of room.
Some of the above often means that it is more rectangular then semicircular. Actually area available will usually dictate, as earthwork costs money.
So start with the hopper area and orientation, lay in your truck turning radius and dump locations, add in breakdown areas and waiting ares, lay this on to the topo of the area at the top of the hopper, and then figure out the minium earthwork to accomplish. You wil often have to re lay it out several times for best fit.
RE: Haul trucks in crusher area