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face conveyor

face conveyor

[′fās kən‚vā·ər]
(mining engineering)
Any type of mine conveyor used at and parallel to a working face.
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It is being equipped with an Eickhoff SL500 electric shearer, 167 Joy two-leg 850 t IFS roof supports and a 1,000 mm 1,400 kW Joy face conveyor capable of clearing 2,000 t/h of rock.
Machinery such as shearers, continuous miners and face conveyor belts are also shown, as well as footage of coal blasting.
Daliuta's complete Joy system features a 6LS5 shearer, two-leg 860 t shields and an armoured face conveyor. It is one of three complete longwall systems purchased from Joy as part of the project for the mines at Daliuta, Huojitu and Bulianta by Shenhua International Trading, Shendong Coal Corp.
The face conveyor, stage loader and coal breaker packages are dominated by DBT with six of the above mines using its systems, while Moranbah North, Kenmare and Ulan opted for Joy packages.
The display comprises eight two-leg shields and PM 4 electrohydraulic shield control system, the PF 4 face conveyor panline with an Eickhoff SL 300 shearer, head gate cross frame with AFC drive system CST 45 and the SK 1114 impact roll crusher.
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