Reliability estimation plays a significant role in the performance assessment of mining equipment, and aids in designing efficient and effective preventive maintenance strategies. Continuous and random/irregular occurrence of failures in a system could be the main cause for performance drop of machinery. The accomplishment of a projected level of production is possible only by an efficient oper...

Heavy haul freight railroads carrying bulk materials such as coal or iron ore are characterized by several unique challenges relating to investment in construction and maintenance as well as achievement of optimal operating efficiency. This paper examines heavy haul railroads around the world in a comparative context that highlights differences relative to operating parameters, degree of integr...

Jing Xu 1, Zhongbin Wang 1,*, Chao Tan 1,2 and Xinhua Liu 1 1 School of Mechatronic Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou 221116, China; [email protected] (J.X.); [email protected] (C.T.); [email protected] (X.L.) 2 Xuyi Mine Equipment and Materials R&D Center, China University of Mining & Technology, No. 12-8 Jingui Road, Huai’an 211700, Chin...

In the springs of 2000, the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) undertook a series of studies to investigate the potential of using a combination of technologies to extend log hauling operations during the traditional spring break-up period. During spring break-up, thin pavement roads are weakened, resulting in the application of government-imposed load restrictions to preve...

Haul truck future TIMES have been hard for the major truck manufacturers with a number of major mining projects on hold, particularly pressurising the ultra-class market where the key contracts are relatively few and far between, compared to lower-capacity classes. The following details developments at Caterpillar and Liebherr, but also reveals for the first time BELAZ’s plans to roll out key m...