Title :
Considerations for an integrated transport system using linear synchronous motors for ultra-deep level mining
Author :
Gore, Vincent C. ; Cruise, Rupert J. ; Landy, Charles F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
Current hoisting technologies employed on South African gold mines is limited in terms of depth. A long stator, short secondary linear synchronous motor is suggested as an alternative in transporting men, material and ore, in order to access reefs in excess of 3000 m
Keywords :
linear synchronous motors; mining; stators; transportation; South Africa; gold mines; integrated transport system; linear synchronous motors; long stator; material transport; miner transport; ore transport; short secondary; ultra-deep level mining; Africa; Economic forecasting; Employment; Gold; Payloads; Personnel; Production; Shafts; Stators; Synchronous motors;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines and Drives, 1999. International Conference IEMD '99
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5293-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.1999.769177
