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MINING AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
It
seems it is a policy of the company to be self sufficient
in all respects, as far as possible. Accordingly they have
their own infrastructure and logistics support. as per the
following details :
a) Excavators - 2 Nos. (Tata Hitachi Ex 200 LC and JCB 3D Model)
b) Loaders - 4 Nos. (Ford Loader - 2 Nos. and JCB 3D Model
2 Nos. )
c) Dumpers - 26 Nos. (Ashok Leyland - 15 Nos. of 100 bhp and
11 of 174 bhp )
d) Tractors - 10 Nos. (Hindustan - 6 Nos., Mahindra 275 DI
- 4 Nos.)
e) Jack Hammer (Drilling ) - 6 Nos. (Model RH 658-42)
f) Air compressors - Nos. (1 Atlas Capco and 1 Holman Portable)
g) Survey Equipment - Theodolite - No., Automatic level - 1
No.
h) Currently Hired equipment
- Excavator
(Tata Hitachi Ex 200 LC) - 3 Nos.
- JCB
Loader 3D
- 2 Nos.
- TRACTORS
(3MT Cap.)
- 35-40 Nos.
CRUSHING , SCREENING AND BENEFICATION PLANT
The
company owns three crushing and screening plants which are
installed and working at two locations. We are
used to prepare cargo of sizes ranging from 0 to 100 mm. The
combined capacity to process 150 MT/hr or on
average around 2000 MT (2 shifts) of bauxite per day.
We
also installed Benefication plant at our Mines site which
is useful to reduce impurities such as silica from the bauxite
resultant we could enhance the quality of our material especially
consumed by the Metal Industries. We our selves developed the
design of this plant and recognised as “APPOLO”.
In
this benefication process we are using water equivalent to
bauxite feed and duly washing in the first stage, impurities
being washed by water and in next stage again fresh water
added to complete this process.
The
crushing / screening and benefication plant details are as
below :
1) At Daward - Ran-
One crushing / screening plant having 1200
x 300 mm Jaw Crusher and 3600 x 1200 mm triple
decker Vibrating screen, with production
capacity of 75 MT/hour. We have installed 1 Appolo machine
at this mine to produce washed Bauxite.
2) At Mewasa
M-330 Mine - having two units of Jaw crushers
of 900 x 300 mm and 3600 x 1200 mm triple
decker, two vibrating screens, with combined
production capacity of 75 MT /hour min. We have installed
2 Appolo machines at this mine to produce washed Bauxite.
TESTING LABORATORIES
This
is the only mining company in the area which has got an operating
and active chemical testing laboratory, located near their
calcination plant at Bhatia. The laboratory is well equipped
and staffed to undertake conventional wet chemical analysis
as well as for rapid instrumental determination of various
elements in raw bauxite and calcined bauxite.
In addition to full complement of wet chemical analysis facilities
and equipment the laboratory also has the following sophisticated
instruments :
- X-Ray
Analyser (XMET 920)
- UV-VIS
Spectrophotometer (Model 119)
The
laboratory facilities are also supplemented by sample preparation
facilities which comprise :
- Jaw
Crusher
- Roll
Crusher
- Pulveriser
- Balance
etc.
The
above set up is useful in carrying out large number of sample
analysis on daily basis, average of 10 samples being tested
by wet-chemical analysis method round the clock.
PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING CAPACITY
Since we have to feed their own bauxite calcinations plants
also. on dally basis, they are operating four mines (our of
eight) exclusively for this purpose. The other four operating
mines thus cater to export and local sale needs.
The current optimum production capacity of these four mines,
at an average 40% recovery rate factor, ranges between 40
- 45000 MT/month, Hence keeping in view other demands and
exigencies M/s. SCABAL can make a shipment of 35000
MT metallurgical bauxite at every 45 days interval, (35000
x 6=210,000 MT in a year).
The production and shipping capacity can be enhanced also
if more areas are opened and developed.
During monsoon rainy months (June to August) the mining activity
as well as Port operations remains
almost closed, hence shipments are not possible during these
months.
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