Mechanical shakers use a mechanical rapping device to remove the excess dust cake; however, the airflow through the collector must be temporarily stopped to clean the bags. These shakers involve low maintenance and low operating costs, but they require large ...
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Important influence factors of cut blasting
Cutting blasting is the key to the blasting excavation of rock tunnel, and the main factors influencing the blasting effect are the cutting method and blasting parameters. Cutting blasting is a physical and chemical process of rock and explosive, which ...
Collector discharge devices
Introduction The dust collected in a baghouse falls into a hopper below the bags. This hopper must have a discharge device that not only releases the accumulated dust but also ensures a seal between the baghouse and outside air to ...
The challenges of scaling operations in underground mines
One of the most important tasks in underground mining for worker safety and mine stability is scaling, which is the act of removing loose rock from mine walls and ceilings (sometimes referred to as “backs”). Miners and engineers must overcome ...
The Kamoa-Kakula complex
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine — a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%) — is a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper ...