A Short Note on Surface Miner

Surface miner It is a Continuous surface mining machine which is used in coal mines, lime stone mines and also in sand stone this machine is made by wirgton, takaraf, and vovest alpine company. Applicability 1. It is applicable where the strength of materials is from 12 to 50 Mpa 2. It can be operate 2.5 cm thin coal seam or other bedded deposits and climbing inclination not greater than 15". 3. It can be used in flat surface not hilly terrains. 4. This machine is very effective developed areas where drilling and blasting is prohibited. Advantages 1. Selective mining is possible.. 2. Better exploitation due to lower mining cost. 3. Lower processing cost because the coal doesn't need pass through the beneficiary small plant. Production Q = Vm x h x b x 60 m ^ 3/h Q = Quantity cut, (m ^ 3) / h Vm= Machine speed, m/min. h = Milling depth, m b = Milling drum width, m