- Industrie: Mining
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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
A belt conveyor to serve between a loader or continuous miner and the main transport. It consists of two main units, a head and a tail section, each mounted on crawler tracks and independently driven. In operation, the tail unit (i.e., the receiving end) moves forward with the loading machine, and belting is automatically released from a loop takeup. Fifty feet (15 m) of advance is possible before additional belting has to be inserted into the conveyor run. Capacity equals 280 st/h (254 t/h) with a 30-in (76-cm) belt.
Industry:Mining
A belt conveyor tripper having auxiliary conveyors extending laterally to one or both sides to provide wider distribution of bulk material being discharged.
Industry:Mining
A belt conveyor with the belt edges elevated on the carrying run to form a trough by conforming to the shape of the troughed carrying idlers or other supporting surface.
Industry:Mining
A belt fabricated for bucket elevator use, to which an elevator bucket is attached.
Industry:Mining
A belt idler having two or more rolls arranged to turn up the edges of the belt so as to form the belt into a trough.
Industry:Mining
A belt idler that controls and limits the side runout of the carrying belt within practical limits by means of a swivel mechanism.
Industry:Mining
A belt idler that controls and limits the side runout of the return belt within practical limits by means of a swivel mechanism.
Industry:Mining
A belt in which the carrying section may be made up of rubber or fabric, woven metal, or other material and along each edge of which is fastened an endless chain with a suitable attachment. The chains carry the driving tension. The center part functions only as a loading supporting medium.
Industry:Mining
A belt loader equipped with chain-driven paddles that move loose material to the belt.
Industry:Mining
