Bucket Elevator Chain with Attachments in Mining
These systems are essential for efficient material flow at all stages of mining and mineral processing, especially when space is limited or materials are difficult to handle.
Ore and Mineral Processing Plants: This is the primary application. Bucket elevators with attachments are used to lift crushed ores, concentrates, tailings, or other minerals from one processing stage to another. For example, after primary crushing, the material may be lifted to a screener, secondary crusher, or mill located higher up.
Cement Plants: Widely used to vertically transport a variety of materials throughout the cement production process, including raw materials, clinker, finished cement, and other additives. Strong chains and specialized buckets can handle abrasive and hot materials that would damage other types of conveyors.
Coal Conveying Systems: Lift coal from underground bunkers or recovery hoppers to surface conveyors or within coal preparation plants for various processing steps, such as coal washing or grading.
Aggregate Production: Used to lift sand, gravel and crushed stone to various screening stations, washing stations or storage silos in quarries and aggregate production facilities.
Lime and Gypsum Plants: Convey raw materials and finished products in these industrial processes.
Ash Handling Systems: In power plants associated with mining operations, such as coal-fired power plants, bucket elevators are essential for vertically conveying the abrasive and often hot ash produced by boilers.
Special Material Handling: For materials that are particularly difficult due to abrasiveness, heat, stickiness or sharp edges, the controlled, contained lifting force provided by bucket elevators equipped with rugged attachments outperforms other methods.
Space Optimization: Where plant footprint is a concern, bucket elevators offer a compact solution for vertical material handling, making more efficient use of available space than long, inclined belt conveyors.