The world's most powerful belt conveyor system at Chuquicamata, Chile

Video depicting TAKRAF’s involvement in delivering the world’s most powerful belt conveyor system!

This incredible system, for Codelco’s Chuquicamata Underground Mine Project in Chile, transports crushed copper from underground storage bins to the surface along a 7 km underground tunnel that overcomes 900 m of vertical elevation change. Once on the surface, the ore then travels along an overland conveyor that transports it the final 6 km to the distribution silo.

The underground system (comprising two conveyors of about equal length) as well as the overland conveyor boast advanced gearless drive technology provided by our drive technology partners, ABB. Total installed drive power for the entire system, including various feeder conveyors, totals 58 MW, of which there are 11 x 5 MW gearless synchronous motors.

Another significant achievement is the installation of the newly developed steel cord belt, ST10000, on the uphill tunnel conveyors. This marks the world’s very first conveyor system to employ this premier steel cord belt technology.

TAKRAF Group, through its established and well-known brands, TAKRAF and DELKOR, provides innovative technological solutions to the mining and associated industries. We leverage our experience, acquired over more than a century, to provide equipment, systems and services that best satisfy our clients’ mining, comminution, material handling, liquid/solid separation and beneficiation requirements. Owners and operators around the world trust our engineered solutions to lower the total cost of ownership and reduce environmental impact by improving efficiency with safe and reliable equipment. For sustainable solutions backed by expert service you can rely on TAKRAF Group. Visit us at www.takraf.com or send an e-mail to [email protected].