Roadheader
Credit: Pike River Coal
Equipment
The first piece of coal mining equipment, a roadheader manufactured by Waratah Engineering in Australia, is set for delivery to the mine site in November 2007. The machine was displayed at an international mining exhibition in Sydney, NSW in early September 2007 and attracted favourable attention from industry participants for its design for steep conditions and safe modes of roof support installation. The two continuous miners, also being manufactured by Waratah, are currently en route from initial fabrication in Germany to Waratah’s workshop in Newcastle, NSW with delivery to the mine site currently scheduled for February 2008.
The mine has also taken possession of its first two flameproof load haul dump machines in early September with two personnel transporters and a general purpose underground tractor on the docks in Christchurch awaiting delivery to site. These will be followed in the coming months with several more similar machines.
The first piece of coal mining equipment, a roadheader manufactured by Waratah Engineering in Australia, is set for delivery to the mine site in November 2007. The machine was displayed at an international mining exhibition in Sydney, NSW in early September 2007 and attracted favourable attention from industry participants for its design for steep conditions and safe modes of roof support installation. The two continuous miners, also being manufactured by Waratah, are currently en route from initial fabrication in Germany to Waratah’s workshop in Newcastle, NSW with delivery to the mine site currently scheduled for February 2008.
The mine has also taken possession of its first two flameproof load haul dump machines in early September with two personnel transporters and a general purpose underground tractor on the docks in Christchurch awaiting delivery to site. These will be followed in the coming months with several more similar machines.
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