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Lignite and Sub-bituminous Coal Handling Systems
The low-grade coal resources of the United States require (delete
S) special considerations to maximise coal production and profits.
The thick sub-bituminous coal beds of Wyoming, as well as the
thin lignite fields in Texas and the Dakotas offer unique challenges
to coal producers. Under all circumstances, our goal has been
to meet the specific needs of each coal producer served.
Roberts & Schaefer Company (R&S) has participated in
the development of facilities to provide high capacity, near-pit,
movable, truck dump and crushing stations to feed overland conveyors.
- We have applied high capacity roll-crusher units to reduce
60" run-of-mine coal to a nominal 4" product for conveying.
- We have incorporated feeder-breaker machines in the system
in order to minimise vertical height requirements.
- We have pioneered the design of stilling sheds over truck
dump stations, trading inefficient dust collection systems for
"Passive Dust Hood" systems.
The projects below best illustrate our experience in this area.
NORTH ROCHELLE MINE
 Triton
Coal Company
Gillette, WY
R&S designed, furnished, installed and commissioned a
coal unloading, slot storage, reclaim and batch weigh train load out system consisting of a truck dump station with a 535 ton hopper
capable of accepting 240 ton dump trucks with material size of
8" x 0". In-depth project
information
JACOBS RANCH MINE
 Kerr-McGee
Coal Corporation
Gillette, Wyoming
R&S was selected for engineering a major expansion of Jacobs Ranch
Mine. The expansion included a truck dump, crushing station, 54-inch
wide mid-drive storage conveyor, silo top transfer conveyors and
head house modifications. In-depth
project information
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