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    The document discusses a new Shaft Boring System (SBS) being developed through a partnership between Rio Tinto and Herrenknecht AG to improve safety and speed of constructing deep mine shafts. The SBS uses disc cutters for partial face excavation of rock, mucks the material out using buckets on a conveyor system, and can construct shafts hundreds of meters deep with an inner diameter of 10-12 meters. Concept development of the SBS is complete and detail engineering has begun, with testing planned at a site to be determined soon.

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    The document discusses a new Shaft Boring System (SBS) being developed through a partnership between Rio Tinto and Herrenknecht AG to improve safety and speed of constructing deep mine shafts. The SBS uses disc cutters for partial face excavation of rock, mucks the material out using buckets on a conveyor system, and can construct shafts hundreds of meters deep with an inner diameter of 10-12 meters. Concept development of the SBS is complete and detail engineering has begun, with testing planned at a site to be determined soon.

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    EXPOMIN 2010 CHILE Reciclaje y Recuperacion de Metales y Materiales

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    The document discusses a new Shaft Boring System (SBS) being developed through a partnership between Rio Tinto and Herrenknecht AG to improve safety and speed of constructing deep mine shafts. The SBS uses disc cutters for partial face excavation of rock, mucks the material out using buckets on a conveyor system, and can construct shafts hundreds of meters deep with an inner diameter of 10-12 meters. Concept development of the SBS is complete and detail engineering has begun, with testing planned at a site to be determined soon.

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    The document discusses a new Shaft Boring System (SBS) being developed through a partnership between Rio Tinto and Herrenknecht AG to improve safety and speed of constructing deep mine shafts. The SBS uses disc cutters for partial face excavation of rock, mucks the material out using buckets on a conveyor system, and can construct shafts hundreds of meters deep with an inner diameter of 10-12 meters. Concept development of the SBS is complete and detail engineering has begun, with testing planned at a site to be determined soon.

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    The presentation discusses a new Shaft Boring System being developed by Herrenknecht AG in partnership with Rio Tinto to more quickly and safely construct deep mine shafts. The system aims to mechanize the shaft sinking process using cutting discs, muck removal buckets on a vertical conveyor, and rock bolting capabilities.

    The Shaft Boring System (SBS) is a mechanized system for excavating deep mine shafts. Its main components include a cutterhead for rock excavation, a dust shield, rock bolters, a gripper system to handle the SBS, and a vertical conveyor for muck removal.

    The rock excavation process involves using cutting discs on the cutterhead to excavate around the perimeter of the shaft face. The loose muck is then removed from the shaft bottom by buckets on the vertical conveyor. Rock bolting follows excavation to secure the shaft walls.

    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G

    The Shaft Boring System for deep shafts.


    Christian Frenzel
    Santiago de Chile, April 16th, 2010
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Rio Tinto Mine of the Future
    TM
    Program unveiled in Jan. 2008
    Create next generation technologies
    Block Cave Mining Method -Resolution Copper and Oyu Tolgoi
    Significant underground infrastructure prior to ore production.
    Aim - improve safety and speed of constructing underground
    infrastructure (shafts and tunnels).
    Civil tunnelling industry partners, contractors, and Rio Tinto
    Herrenknecht is our partner in shaft construction
    We are pleased to have this opportunity to present this
    breakthrough to the mining community
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    HERRENKNECHT AG.
    3,700 Employees Worldwide
    Schwanau, Germany
    Guangzhou, China
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Product Range.
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Accessing Deep Ore Bodies: Requirements.
    Vertical shafts (ventilation and production)
    Inner diameter: 10-12 m
    Depth: up to 2000 m
    Geology: hard rock
    Conventional ground support
    Increased safety
    Increased shaft construction rate
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    New Shaft Boring System for Deep Shafts in Rock.
    Approach for new concept
    Team approach Rio Tinto shaft contractor
    Use of existing technologies wherever possible
    Best possible access to bench area
    Full set of rock support options
    Possibility for pre-excavation grouting
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Existing Shaft Boring System for Shallow Shafts in Soils And Soft
    Rock.
    Dredging type submerged
    operation, partial face excavation
    Hydraulic muck transport
    Precast segmental lining
    70 100m depth
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Key Element for Mechanized Shaft Sinking
    Rock Excavation And Muck Removal
    Disc cutters for partial
    face rock excavation
    Muck removal by buckets
    and muck chutes
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Rock Excavation And Mucking Process.
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Shaft Boring System (SBS).
    Cutterhead (1)
    Dust shield (2)
    Rock bolters (3)
    Gripper system (4)
    Vertical conveyor (5)
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Mining Cycle.
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    SBS: Cross Section.
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    SBS Mucking System.
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Health Safety: Workplaces.
    S1: Below dust shield
    Permanent: none
    Only occasional activities
    S2: Main beam area
    Permanent: rock bolting
    Occasional: cutter changing
    S3: Infrastructure platforms
    Permanent: SBS operator
    SBS infrastructure
    H E R R E N K N E C H T A G | U T I L I T Y T U N N E L L I N G | T R A F F I C T U N N E L L I N G
    Summary
    Rio Tinto and Herrenknecht partnership for Shaft Boring System
    development
    Concept development finished, detail engineering started
    Test site to be fixed in the near future

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