Design and fabrication of the motorised mine car system for material handling.

Abstract

A motorized mine car system is too essential for the transportation of equipment, personnel, mined ore and thus for the productivity of the mine. It consists of various components in which there are ropes, bucket, electric motor, tyres, pulleys among others. The safety and reliability of the mine car system depends on its design, therefore proper and accurate design of it, is essential. In this research, the design of the components making up the mine car system was done through literature survey, invention as well as innovation. Different types and configurations of mine car systems were considered and compared regarding their suitability to small scale mines and adjusted where necessary. This research aims at providing a solution for underground mines (adits or horizontal tunnels) material handling replacing the ill-designed, unsafe as well as low productivity equipment used such as wheelbarrows. A cost effective mine car system is a great call for small scale miners who cannot afford to import a proper mine car system.