MINING UTILITY
Cannon Mining builds on experience & reputation
Oldenburg Group and its Cannon brand machines were quite famous in underground mining drilling and utility – in 2016 , CEO and owner Wayne Oldenburg sold its mining and defence divisions to private equity firm JF Lehman & Co and its was renamed Lake Shore Systems Inc , but keeping the Cannon product brand as new division Cannon Mining and with production remaining in Claremont , New Hampshire . The product line includes underground drifters ( jumbo drills ), scalers , bolters and articulated frame utility machines such as ANFO trucks , lube truck and man baskets .
So what has been happening since then ? IM spoke to Vice President – Mining Matt Jacobs . “ We now make up about 25 % of the Lake Shore Systems business through our Cannon Mining location in the US but also Cannon Mining Latin America in Guadalupe , Zacatecas in Mexico . We reverted to the Cannon name and the Omaha orange colour scheme . Our strengths in the US remain underground rock room and pillar quarrying plus metallic underground operations including lead and zinc mining . In Latin America we have about 25 people and after the acquisition centralised our team and facilities . We have seen a lot of growth in the Latam markets , which has only been stalled by the Covid pandemic .”
On the products themselves , Jacobs said that versus the global giants “ our machines are very robust in design – we have units that are still operating at over 25,000 hours . The very first SV26 scaler and first UV11 utility machine we ever produced back in 2000 are still operating . Our products are very maintenance friendly and the ease of operation plus longevity is what makes customers stay with our products . That said , our machines are evolving with the times and we will be offering upgrades such as angle detection systems to assist the drill operator with consistency and hole patterns . Another ongoing project is roof mapping to optimise the type of explosive delivery . We are also offering a wider range of scaling options from mechanical pick , rotary pick to breaker hammer .” The robustness of the machines is reflected in a five year or 10,000 hour frame warranty across the range .
Cannon Mining is also set to reintroduce its very large room and pillar scalers with scaling at up to 56 ft ( over 17 m ), building upon the previous SV45 line . The SV11 is at the other end of the scale – a compact scaler for the narrow vein market which has been very popular in Latam markets . It is equipped with a space saving turntable boom .
Other general updates on the Cannon line of course have been on high Tier engines up to Tier 4 , and updated axle designs . Diesel or electric cable is offered on the drilling and bolting rigs . The company has also had battery machine R & D projects in the past and is looking Cannon Mining has seen demand growth for its products in Latin America at these again .
readily meets the needs for mining and construction market segment .”
The articulated BIS20 concrete spraying machine , targeted for mining applications , has a 34 m 3 / h concrete spraying capacity , with a spraying head with 360 ° rotation , + 135 °/ -135 ° tilt & 8 ° oscillation . The robust manipulator has an 8 m vertical and 8.5 m horizontal spraying reach at a 4 m distance from the working face . These together provide for superior versatility and coverage . “ The BIS20 is equipped with a Titan concrete pump with cast body hopper and hydraulic vibrator . Thanks to its high degree of articulation , BIS20 is easily able to carry out tight
turns on underground mining ramps . It is supported by either the low profile BYM4.5 ( tramming height of 2.45 m ), or the BYM6 articulated concrete transmixers , which yield 4.5 m 3 and 5.6 m 3 respectively . They both have a hydraulically controlled shutter & chute with drum tilt up to 13 ° as well as a 135 bar , 16 l / min high pressure washer with a 75 litre water tank .
The articulated BKS9 concrete spraying machine ( dry mix ) has a 7-9 m 3 / h concrete spraying capacity and is equipped with a Titan dry concrete pump . It has a spraying head with 360 ° rotation , + 135 °/ -135 ° tilt and 8 ° oscillation with a robust manipulator with 8.5 m vertical and
9 m horizontal spraying reach at a 4 m distance from working face . Thanks to its high degree of articulation , the BKS9 is also very effective in performing sharp-turns underground mining ramps . The BTM6 concrete agitator also forms part of the concrete product offering with a twoperson cabin and 6 m 3 concrete carrying capacity .
When it comes to explosive charging vehicles the utility range includes the BAC2x350 ANFO charging truck and the BEC100 emulsion charger truck . The BAC2x350 has 2 x 250 / 350 / 500 litre ANFO tank options and a 500 kg lifting capacity with 5.8 m maximum reach . It has a basket swing ± 35 ° with automatic parallelism and also a foldable canopy with hydraulic lift . The BEC100 has a basket of 1.59 m x 0.79 m and also a 500 kg lifting capacity . The basket and boom has a swing of ± 35 ° with a maximum boom angle of 60 °. It also provides for two explosive storage boxes for caps and primary explosives as well as an on-board hydraulically driven 3.6 m 3 / min screw air compressor .
The crane and lifting equipment range of machines includes the BMP2x3 Scissor Lift which has a 3.2 m x 2 m platform with 1,500 kg lifting capacity and 3.5 m reach . Other dimensions and lifting capacities are optional . It also has the additional benefit of a ± 50 cm optional side shift function adding to its applicability to specified operations . There is also the BVK05 Crane Truck which has a 50 kNm lifting capacity and 2.43 t crane lifting capacity with a total 8 t load carrying case capacity . It also has a 6.75 m vertical and 5 m horizontal reach .
The utility vehicle range also offers various material and personnel transport vehicles including the BIA100 Fuel and Lube Truck which is designed with diesel , hydraulic oil , engine oil , transmission oil tanks and has various service modules & tank capacities which can be designed according to specific customer needs . Then there is the BKPT7 Material Transporter with a 7,000 kg carrying capacity in its 2.32 m x 2 m pick-up box and the BPT24 Personnel Carrier which has a 24-person capacity personnel compartment and a 2-person driver cabin . “ Thanks to its high degree of articulation , the BPT24 has a really competitive turning radius enabling it to navigate sharp turns in underground haulages .”
And last but not least , the newest edition to the range , the MUV5 Light Duty Multipurpose vehicle is a diesel driven small utility vehicle , which offers a wide range of options to suit customer specific needs . The design and development of an electric version of the MUV5 is currently underway and it is expected to launch late 2021 .
“ Overall the GHH utility vehicle range is extremely comprehensive and competitive able to support all primary mining equipment in their
36 International Mining | MARCH 2021