NEW EQUIPMENT NEWS
Gauteng-based Comar has designed a more compact and mobile plant for easier and more economical transportation, as well as quicker set-up time. Operations manager
De Wet Dreyer says many mobile plants still require some components to be transported on low-bed trucks and erected using on-site cranes, contrary to customer need for
greater mobility and ease of movement. “We now have a fully mobile design, which consists of two units,” says Dreyer. “The first chassis carries the feed bins and the other the
drum, bag house, and other components.” The plant can be set up within hours, either to discard directly into a truck for smaller projects, or to be parked and configured to feed
into the standard Comar skip rail and 100-tonne hot storage facility for larger-scale projects.
and the significant demand for
South African mechanised mining
solutions.
The MT100 ULP drill rig and
breaker has a maximum height
of 420mm and a battery life
of seven hours. The machine
can be equipped with any two
attachments, such as a sweeper,
scraper, and dozer with an 850kg
dozing capacity, allowing the
re-mining of inaccessible areas
that still contain some reserves
in the form of fines.
Powered by a trailing cable, the
MT1000 features a rock-breaker
for non-explosive mining and a
patented multi-drill attachment,
which allows four holes to be
drilled quickly and accurately
at the correct angles. Using
the technology, two panels are
being drilled in a single shift — a
performance that CMTI Group
plans to further improve. The
MT100’s four steerable tracks
are individually driven and can
swing around a centre point for
the platforms to negate vertical
obstacles as high as 400mm.
CMTI Group began working
on the equipment in response
This versatile machine can be equipped with any two attachments, such
as a sweeper, scraper, and dozer with an 850kg dozing capacity.
South Africa-based CMTI Group’s
patented, locally developed
mechanised underground mining
equipment is now ready for
commercial contracting. The
cutting-edge technology includes
ultra-low profile (ULP) mining
and integrated brake-testing
equipment, as well as rail-bound
transport solutions, such as a
unique hybrid diesel-electric
locomotive.
The equipment is the
culmination of a 12-year-long
development programme run in
conjunction with some of the
world’s largest platinum-group
metal (PGM) and gold mining
houses, as well as more than
three years of testing in arduous
South African underground
environments.
The technology, which
comprises over 70% local
content, is being manufactured at
CMTI Group’s factory in Tshwane,
Gauteng, which commenced
operations at the start of 2017. As
part of the ramp-up, the group
embarked on a fundraising round
that will close during the first
quarter of 2018, to satisfy growth
SA’s CMTI Group introduces ULP mining
equipment
The MT1000 features a rock-breaker for non-explosive mining and a
patented multi-drill attachment that allows four holes to be drilled quickly
and accurately at the correct angles.
to an increasing demand for
locally developed solutions
that promote safer gold- and
PGM-mining operations,
while extending the life of
these mines. South Africa’s
harsh conditions mean that
technology imported from the
US and Europe is not always
able to meet the requirements
of local mines, with working
environments characterised
by abrasive rock and steep
gradients. As these mines
become deeper, workers also
have to contend with rising
temperatures of virgin rock, as
well as other factors that pose
additional threats to health and
safety levels.
MARCH 2018
9