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The company’s latest innovation
is said to offer mines and
quarries unmatched payload
capacity and wear life. At
bauma 2019, Metso showcased
the Metso Truck Body – an
innovation that combines
the benefits of rubber and
high structural strength steel,
allowing mines and quarries to
haul more with less.
The Metso Truck Body is
a lightweight, rubber-lined
tray designed for off-highway
trucks. The elastic rubber
absorbs the energy of every
impact, preventing it from
reaching the frame and thus
allowing for a lighter-than-
usual, high structural strength
steel frame beneath the rubber.
Thanks to this, the body can
absorb maximum shock at the
lowest possible weight.
Metso has been supplying its
tried-and-tested rubber lining
for haul trucks for several
decades with outstanding
results both in reducing
the need for maintenance
Metso
introduce new
hybrid truck
body
The Metso Truck Body
and improving the working
environment for truck drivers.
The proven benefits include
up to six times more wear life
compared to traditional steel
lining, half the noise, and 97%
less vibration.
The Metso Truck Body takes
this concept to another level by
combining the wear protection
and working environment
benefits of rubber with the
payload-maximising abilities of
a lightweight body.
Many quarries prefer
lightweight truck bodies
because they enable the carrying
of more payload. However, the
problem with these traditional
lightweight bodies is their lack
of durability – they often have
to be replaced every one or
two years, or repaired, which
gets expensive. A typical Metso
Truck Body weighs 20-30% less
than a traditional steel-lined
truck body. Depending on the
application, this translates into
a payload increase of several
tonnes.
The Metso Truck Body is
available globally for all major
off-highway truck models
used in mining and quarrying.
Several lining options ensure
an application-specific fit, even
in operations that struggle with
problems such as carryback.
Strandline raises cash for
mineral sands work
Mineral sands miner
Strandline Resources will
raise AUD5.5-million for
project works in Western
Australia and Tanzania.
The company will issue 46
million shares, priced at
12c each, to institutional
and sophisticated investors,
with shareholder Tembo
Capital set to take part in the
placement. The shares will
be issued under Strandline’s
existing placement capacity,
and will not require
shareholder approval.
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Proceeds from the placement
will be used to advance
the Coburn project, in
Western Australia, including
negotiations with strategic
partners, financiers and
off-takers. Funds will
also go towards ongoing
exploration and development
of Strandline’s pipeline of
projects in Tanzania, including
finalising project funding for
the Fungoni project and a Joint
Ore Reserves Committee-
compliant mineral resource for
the Tajiri project.
QUARRY SA | JULY/AUGUST 2019_9