AUSTRALIA resurgence of Highwall mining in Australia .
“ The system gives us the capability to go greater than 20 degrees in the coal seam ,” says Hartcher . “ ADDCAR is currently the only system that can go beyond eight degrees . We ’ ve already hit 16 degrees but we want to go further .”
The new system in Glencore ’ s operations will provide :
• • 200,000 tons per month consistently
• • Productivity : 18-27 tons per employee hour
• • Penetration : + 500 meters
• • Seam heights : 0.9 meters – 10 meters
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Mining Global
HEADQUARTERS
York St Teralba , NSW
EMPLOYEES
500-1000
Future endeavors The future is looking bright for UGM Australia . The company , which has an array of projects lined up , is gearing up to take its ADDCAR technology to the next level .
“ What attracted us to the ADDCAR system is we knew what it was , and we saw it as a technology that if taken by someone who knew it , it could be enhanced ,” said Hartcher .
“ Since 1993 the system has mined roughly 100 million tons of coal . I don ’ t think people realize the potential of this technology .”
Hartcher adds , “ We ’ ll have five systems operating in the next three years .”
With the new system in place , UGM is working to bring the combination of ADDCAR and engineering to Australia ’ s coal industry .
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
UGM Australia is a diversified professional services company supporting mining and related industries including ports , rail and power generation .
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