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EQUIPMENT GALLERY
Hecla's Lucky Friday mine deployed two
Artisan Vehicle Systems 1
5
3 haulers,
which are powered by lithium batteries.
The mine is seeking to resolve ventilation
and cooling issues, Hecla reported.
The 1
5
3 was covered in the Decem-
ber E&MJ.; Artisan reportedly designed
the 1
5
3 around the electric powertrain,
battery, and advanced operator control
system. The 1
5
3 is smaller than a com-
parable diesel loader, but has 300%
of the power, Artisan reported. With 3
metric tons (mt) of tramming capacity,
the LHD's total power is 214 kilowatts
and tractive effort is 75 kilonewtons.
The powertrain motor's peak power is
127 kilowatts (kW) or 170 horsepower.
Its peak torque is 695 newton meters,
or 513 foot pounds. It is powered by a
600 volt DC, 88 kW-hour lithium iron
phosphate battery. The bucket is 1.2 cu-
bic meters (m), or 1.5 cubic yards. Lift
breakout force is 4,899 kilograms (kg)
(10,888 pound force [lbf]); tilt breakout
force is 7,031 kg (15,500 lbf). Total op-
erating weight is 9.5 mt.
The principal mining method at Lucky
Friday is ramp access, cut and fill, which
uses rubber-tired equipment to access
silver veins. Previously, the 153 was beta
tested in Kirkland Lake Gold's under-
ground mines.
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Conveyor Cleaner to Reduce
Cost Of Ownership
Martin Engineering's QB1 Cleaner HD con-
veyor belt cleaner features a square main-
frame positioned to shed dust and spill-
age. The urethane blade formulation can
accommodate belt speeds of up to 900
feet per minute (4.6 m per second) and
service temperatures of -40° to 160°F. It
also features Constant Angle Radial Pres-
sure (CARP) technology to maintain the
most efficient cleaning angle throughout
service life, with a no-tool replacement
process that can be performed safely by
one person in less than five minutes. The
cleaner is available in lengths of 18 to 96
in. (457 to 2,438 millimeters), and can
be ordered in 10-ft (3.05-m) sections.
The design is covered by the Mr.
Blade program, under which the com-
pany's mobile technicians provide fac-
tory-direct replacement blades, delivered
and custom-fitted on-site and installed
for free. The company's Forever Guar-
antee ensures lifetime no-cost replace-
ment of tensioners and main frames
for any belt cleaner assemblies that are
fitted with the company's replacement
blades.
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Silver Mine Gets Electric LHDs