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MOZAMBIQUE COAL CONFERENCE 2015

MAPUTO 27-28 JULY

NEW CONCEPTS

on

COAL MINING

logistics and infrastructure

Lyonell Fliss

Logiman South Africa

The Importance of Logistics

and Infrastructure in Coal

Mining

Coal Mining involves handling and transportation of large volumes of solid material at large distances

Logistics and Infrastructure form a substantial part of coal mining development and running costs

Marshalling yard at a coal terminal (USA)

Conventional Coal Field Logistic DESCRIPTION

Individual mines connected by rail spurs to the main railroad leading to the Ocean Terminal

Some mines transport coal by road to the ocean terminal

Rail, Road or Overland Conveyors connection from mines to

inland coal consumers.

Advantages :

No need for co-ordination between miners

Direct connection from individual mines to ocean terminal

Disadvantages :

Delays as each train should be formed on special request

Requires intermediate rail marshaling yard with multiple loops

to form the trains required by individual mines at given times.

Increased number of rail trucks required, uneconomical usage

of rolling stock.

New Logistic Concept:

Provide an “INLAND TERMINAL” supplied by all the

mines of a coal field by “Overland Conveyors”

Connect the “INLAND TERMINAL” with the

“OCEAN TERMINAL” by a “Rapid Rail Shuttle”

New Logistics Concept-INLAND TERMINAL

Advantages :

Faster and reliable in time delivery

Reduced number of rail tracks

Reduced costs in rail operations

Elimination of intermediate marshaling

Disadvantages :

Requires master planning

Requires financial co-operation between terminal users

Requires an “Inland Terminal” Operator

Additional options for “Inland Terminal” concept :

Integration of coal processing plant into the

terminal. Modular plant equipment to be

considered for future expansions

Junior miners would benefit from an Inland Terminal, particularly if provided with a processing

plant, if aiming for coal export.

New Concepts for

Coal Infrastructure Components

Overland Coal Conveyors

Coal Stockpiles

Precast Bunkers

Precast Conveyor Sleeper on Minipiles

Coal Stokpiles

STOCKPILES

15 000T Precast Coal Bunker

Model

Precast Bunker Construction 1

Precast Bunker Construction 2

Precast Bunker Construction

Internal View

PRECAST COAL BUNKER

CONCLUSIONS

1. THE LOGISTIC CONCEPT OF ‘INLAND TERMINAL “

MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO MOZAMBIQUE COAL

MINING DEVELOPMENTS, THERFORE IT SHOULD BE

TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY ALL STAKE

HOLDERS.

2. LOGISTIC MASTERPLANS SHOULD BE PRODUCED

FOR FUTURE COAL MINING DEVELOPMENTS OF

VARIOUS COALFIELDS IN MOZAMBIQUE

3. NEW INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS WERE

DEVELOPED AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR

APPLICATION IN MOZAMBIQUE COAL MINING

DEVELOPMENTS

Thank you

LOGIMAN

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