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Railveyor system can reduce capital costs and infrastructure, travelling below shafts and in spaces as small as 10 by 12 feet or 3.05 m by 3.66 m. Using multiple train systems in tandem optimizes continuous material haulage. The railcars can travel at variable speeds up to 18 mph, or 8 metres/second, and climb grades of 20%. The company claims that the system combines the best features of conveyors, rail, and truck haulage, including travelling on 20% inclines, increased capacity and availability, reduced installation time, a small profile, and a short turning radius of 95 feet or 30 m. The system is used for underground and surface applications in the mining and aggregate industries.
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Laamanen incorporated the business, secured the global distribution rights, and set up a second demonstration and test site with Vale S.A. at their Frood Stobie mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada in 2008. Following successful testing of the system at the Frood Stobie test site, a Railveyor system was installed at Vale's Copper Cliff Mine 114 Ore Body Mine and became operational in 2012, with the intention of using the Railveyor system as an enabling technology for rapid mine development and high speed production.
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