Underground Haulage

Author: Priyadarshi Hem (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering - University of

British Columbia)
Revised: September 2012
In This Review

Introduction

History

Underground Haulage Trucks

Loaders

Slushers

Muckers
o History

Locomotives
o History
o Miscellaneous

Underground Transport on Inclined Roads

Underground Conveyors

Costs

Maintenance

Health and Safety

Tracking and Communications

Software

Books & Publications

Training

Summary
This review provides information on underground haulage equipment and technology. Links to
haulage truck suppliers specializing in loaders, slushers, muckers, and locomotives are given.
Other topics discussed include health and safety, tracking, cost, maintenance, software and
training.

INTRODUCTION

This technology review provides a quick thread of links to technical information on

underground haulage equipment, their manufacturers, and related issues including health and
safety, cost and maintenance.
We plan to keep updating this and drive it forward to become the definitive source of threads
and links on the topic. If you would like your links, threads, themes, news, views, reviews,
resources, and services/supplies noted here please contact me.

HISTORY
In the early years, a pit pony. moved coal in the underground mine. Sometime around 18901900 air-driven machines were installed. During and following the First World War,

underground mechanical haulage began to replace the horse. By 1948, mine cars were hauled
by electric and diesel locomotives.

UNDERGROUND HAULAGE TRUCKS

The InfoMine Equipment pages list over 50 sellers of second hand underground trucks.
InfoMine's Buyer's Guide provides ready access to the catalogs of over 150 suppliers of
underground trucks and associated parts and equipment, including:

Atlas Copco Construction & Mining Technique

Bird Machines

Caterpillar

Fambition Mining Technology Co., Ltd.

GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH

Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Sandvik Mining and Construction

ZANAM-LEGMET Ltd

Normet Oy

GIA Industri

Mining Technologies International Inc.

Each supplier specializes in a particular type of underground truck and caters to a specific
location and type of mine. For example, Dux Machinery Corporation offers a variety of
underground haul trucks suited to specific activities in the mine:

Narrow vein mining and small tunnels