EXPANSION SHELLS

M31 Spring Loaded Shell

The MM31 shell was designed and built for Mansour Mining to respond to the ever changing mining
environment where bore hole diameters are now larger than the capabilities of existing mechanical
anchor shells. The three main causes of enlarged bore holes are button bits diameters larger than
conventional blade bits, spalling in highly stressed rock and/or drilling in high sulphide ore zones.
Tests have shown that the MM31 shell can expand beyond the current capabilities of all other
expansion shells presently on the market. The MM31 shell still retains all the advantages of the
spring loaded TT6-SL shell.

TT6 Rock Bolt Shell

The Strata Control expansion shell uses a unique forged steel
3 leaf design that ensures that the radial forces exerted by the
leaves on the surrounding rock are uniformly spread at the
anchorage point. It is available in both the standard or spring
loaded version. The bail type unit incorporates a pop off top.
This will not allow the bolt to slip past or break the bail.

The plastic sleeve that holds the shell together during transportation has a collar at one end that
will automatically be removed during bolt installation, thus ensuring a proper installation.

The TT6SL (spring loaded) version incorporates all the above features with added advantage of a
spring that allows the anchor to be set and ready to tension without having to preset or rotate the
bolt. This feature is the most significant new development in many years.

Preparado por: Ing. Jair Casafranca L.

jcasafranca@remicsa.com