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Auersmacher Limestone Mine |
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Commissioned: |
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1936
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Material: |
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Shell limestone mo1 = trochite lime (Triassic period)
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Mining:
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Mined area: 4 km2
Pillar and chamber construction: Height of stretch 5 m, width of stretch 6 m, size of pillars 10 x 10 m
Explosive operations: up to 340 tons per round of shots
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Mining yield: |
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1500 tons per day, approx. 360,000 tons per year in a two-shift operation
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Use: |
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Limestone is used for forming slag in the manufacture of pig iron and steel
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Technical equipment: |
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Drill carriage ROCKET BOOMER L1-C-DH from Atlas Copco, equipped with a computer aided control system (RCS, Rig Control System) on the basis of a data bus network (CAN, Controller Area Network); hydraulic hammer drill COP 1838 HF
O & K-wheel loader L 35.5 with 3.5 m3 rock shovel and Deutz engine BF6L 1013 CP (suitable for work underground)
Centre pivot steered Terex TA-30 dump truck with low pollutant Cummins engines
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Address: |
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Saarstahl AG
Kalksteingrube Auersmacher
Kreisstrasse 13
66271 Kleinblittersdorf/Auersmacher
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