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Mobile conveyor begins operation at Cloudbreak

A relocatable conveyor has come online at FMG's Cloudbreak mine in Western Australia

Staff reporter

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PRESS RELEASE: A key productivity initiative for the miner, the five-kilometre conveyor includes a semi-mobile primary crushing station and feeds directly into the Cloudbreak ore processing facility.

The relocatable conveyor and semi-mobile crushing facilities can be positioned approximate to pits and relocated once mined.

By providing greater flexibility and increased accessibility to remote mine pits, the relocatable conveyor will reduce haulage costs, offsetting rising strip ratios and delivering sustained efficiency improvements across the business, Fortescue said.

CEO Elizabeth Gaines commented: "The long and shallow nature of the orebody at the Chichester Hub presents unique challenges and opportunities. Since Fortescue first began operation with strip miners, the team has consistently brought new ideas and solutions to deliver the most from our orebodies.

"In partnership with RCR Tomlinson, we have been able to adapt the relocatable conveyor technology frequently used in underground mining operations, allowing our team to respond to the requirements of the mine plan with greater flexibility.

"Together with the rollout of autonomous haulage technology (AHS) across the Chichester Hub, this innovative conveyor system will contribute to further productivity and efficiency improvements and maintain our cost leadership position."

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