The need for sustainable technology diffusion in mining: Achieving the use of belt conveyor systems in the German hard-rock quarrying industry
The movement of raw materials can be one of the most challenging tasks in open pit mining, with truck transportation representing the largest factor in mining costs and resulting in major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this study, the transportation methods of bulk materials within German hard-r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa)
2017-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Sustainable Mining |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2300396017300290 |