The company selected ABBs 26 MW gearless mill drive system GMD for the mines 40 ft SAG mill as well as other drives electrical infrastructure equipment and a longterm service agreement LTSA This is expected to reduce operating costs improve process throughput and reliability while saving energy and keep equipment in top form
Six ABB gearless mill drives have been deployed at the Mina de Cobre copper mine in Panama resulting in the countrys first copper ore extraction Mina de Cobre which spans 13600 ha 33600 acres is located 120 km 75 miles west of Panama City in the Donoso district Colon province
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The gearless mill drive eliminates all mechanical components of a conventional mill drive system such as ringgear pinion gearbox coupling motor shaft and motor bearings By mounting the rotor poles directly onto the mill the mill itself becomes the rotor of the gearless motor
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Jun 30 2014nbsp018332ABBs delivery included one gearless mill drive system GMD for a 40feet semiautogenous mill and two lowspeed dual pinion ringgeared mill drive
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The gearless conveyor drive system eliminates the gearbox from the drive thereby reducing the number of main wear parts so less maintenance is needed and lengthening the lifespan of the equipment ABB say the expected lifespan for the drivetrain increases by more than 10 years compared with traditional geared systems to a projected in
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Baden Switzerland March 8 2011 ABB the leading power and automation technology group announced that it recently won a contract from Kinross Gold Corporation for the delivery of three gearless mill drive GMD systems to be installed at the Tasiast gold mine
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Mar 09 2012nbsp018332Zurich Switzerland March 9 2012 ABB the leading power and automation technology group won an order worth 43 million to deliver three gearless mill drive systems plus related automation and power infrastructure equipment for a new copper mine to be operated by Minera Quadra Ltd in Sierra Gorda Chile The contract was awarded in the second quarter of 2011
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The order was booked in Q4 2015 For the expansion project which aims to double the mines concentrator milling capacity from 60000 to 120000 td ABB is supplying two 25 ft gearless mill drive systems GMD of 15 MW and two complete high pressure grinding rolls HPGR drive
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SIMINE Gearless mill drives A standard of reliability and efficiency for grinding From Norway to Zambia from Mongolia to Chile for over 30 years mining operators all over the world have been counting on SIMINE Gearless mill drives Their most important features include a small footprint and less weight than conventional drives
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Baden Switzerland November 23 2010 ABB the leading power and automation technology group announced that it recently won an order from Aker Solutions for the delivery of three gearless mill drive GMD systems for Kazakhmys PLCs Bozshakol copper project located near the town of Ekibastuz in north eastern Kazakhstan
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Projects previously successfully completed by the division include the installation of six Siemens gearless mill drives at various mines in north west Zambia Of the six ABB gearless mill drives being installed at Cobre Panam225 four will power ball mills and the other two will drive SAG mills
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For the expansion project which aims to double the mines concentrator milling capacity from 60000 to 120000 tons per day ABB is supplying two 25foot gearless mill drive systems GMD of 15MW and two complete high pressure grinding rolls HPGR drive systems of 2 x 2650 kW
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The gearless mill drive business is an important market for ABB GMD end users from 20 different mines or cement plants coming from all five continents as well as major mill suppliers accepted ABBs invitation and came to Switzerland to share their knowledge experiences problems and ideas with representatives from ABB
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Siemens the company that introduced Gearless Mill Drives GMD to mining industry started up its first GMD on a ball mill in Norway in 1980 The mill and its drive system are still in service Today GMDs are mainly used for SAG mills between 36 and 40 feet 107 to
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Oct 28 2019nbsp018332quotGearless mill drives are the workhorses for grinding operations which are at the heart of any mine The six ABB GMDs at the worldclass Panama Cobre project are extremely robust given demanding ambient conditions As the ore extraction pace indicates they are maximising throughputquot said Rene Chacon project manager at ABB for Cobre Panama
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The six ABB Gearless Mill Drives which are the most powerful mill drive systems on the market for semiautogenous SAG ball and autogenous mills have been installed since late last year and
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Jun 16 2014nbsp018332Shares of ABB Ltd ABB fell 013 after the company announced on Jun 12 that it has completed the deployment of three gearless mill drive systems GMDs for
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Apr 22 2009nbsp018332ABB the leading power and automation technology group announced that it recently won an order from Minera Chinalco Peru SA for the delivery and installation of three complete gearless mill drive GMD systems for the Toromocho copper project
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Aug 19 2016nbsp018332ABB has reorganized its ringgeared mill drive RMD portfolio to make it easier for its customers to identify and select the most suitable technology for their needs Together with gearless mill drives GMD the RMDs power ore grinding mills making them vital for mining operations and ore processing plants
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28 MW GMD for a 40 SAG mill 28 MW GMD for 42 SAG mill Whether it is size or an installation at the highest altitude 4600 masl ABBs GMDs are well positioned to contribute to the building of larger and ever more powerful mills Leading the gearless mill drive evolution The ABB gearless mill drive GMD is the most powerful
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To date ABB has installed or won orders for 100 gearless mill drive units in 23 countries on five continents Groundbreaking is one of the most recent orders placed by Newmont Mining Corporation As the first supplier in the market ABB won an engineering contract for a 28 megawatt GMD system for the first 42 feet SAG semiautogenous mill
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Kinross Gold Corporation chooses ABB for its Tasiast openpit expansion project ABB recently won a contract from Kinross Gold for the delivery of three gearless mill drive GMD systems to be installed at the Tasiast gold mine Tasiast is an openpit operation located in northwest Mauritania some 300 km north of the capital Nouakchott
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Baden Switzerland March 29 2012 ABB the leading power and automation technology group was recently contracted to supply gearless mill drives GMDs for six ball mills and twindrive systems for eight high pressure grinding rolls HPGRs at Cerro Verde copper mine in Peru The two contracts were awarded in the first quarter of 2012
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Oct 25 2019nbsp018332Gearless mill drives are the workhorses for grinding operations which are at the heart of any mine said Rene Chac243n project manager at ABB for Mina de Cobre They allow operators
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Nov 12 2008nbsp018332To date ABB has installed or won orders for over 80 gearless mill drive units in 21 countries on fi ve continents GMD end users from 33 different mines or cement plants coming from all fi ve continents as well as major mill suppliers accepted ABBs invitation and came to Peru
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