Haulage System in St. Joseph Lead Co. Mines of Southeast Missouri
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 695 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 4, 1953
Abstract
THE Southeast Missouri division of the St. Joseph Lead Co. normally hauls and hoists over 5 million tons of lead ore each year. This ore is mined in the stopes and headings of 20 mines, hauled to a main line system, see above, and transported up to 6.4 miles to ore-hoisting shafts. Average haulage distance is 2.16 miles. A few years ago a distinguished mining engineer visiting this area for the first time remarked, "You do not have a mining problem; yours is a haulage problem." Its relative importance may be gaged by the fact that mine haulage represents about 25 pct of the total cost of mining ore, the most costly single underground operation
Citation
APA: (1953) Haulage System in St. Joseph Lead Co. Mines of Southeast Missouri
MLA: Haulage System in St. Joseph Lead Co. Mines of Southeast Missouri. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1953.