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DOK-ING Extra Low Profile Dozer wins plaudits in Australia underground mine site trial

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Mine Tech Australia says one of its clients in Western Australia’s Goldfields region is putting a DOK-ING XLPD Extra Low Profile Dozer through its paces.

Back in June, the company said it recently completed DOK-ING XLP system testing and operator awareness training in the lead up to mobilising the unit for this underground mine site trial. That trial is now underway.

“The client’s team on site have been putting the XLPD through its paces in real-life work environments and we have received overwhelming support for its effectiveness, versatility, and application in difficult underground mining applications working alongside their team of handheld mining specialists to improve their turnaround time for scraping-out slots and other development works,” the company reported.

The XLPD Compact Robotic Dozer presents a very low profile remote-controlled machine with the goal of increasing productivity and safety in material handling operations.

Being designed to withstand the most severe working conditions in the mining industry, the XLPD has proven to be a safe and effective asset, Mine Tech, one of DOK-ING’s regional dealers, said.

As part of the Extra Low Profile segment, the dozer is suitable for activities in construction works, cleaning of production panels, sweeping and vamping activities, cleaning under conveyor belts and other hazardous environment operations, it said. This is where numerous attachments such as bucket, ejector bucket, dozer blade, brush and gripper tools come in handy.

DOK-ING Extra Low Profile Dozer set for trial in Western Australia

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Mine Tech Australia says it has recently completed DOK-ING XLP system testing and operator awareness training in the lead up to mobilising the unit for an underground mine site trial in Western Australia.

The DOK-ING’s remote-controlled Extra Low Profile Dozer (XLPD) has been designed to perform in a wide range of applications having numerous attachments such as bucket, ejector bucket, dozer blade, brush and gripper tools.

“Independent of its size, DOK-ING mining equipment is known for its exceptional performance, excellent reliability, simple operation, operator comfort and easy serviceability,” Mine Tech Australia said.

DOK-ING has built up this reputation from many deployments in South Africa. This year, electric DOK-ING Narrow Reef Equipment is expected to be phased in at the Anglo American Platinum-owned Tumela underground mine in Limpopo province.

The DOKING mining product line includes two different platform models, powered by diesel engines or electric motors, with five different tool attachments. The use of the equipment is geared towards creating safe mining conditions, with the platform being utilised for the safe cleaning of production panels – pushing the ore into the advance strike gulley where the ore is collected and transported to the conveyor system – and sweeping and vamping activities resulting in manual stope-cleaning labour being largely eliminated, according to Mine Tech Australia.

The XLP platform is controlled by a single operator using a simple handheld radio remote control unit, the company added.

“The XLP platform design can withstand the most severe underground working conditions,” Mine Tech Australia said. “It has the ability to work in high temperatures and conforms to the required safety systems to protect the operator and personnel in the vicinity of the operation.

“The XLP platform has the ability to work in gradients of up to 30° and at mine heights from 1.2-1.6 m, which makes it suitable for mining a large proportion of reef types in various mining industries (platinum, gold, diamonds, etc.). Miners work far below the earth’s surface and have little time and less space to deal with unscheduled breakdowns.”