Cost Comparison

CONVEYORS: PIPE vs CONVENTIONAL

A COST COMPARISON

A definitive cost estimate was prepared for the two systems depicted below, and the results have been tabulated. Both case studies were prepared based on identical parameters.

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Conventional Conveyor

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Pipe Conveyor

Comparison Table

 

Cost Comparison as of August 1999

Conventional Conveyor
 
Pipe Conveyor
leg 1 length lift Capacity length lift Capacity
250m 4.5m 1500tph 487m 15.0m 1500tph
Transfer Convr No 1 Head Station
Transfer Building & Transfer Chute
Convr No 2 Tail Station
No Transfer Station Required
leg 2 250m 15.0m 1500tph Second leg not required
Mechanicals &
Structures
R4.022 million R3.200 million
Engineering &
Mangement
R1.453 million R1.411 million
Total Capital
Expenditure
R5.475 million R4.611 million
O & M Cost/ton
based on 2,5 million
tons/annum
R0.71 R0.55