Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling - Open Pit Mining and Bulk Material Handling

The continuous excavation, mining and handling of materials and minerals is the focus of Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling's activities in the area of open pit mining. Sandvik supplies specialized equipment and plants for the efficient and continuous excavation and transport of large volumes of minerals and other bulk materials. For further downstream processing of these minerals and other bulk materials, Sandvik provides conveying, lifting and transportation equipment including stockyard storing, homogenisation and reclamation. For ports and bulk terminals Sandvik can supply all types of ship loading and ship unloading facilities.

Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling is a fully owned subsidiary of the Sandvik Mining and Construction business area who itself in turn is part of Sandvik AB. As part of these global organisations, Materials Handling's position is strengthened to better serve its customers with an extensive range of products and services, a world-class R&D program, comprehensive marketing resources and a global distribution and service network.

For Sandvik customers, this means that they can confidently rely on securing the best products available, with local support and service. Our engineering and technology centre in Austria is the hub for our worldwide activities in the fields of open pit mining and bulk material handling. For larger projects the Sandvik range of products and services is supplemented by the complete range of products and services offered by Sandvik Mining and Construction.

RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

The range of products for the mining industry includes bucket wheel excavators, beltwagons, spreaders, conveying systems, transport crawlers, hopper and cable reel cars and auxiliary equipment.

For bulk material handling Sandvik offers all types of stackers, reclaimers (bucket wheel and scraper type), combined stacker / reclaimers for longitudinal and circular stockpiles and covered storage (sheds or domes).

For ports and terminals Sandvik provides a complete range of bulk ship-loaders, grab type and continuous type ship-unloaders.

FOR STOCKYARDS

• Bucketwheel reclaimers (boom type and bridge type)
• Stackers
• Combined stacker / reclaimers
• Scraper-type reclaimers
• Covered storages / domes
• Auxiliary equipment (e.g. feeders, screens, crushers)

FOR CONTINUOUS OPEN PIT MINING

• Bucket wheel excavators
• Beltwagons (mobile transfer conveyors)
• Spreaders
• Transport crawlers

FOR PORTS AND BULK TERMINALS

• Stockyard equipment
• Ship-loaders
• Ship-unloaders

FOR CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

• Inplant conveyors
• Overland conveyors
• Underground conveyors
• Special conveyors

FOR SERVICES

• Engineering and studies
• Procurement and production
• Shipping and expediting
• Project management
• Aftersale services

Sandvik is offering all services related to open pit mining and bulk material handling including feasibility studies, conceptual plant layouts, engineering and design, project management, fabrication and procurement, expediting and shipping, construction, commissioning and after sale services like maintenance contracts, inspections, revamping, modernization and personnel training.

Sandvik´s materials handling business unit prides itself on understanding its customers' business and needs, speaking their language and being able to interact and react to tailor solutions which fit their specific requirements.