Overview

Mechanical assembly of 2 crushers (semi-mobile crushers) at the Aitik Boliden mine in Gällivare, one of the largest open-pit copper mines in Europe

Industry

Stone/Earth/Cement

Services

Construction management & supervision, Mechanical assembly, Project Management

Country

Gällivare, Sweden

Status

completed

Challenging, extraordinary and complex describes the project for our customer Sandvik. Sandvik commissioned us with the mechanical assembly of two crushing plants in the largest open-pit copper mine in Europe. We were able to service our customer with everything from a single source - from the permanent assembly of the complete plant through to its commissioning - and with our customary high quality.

The individual construction areas

Our SGS team assembled the following components for each crusher: apron feeder, crusher module, service module, maintenance tower and discharge conveyor. The total weight of the two crusher plants exceeds 4,400 tonnes, with up to 60 SGS employees on site at peak times.

[Translate to Englisch:] Montage Brechanlage Kupfermine Sandvik | SGS Industrial Services

Challenging, extraordinary and complex

The biggest challenge was at the site of the construction site in an open-pit mine north of the Arctic Circle. On site,our local SGS team had to contend with inhospitable environmental conditions such as temperatures up to - 35°C or poor lighting conditions due to the short hours of the day.

Due to the mine’s expanse, construction site logistics also posed a major challenge. The two crushers were 9 km apart and the journey from the entrance gate to the In Pit Crusher was about 30 minutes. The Surface Crusher was located at the surface of the mine, but the In Pit Crusher was more than 400 m underground. Excellent coordination was part of the day-to-day business.

Project data

Commissioner: Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling GmbH & Co KG
Customer: Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling GmbH & Co KG
Industry: Stone/Earth/Cement
Construction location: Gällivare, Sweden
Contributors: 60
Scope of delivery & service: Mechanical assembly of 2 crushing plants.

About our customer, Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling GmbH & Co KG

Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling GmbH & Co KG in Leoben, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the globally active Swedish Sandvik Group. Sandvik was founded in 1862 and has its headquarters in Sweden. The company employs approximately 47,000 people worldwide and is active in the tooling, mining and construction industries as well as in materials technology. It specialises in the engineering and supply of turnkey plants and machinery for surface mining.

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