In-pit crushing and conveying systems (IPCC) have gained increasing interest over the last decade. For future mines with high strip ratios, long travel distances and high fleet costs, IPCC systems offer great potential to reduce operating costs. IPCC systems are generally differentiated, based on the mobility of the crusher station, into fixed, semimobile (SMIPCC) and fully mobile (FMIPCC) variations. A survey conducted by the authors on in-pit crusher population revealed that, since 1956, 447 in-pit crusher stations have been installed, are currently in the erection/manufacturing stages or are on order. Figure 1 shows the distribution of in-pit crusher stations by region; the pie charts indicate the distribution of crusher station type and the total number of crusher stations since 1956. The black dots indicate the locations of in-pit crusher stations used for large mining operations past 1970.
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