Australia’s Mining Monthly — December 2017

December 2017 MINING SUPPLIER PROFILE | AMM 43

ONTRAK ENGINEERING MINING SUPPLIER PROFILE

harsher environments in Tunnelling with
sandstone.
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chain or engineered chain.
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pump stations.
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service to re-design drives and functional

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after repairing and overhauling anything

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then it would ultimately need a product of

its own.

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transformer stations, which now range

from six tonne to 180t.

The company then moved into Feeder

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could come up with a local product that

challenges the other manufacturers.

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on-sold, to Peter Ross of LD Operations,

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At Maraylya, two new design

development machines built in the factory

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Moranbah North mine, and a third unit is

due to be delivered in March next year.

These machines carry an eight outlet

distribution control box on top next to an

operator platform for tram function and

include a conveyor belt tail piece with

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on-board power units for tram function.

ONTRAK ENGINEERING

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Cougar Mining’s 130T Shearer Carrier.

Ontrak OFB30 Feeder Breaker.