Small-Scale Mining: A Guide to Appropriate Equipment

Part 1 Prospecting, assaying and surveying instruments for geophysical prospecting surveying instruments drills for sampling assaying instruments. Part 2 Surface development and working drills breakers excavators dredges. Part 3 Underground development and working rock drills props and associated equipment shaft doors ventilation suspension theodolite communications. Part 4 Mineral processing crusher mills screens and classifiers washers and dry separators concentrators ready-to-run mobile systems. Part 5 Haulage, handling and transport: ore discharge and loading systems mine cars locomotives shovels, loaders and dumpers scraper haulages conveyor systems hydraulic ram, levers, winches and hoists larger hoists and mine winders. Part 6 Safety equipment: equipment and clothing for personal protection gas detectors arrestor gear. Part 7 General purpose equipment hand tools grinding wheel engines electrical generators air compressors pumps and pumpsets.