Barrick Gold, Cortez Hills, USA

Mark Alspaugh was thyssekrupp’s 3rd party technical consultant and subject matter expert. He provided specialized design and commissioning support for the development of unique and custom control algorithms for an 11.6 km overland conveyor. The system consists of several individual conveyors totaling over 14.5 km in length with the 11.6 km centerpiece curving horizontally down a large hill. Conveyor capacity is set at 1000 tons per hour.

Contractor: Thyssenkrupp