The development of a South African-made conveyor belt idler has resulted in diversified miner Exxaro Resources increasing throughput at its Grootegeluk mine through one of its conveyor load points from 800 t/d to 3 000 t/d, says conveyor products manufacturer Brelko US and Africa manager Brent Weller.
This Exxaro project was undertaken in August 2019 and Weller says the products deployed are still in use today with very little wear.