Tools and Machinery
The parts of the mining process are the different mining machines. Depending on the complexity of the process more or fewer machines can be used. Machinery is easily transported on trucks from site to site, mounted on trailers. The following machines are added in order in increase of mining complexity:
- Excavators
- Moving floor and elevator conveyor belts
- A coarse rotating trommel screen
- A fine rotating trommel screen
- A magnet
- Front end loader
- Odor control sprayer
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