Vale Carajás Overland Conveyors

KDHI supplied a long-distance downhill overland conveyor project for Vale’s Carajás mining area in Pará, Brazil. The project supports iron ore transport as part of the mining area’s expansion.

The scope comprises six new belt conveyors and upgrades to three existing conveyors, with a combined length exceeding 10 km. The conveyors have a belt width of 2,200 mm and a belt speed of 6.1 m/s. The system has a design conveying capacity of 21,000 tonnes per hour and a maximum capacity of 23,500 tonnes per hour.

KDHI’s work covered design, manufacturing, shipment and installation. The package combined new equipment supply with conveyor upgrades to meet the project’s material handling requirements.