A machine for creating a smooth roadbed by grading the floor of a mine drift or ramp is being developed by Inco Ltd. and the Ontario mines ministry.
A scarified roadbed is intended to offer low resistance, durability and cost savings. Currently, underground roadbeds are prepared and covered with concrete.
Inco will design, fabricate and test the prototype “Roadbed Scarifier.”Once commissioned, models will be made and distributed by Continuous Mining Systems of Walden, Ont.
The joint project is under the auspices of the Northern Ontario Development Agency, with NODA providing half the total cost of $475,000. NODA is a joint federal-provincial effort designed to help local industry improve and diversify.
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