Waste Dump Design & Maintenance

Practices
Lowering Your Cost Per Ton

Name:
Venue:
Date:

Kent Clifton
TCI Operations Training Program
Satui Mine
16th July, 2007

Average Speed

Haul
Load

Dump
Return

Best Dump Practices

Clean dump area keeps tire

cuts at minimum
Constantly Manage
and Maintain

Keep Level and

Smooth

Size Comparison

Wheel DozerTrack - Type Tractor

814
824
834
844
854

D7
D8
D9
D10
D11

Sizing Tractors for Truck Dumps

Optimal track-type tractor truck
match ups:

D9

777

D10

777 / 785 / 789

D11

789 / 793 / 797

Sizing Wheel Dozers for Truck

Dumps
Optimal wheel dozer truck match ups:

834

773 / 777

844

777 / 785

854

785 / 789 / 793

Proper Application ?

Proper Application ?

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Proper Dump Advance

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TRUCK DUMP

Truck Dump - 1 Truck Dump - 2

CPT ($/ton)
3%
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Assumptions:
Percent Improvement
50 min hour
8760 Scheduled hours per year
Overburden
Truck Dump 1: 30 second cycle
time improvement
Key Factors:
.25 minute on the haul cycle Decreased cycle
and .25 on the return cycle
time
Productivity
increase
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Dumping Techniques

Stop berm on high walls

Dump in organized pattern ( R to L )
Spot according to dozer or dump boss
Keep dozer on truck operators side
Dump square with burm
Avoid Burm contact

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Avoid Safety Burm Contact

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Well Managed Dump

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Short Lifts, Greater Compaction

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Manage Floor, Maintain Proper

Drainage

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Poor Dump Practices

Body bulldozing
Dumping into an existing
pile
Not lowering body prior to
moving forward

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Body Bulldozing
Pulling through berm
after dumping is hard
on the underside of the
body

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Avoid Dumping on Burm:

Dump Over

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Poor Practice Results

Poor dumping practices

can result in rear rib
and tail area damage

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Dump Over Without Body Contact

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Dump Zone Visual Inspection

Floor is smooth.
Trucks enter at high speed, parallel to edge.
Trucks brake in straight line, then turn and stop to
reverse to dump.
Safety berms are regulation height.
Is dump stable enough to
dump over safely or
should you dump short
and push off.

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Typical Items to Observe

SAFETY
Size of Dump Area
Dozer Pushing
Dump Time
Smoothness
Rolling Resistance
Traffic Rules
Maintenance

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Train Proper Dumping Techniques

When you pull in to dump area
Observe dump tractor operator for spotting
Slow down!
Don't roll tires sidewalls

BEFORE moving hoist lever

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Back into position

Place transmission selector lever to neutral
Set parking brake
Clear area of personnel
Dont slam the cylinders at the top
Lower the bed before moving

Question #1
Should Dump be Advanced R to L
or L to R?

Right to Left (R to L)

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Question #2
Who Manages the waste dump ?

Push Tractor Operator

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Waste Dump Design & Maintenance

Practices
Lowering Your Cost Per Ton

Name:
Venue:
Date:

Kent Clifton
TCI Operations Training Program
Satui Mine
16th July, 2007