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Phoenix monitoring system at Cortez sees results

Since January 2016, Barrick Gold has been using a Phoenix Conveyor Belt Solutions monitoring system on the conveyor belts at its Cortez mine in Nevada, US

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Cortez’s four conveyor belts cover 24km and move 907t/h of ore

Cortez’s four conveyor belts cover 24km and move 907t/h of ore

In 2015, Cortez’s four conveyor belts, which cover 24km and move 907t/h of ore, were down for several months due to cable breaks. Miners at the Nevada operation refer to such breaks as ‘flappers’. If not...

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