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ARAMINE: 45 years in the mine

Having been building equipment and designing solutions for underground mines for over 45 years, Aramine has developed a complete line of machines for underground mining operations, which includes drillers, loaders, and trucks. This line includes the first battery-powered miniLoader, the L140B, with a quick battery change system: the quick replacement system (QRS).

In addition, Aramine is the official distributor of Normet, Atlas Copco, HBM, and Astec in authorised areas.

Furthermore, Aramine has one of the largest ranges of spare parts for underground mining equipment in the world. The company supplies genuine spare parts and components suitable for various types of drill rigs, loaders, and utility equipment for underground mining. Its stocks amount to over 800 000 manufacturers’ part numbers, worth more than US$18 million.

Remanufacturing programme

Aramine runs an exclusive programme based on a strong organisation and a long-term experience with the manufacturer’s technical support. The machines destined for the scrap heap are remanufactured on the books, in compliance with the manufacturer’s original standards and quality.

Aramine Driller: DM901

For many years, Aramine has offered a narrow, 1 m width, drill rig – complementing its range of underground mining track-less loaders and dumpers – to the narrow vein mining industry.

The DM901 Aramine is a diesel-electrical drill rig available in a development, production and bolting configuration, using a hydraulic drifter . The drill rig aims to replace hand pneumatic jack leg drifters, and help underground mines with sections of less than 2 m in width to be mechanised.

It is one of the smallest drill rig jumbos available on the market, but offers the same standard of operations as the full scale unit.

The DM901 is an articulated frame drill rig with four wheels driven by hydrostatic Poclain wheel engines.

As the components and parts used to build the rig come from first-class providers worldwide, it guarantees that customers receive a first-class quality machine, with easy access to the OEM parts supplier directly through Aramine’s after-sales team.

For the rock-drill drifters, Aramine proposes a range between 7 kW up to 15 kW hydromechanics, provided by Epiroc or Montabert. However, another premium drifter brand and model can be used when required.

The machine power pack is giving between 45 and 60 kW, depending on the application and needs. The flushing could be done by air, water, or mist.

The DM901 main frame is designed to be able to lift done through a shaft of 1 x 1 m size, without the need for cut and wilding operations, just by scrapping some subset.

The DM901 is available in diesel-electric as standard, diesel as an option, and will soon be available in battery with cable using Aramine technology, derived from its range of battery-powered loaders and dumpers.

Aramine also offers the option of semi-automatic drilling assistance, drilling radio remote control, and machine control from the surface.

Conclusion

The Aramine diesel-electrical DM901 drill rig offers the same performance as bigger drillers, while being well adapted to narrow vein mining operations. Aramine always adapts its machine to provide customers with the solutions they are looking for. The DM901 is part of Aramine complete range of mining machines specialised in narrow vein mining operations.