Inclined troughed belt conveyors are more frequently being selected from a range of alternatives, which include shafts and trucks for ore haulage in underground mass mining projects. Belt conveyor haulage systems are being operated with lifts exceeding those normally associated with truck haulage systems and approaching the limits of shaft haulage systems._x000D_
A belt conveyor haulage system, in this context, incorporates subsystems for: crushing, tramp detection and removal, and haulage._x000D_
This paper presents details of recent inclined troughed belt conveyor systems for underground mining operations, and explores the application of inclined troughed belt conveyors for the increasing demands of future underground mass mining projects._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Spreadborough, J C and Pratt, A G L, 2008. Inclined troughed belt conveyor systems for underground mass mining operations, in Proceedings Tenth Underground Operators' Conference 2008, pp 71-76 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).