Mining IndustryWhen we talk about mining, we mean
the process of extracting minerals from the earth as well as from an ore
body, vein, or coal seam. Most substances that are obtained from the
earth are recovered by mining. Mining provides iron for steel making,
salt for food, coal for fuel, and gold, silver, and diamonds for
jewelry, stones for building, phosphate for fertilizer, and gravel for
highways and many other such products. Mining industry as a whole is
involved with the entire process of mining starting from digging,
extracting to export and marketing.
While exploration and mining can be conducted by individual
entrepreneurs or small business, most modern day mines are large
enterprises and these enterprises require large amounts of capital for
establishment. Indian Mining Industry is a growing industry in Indian
economy. In 1999-2000, it was estimated that mineral production
(excluding atomic minerals) was approximately US$ 10.26 billion. Over
1.1 million people are employed in this industry.
Rubber products in Mining Industry
There are various rubber products which are used in the mining
industry. The most commonly used rubber product in this industry is the
conveyor belt. Conveyor belts are typically very heavy-duty for
applications in mines and quarries. These rubber belts may include
transport of such materials as ore, stone, tailings, gravel, aggregate,
etc. The rubber hoses are also used widely in the mining industry.
Numerous types of rubber hoses are produced every year in various
countries at the highest level of quality for the automotive, industrial
and agricultural markets. There are rubber lined products as well which
are used in the chemical and mining industries. These products include
rubber-lined strainers, rubber lined dish ends and rubber lined bends.
These rubber products are designed to withstand a variety of materials
like lignite, coal, aluminium ore, iron ore, quartz and sand and also
used to withstand corrosion, impact and abrasion.
We can know more about the rubber products used in the mining
industry from the following:
