Lubricants for Mining Industry
We PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS TECH (FZE) provides engineered Mining Lubricants for Mining Industry equipment.
Petron Corporation (USA) the global leader in specialized Mining lubricants, offers variety of high-performance lubricants and services for mining equipment. Petron has a strong OEM relationship with CAT, KOMATSU, TZ, LIEBHERR, etc., Petron lubricates most of the variants of all the OEM in Mining Draglines, Shovels, and Loaders.
Petron Mining Lubricants are high viscosity, non-polymer, viscous, semi-fluid lubricant. Mining equipment greases, designed to lubricate Open Gears on shovels, draglines and associated mining equipment under all conditions. Petron lubricates most of the mining draglines and shovels in the world’s largest Phosphate mines, OCP-Morocco.
Petron’s high Viscosity Semi-Synthetic Fluids lubricants for mining equipment in various grades are designed to lubricate heavily loaded open gears and extend component life while reducing mining equipment grease/lubricant consumption and cost as well. Solid anti-wear and extreme pressure additives provide unparalleled protection in the most heavily loaded zones of gear tooth mesh of mining equipment.
TYPES OF MINING OPERATIONS
Mining operations can happen underground at the surface. The type of material mined and environment dictate the type of mining required and which type of equipment to be used. Both underground and surface mining have main steps as follows:
Extraction operation: Such operations involves drilling, digging or blasting, in order to remove materials from the mine site.
Mined material handling: This involves sorting and loading of mined materials to either for the processing site or go to a waste area.
Mined material processing: This final stage in mining materials handling and processing; involves grinding, crushing, separating, refining, and smelting of mined ore or other materials at an off-site plant to turn them into finished products for use.
COMMON TYPE OF MINING EQUIPMENT USED IN MINING INDUSTRY
The mining industry is one of the most important components of modern society, as almost all consumer products use mined minerals.
Valuable minerals, such as copper, gold, iron, silver, etc., are well-known mining materials. However, many other materials on planet Earth, including minerals used in consumer products and construction projects are mined.
Materials quarried for construction work include sand, gypsum, gravel, limestone. These materials help construction sites to construct and erect the structural and infrastructure components required for modern life.
Minerals such as iron, lithium, and molybdenum are integral components of cars, computers, electronics, and other innovative products used in daily life. Gold, silver and copper are also found in industrial and consumer electronics and fine jewelry.
Also, energy can be obtained from mining. In some parts of the world where geothermal resources are abundant, mining can extract heat from the earth to help generate electricity for various applications.
Because mining is so central to modern and day to day life, manufacturing of mining equipment is also a thriving business worldwide. The mining equipment manufacturing industry offers several types of heavy mining equipment to meet the specific needs of underground or surface mining operations.
TEN (10) TYPES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT USED IN MINING INDUSTRY OPERATIONS
To understand the options available for your machinery, here is a list of mining equipment for surface or underground mining operations and what they are used for:
- Large Trucks for Mining
- Hydraulic Shovels for Mining
- Mining Draglines
- Rotary Drill Rigs and Rock Drills
- Electric Rope type Shovels
- Large Wheel Loaders
- Motor Graders
- Large size Dozers
- Wheel Tractor Scrapers
- Mining Loaders and Trucks for underground Mining operations
Petron Open Gear Lubricant Options
Open Gear Lube 595, 585, 585W
Petrotac EP Premium Arctic, 10B, 20B and 30B
Petrotac EP Compound 30 and 20
Please refer below table for mining industry equipment and Petron’s recommended lubricant for best performance.
Ready Reckoner - Mining Industry Lubricants and Greases
No. | Equipment | Segment | Application Area | Application | Recommended Product |
1. | Draglines | Mining | Swing gears and pinion | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| House rollers and rails | Drip | Petrotac EP premium |
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| CAMs |
| Petrocam walking lubricant |
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| Gear Box | Circulation | Petrolube 500/600 series |
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| Bearing Grease |
| Peron HV Moly EP1/2 |
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2. | Shovels | Mining | Swing gears and pinion | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| House rollers and rails | Drip | Petrotac EP premium |
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| Dripper handle and saddle blocks | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| Shipper pinion | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| Crowd pinion | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| Hoist gear | Spray | OGL 595 / Petrotac EP premium |
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| Gear Box | Circulation | Petrolube 500/600 series |
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| Bearing Grease |
| Peron HV Moly EP1/2 |
3. | Loaders | Mining | Pin and Bushing |
| Petroplate M5/800 |
We PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS TECH (FZE) offer the specialty lubricants for mining lubricants for mining equipment: Mining Drag Line, Shovel and Loaders.
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