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Skips are usually automatically self-dumping. A double drum hoist is used for skips. As one drum is wound the other is unwound, so when one skip is hoisted the other one is lowered into the mine.

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Once the ore is on surface, it enters a mill, concentrator, or is stockpiled.

 

 


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