Dependable and safe transportation solutions

Bottom Dump skips

Our Bottom Dump Skips are light and rugged for medium to large loads. They are well suited for large uncrushed muck and wet sticky fines.

Kimberley skips

The lightest and least expensive skip option for small loads (up to 10 tonnes), the Kimberly ore skip is easy to use, require minimum maintenance and offers the cleanest possible dumping due to overturning action and no possible discharge restrictions in the bucket.

Arc-Gate skips

A rugged solution that is also the safest and lowest maintenance ore skip, the Arc-Gate skip has only a single moving part. The Arc-Gate cannot open accidentally, and when the door is open, it can be designed to not protrude outside of the compartment. Contact with shaft steel becomes impossible.

Rolachute™ skips

Low maintenance yet offering the fastest cycle, the Rolachute skip uses a special Rolachute door. This gives the skip the fastest cycle time of any design. The absence of scrolls in the headframe means that it is not necessary to slow down to a creep while entering the scrolls.

Crank Type Dump Mechanism

Applicable for bottom dump or arc-gate style skips, our new and unique Crank Type Dump Mechanism replaces more expensive hydraulic units while optimising skip cycle times in comparison to scroll-type discharge systems. It eliminates extra travel distance and time at creep speed, improving skip efficiency by allowing shorter skip dumping and filling times. In consequence, this offers you  increased production rates of up to 10 % and an optimised hoisting capacity versus conventional dump scrolls.

Our Crank Type Dump Mechanism boosts the efficiency of your operations as it discharges a skip by means of a motor-driven crank type linkage and tipping frame arrangement. Therefore, only a short creep-out time is required for the skip to come to a stop. The unique mechanism also guarantees you less complexity and lower maintenance.

Further, the Crank Type Dump Mechanism (CTDM) reduces headframe height requirements and allows for the lowest elevation over the dump lip compared to other solutions.

The CTDM also lowers energy consumption and complexity over hydraulically operated dumping mechanisms as it dynamically opens and closes the skip in a short burst of energy, realising only a single open-and-close cycle through each complete skip cycle. This makes operations more energy-efficient compared with traditional systems that are continuously energised.

Other options

While not as common as the skips already listed, FLSmidth also makes other types of skips to match existing or suit special conditions and situations. Call us to find the right skip for your requirements. In some modern installations skips approach speeds of up to 3800 fpm (19 meters/sec), making balance and alignment critical design considerations. FLSmidth has the expertise, wide product selection and eye for detail to help you optimize your production by maximising payload to tare weight ratios, for improved operational efficiency. 

Available with proven safety mechanisms

All FLSmidth ore skips that also serve to transport personnel include tried and tested safety mechanisms, so that you can operate secure in the knowledge that your resources, materials and people are being kept safe.

Complete range of Mine Shaft Skips available

Whatever your unique mining needs may be, FLSmidth has the right Mine Shaft Skip for your operation. We also offer customised solutions backed by FLSmidth advisory services.

Superior construction and durability

Save on repair and maintenance costs. FLSmidth Mine Shaft Skips are made from high-quality materials and built to exact specifications, so that you can keep operating longer between maintenance downtimes.

Multiple material and other options

Each Mine Shaft Skip is available in steel, aluminum, stainless steel and various combinations of each, and protective coating and insulation barriers help resist galvanic and chemical corrosion. Likewise, multiple chairing, liner and guide roller options are available, and all skips are optionally available with integral man cages), or with accommodation for trailer cages (safety device may be required) with quick-change options.

Modeling and analysis using Discrete Element Method for skip flow is available.