CASE STUDY OF MONO-CABLE AT INDIAN MINES:In Bagru Hill mines of Hindalco in Jharkhand, the blasted bauxite is transported with

the help of dumpers to the crusher. The 4-inch crushed bauxite is then transported to Lohardaga railway station by a monocable aerial ropeway.
Table 1 Client Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd. Location India per hour 20 Material Particulars Bauxite From mine to rail Length 32,160 ft. (=approx. 10 km)

OPEWAYS. There are different aerial ropeways owned by the collieries in the district operating in the colliery areas.These are only meant for transportation of sand in the different collieries. Sand is an essential DHANBAD. requirement in the collieries for stowing. The following are the particulars of the different ropewys oerating in Jharia Coalfield :Serial no. Name of the Starting Terminating Length of the Ropeway. point. and serving points. ropeway( in metres). 1. Loyabad Ropeway .. River Damodar 1.Badroochuck Colliery 21,777. (villages Jatudih, 2.Mudihih Colliery. Ganeshadih, Jarma, 3.Mudidih-Tentulmari and Petia, district Dhanbad ). Colliery. 4. Loyabad Colliery. 2. Sijua Malkera River Damodar 1.Sijua Colliery .. 14,346 Ropeway (village Tangabad, 2.Malera Colliery district Dhanbad). 3. Potkee-Kankanee River Damodar(village 1.Kankanee Colliery.. 22,265

Ropeway Dhawardah,distri 2.PotkeeColliery Dhanbad). 4. Bhulanbararee River Damodar(village Bhulanbararea Colliery 4,000 Ropeway Bhanura, district Dhanbad). 5. Joalgora Ropeway.. River Damodar (village Jealgora Colliery .. 4,800 Sutikdih, district Dhanbad). 6. Bagdigi Ropeway River Damodar (village Bagdigi Colliery .. 6,492 Dungri, district Dhanbad) 7. Jamadoba-Digwadih River Damodar (village Jamadoba and Digwadih 4,810 Ropeway Dungri, district Dhanbad) Collieries.