Shovel In Mines Shovel is the most commonly used excavating equipment in opencast mines. It is mounted on crawler. This machine excavate the rock or ore by digging for its operating base to upward (crown motion) & dump it either on the dumper or railway wagon or on the spoil heap. Shovel may be electrically operated or diesel operated depending on the mode of transmission. There are basically two types of shovel used in mining operations. a)Rope Shovel b)Hydraulic Shovel The Main Parts Of Rope Shovel Are: The Main Parts Of Hydraulic Shovel Are: A shovel's work cycle, or digging cycle, consists of four phases: a) Digging b) Dumping c) Swinging d) Returning The digging phase consists of crowding the dipper into the bank, hoisting the dipper to fill it, then retracting the full dipper from the bank. The swinging phase occurs once the dipper is clear of the bank both vertically and horizontally. The operator con
