Maximising Uptime in Remote Mining Operations
When conveyor systems fail in remote locations, costs and delays add up. Anderson Conveyor Services delivers specialised maintenance solutions for mining operations, with a proven track record of extending equipment life and minimising downtime in the most challenging environments.
Our Story
The Anderson Difference
Since 2019, Anderson Conveyor Maintenance and Scaffold Solutions has built a reputation for delivering specialised conveyor maintenance solutions to mining operations in remote locations. With over 30 years of industry experience, our team brings unparalleled expertise in conveyor systems maintenance and scaffold solutions, particularly in challenging bauxite mining environments.
Bauxite Mining Specialists
Our team brings specialised expertise in bauxite handling systems, understanding the unique challenges this material presents to mining operations. We plan and implement tailored maintenance suited to the material and site, with a focus on reliable performance.
Remote Site Capability
Remote operations are what we do best. With permanent on-site teams and logistics expertise, we ensure your conveyors keep running regardless of your location's challenges.
Practical Innovations
Through continuous improvement, we’ve introduced changes such as ceramic‑lined hard skirts that lifted component life from weeks to years, cutting premature belt changes and reducing spillage.
Right First Time, Every Time
We hold a clear line on safety and quality, and we back it up with disciplined, repeatable practices that cut down on rework, reduce interruptions and help keep downtime to a minimum across the site.
Our Services
Specialised Conveyor Maintenance Solutions
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Our Projects
Don’t take our word for it, our work speaks for itself.
Engineering Solution Ends Tracking Issues
Plant Feed Conveyor Tracking Remediation Project
Anderson Conveyor Services successfully resolved chronic tracking issues on a 2,200mm wide plant feed conveyor carrying 6,000 tonnes per hour of crude ore. Where previous rectification attempts had failed, our systematic engineering approach identified root causes including structural clearance issues, inadequate tracking frame design, and take-up trolley drift. Through comprehensive field analysis, precision surveying, and custom hardware solutions, we eliminated the severe tracking faults that had plagued the system since startup. The result: zero tracking-related belt damage or unplanned downtime since implementation, protecting the client’s production targets and belt investment.
The Challenge
A critical 500-meter plant feed conveyor experienced intermittent major tracking issues since commissioning, despite multiple previous remediation attempts using field checks, surveying, and structure scanning. Root causes included insufficient clearance between belt edge and structure, poorly designed tracking frames, excessive take-up trolley drift, and intermittent product side-loading. These persistent faults caused repeated unplanned downtime, significant belt edge and splice damage, two premature unplanned belt replacements, and multiple emergency repairs during operation. The client needed a definitive solution to protect their multi-million dollar belt investment and eliminate production disruptions.
Our Solution
We conducted extensive online and offline field investigations to identify improvement opportunities along critical system areas. Successfully completing detailed scanning and surveying to pinpoint misaligned pulleys throughout the system. We consulted with trusted suppliers to design fit-for-purpose tracking frames positioned strategically for optimal belt control. Our systematic approach included removing unnecessary structure near belt edges, installing heavy-duty guide rollers, and engineering a custom crowned pulley for the take-up trolley. Each intervention addressed specific root causes rather than symptoms, applying our deep understanding of conveyor dynamics and bauxite handling requirements.
The Result
Since implementing the engineered hardware solutions, the intermittent severe tracking faults have completely ceased. The new tracking frame design and strategic placement provide superior belt control, while the custom crowned pulley eliminates take-up trolley drift. Structural modifications created adequate clearance, and heavy-duty guide rollers provide additional protection. Even during product side-loading events from poor ore presentation—previously a major trigger for tracking failures—the new hardware maintains belt control, preventing both belt damage and plant trips. This comprehensive remediation has eliminated unplanned downtime, protected the expensive belt asset, and restored reliable operation to this critical production conveyor.
Industries
How we help various industries
Anderson Conveyor Services supports a wide range of industries by delivering reliable conveyor maintenance, repairs and system assessments. Their teams specialise in belt splicing, replacements and preventative maintenance, helping operations reduce downtime and extend asset life. With a strong safety focus and adaptable service model, they keep critical conveyor systems running efficiently in tough environments.
Specialised Mining Expertise
Anderson Conveyor Services brings specialised knowledge and capability to mining operations across various sectors, with particular expertise in remote locations where reliability and self‑sufficiency are essential.
Bauxite Mining
Our team brings specialised expertise in the unique challenges of bauxite‑handling systems, with proven solutions that maximise uptime while extending component life in the abrasive conditions specific to bauxite processing.
Hard Rock Mining
We deliver reliable conveyor maintenance for hard‑rock mining operations, with solutions designed to handle the extreme wear and impact loading typical in crushing and processing operations.
Remote Mining Operations
Our business is built around the unique challenges of remote sites, with logistics capabilities and on-site personnel that ensure continuous operation regardless of location challenges.
Proud Partner of
Anderson Conveyor Services is recognised as a trusted partner to leading mining operations across Australia. We work alongside organisations that share our focus on reliability and operational strength, and we support them with consistent service, practical expertise and measurable long term value.
