With nearly 75% of the mining companies headquartered in Canada, the mining industry is huge in the country. It won’t be wrong to call Canada as the global mining superpower. Some of the top companies in the world such as Agrium, Barrick Gold, and Suncor energy are located in Canada. And the backbone of the mining industry is steel. Different types of steel are used in mining companies for various purposes. From basic requirements such as custom steel chairs to highly advanced equipment like fluidized bed boilers, mining screens, and heat exchangers, steel is heavily used in the mining industry. And steel fabrication is a major requirement of the mining industry. Some of the key applications of steel in the mining industry are:
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Infrastructure
Most of the mining infrastructure is created using structural steel and stainless steel. Here are some examples of the use of steel in infrastructure:
Custom steel chairs: The chairs used in the mining units are mostly customized and made of steel.
Kitchen: The kitchen in the mess hall usually has a lot of equipment made of stainless steel such as vessels, seating, tables, etc.
Workbenches: These are used in the industrial units as a suitable working space.
Ladders and staircases: There are different kinds of staircases and ladders used in the mining industry and they are made of metal (mostly steel).
Equipment
Grinding balls: These are made of high carbon steel and are used to grind mineral resources in grinding mills. They are also used in mineral dressing processes, paints, pyrotechnics, ceramics, and selective laser sintering.
Light rails: These are used to create narrow gauge railway lines. These rails are widely used by mines and mills to transport cargos in small rail cars.
High strength plates: These are made using high strength steel, which is considered to be of a higher grade than ordinary steel.
Support section profiles: This equipment is integral to the whole process of mining. All underground mine workings must have a reliable support that meets the necessary technical requirements for strength, toughness, and flexibility.
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