Taroa ironsand mining and ship loading | Engineering New ...
Taroa ironsand mining and ship loading ... Once ironsand is mined at Taroa the concentrated iron slurry is pumped out to ships and exported. Two pumping systems operate side by side, each with seven 380 millimetre, single stage centrifugal slurry pump. Twin pipes then deliver 1,375 tonnes of material per hour each, at 760 kilopascals