Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Ofunato Mine mines approximately 2,300 thousand tons of limestone annually. Of this amount, approximately 2,200 thousand tons are supplied to the Ofunato plant of Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (hereinafter “Ofunato plant”) as raw material for cement, and approximately 100 thousand tons are supplied to the local area as aggregate and other materials. For the cement raw materials, mined ore is crushed through various crushing systems, transported by long-distance conveyor belts (BC) to the Ishibashi area, stockpiled once, and then transported by rail to the Ofunato plant.
Source: Journal of MMIJ
Authors: Masanori MATSUSHITA, Takehiko YOSHIMURA, Hiroshi OHBA, Takeshi ITO
Institution: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (Japan)
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,130
OpenAlex ID: W7077157394
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