Tubular Drag Conveying System - Mining operation handles and conveys ammonium nitrate reducing degradation

Challenge

A mining operation located in the mountains of Chile required an equipment method to handle and convey ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) without degradation, 50 feet vertically, into a silo. Their current method of air conveying was damaging the prill of the material, resulting in an oxidizing agent which was proving less than expected reaction performance.