Mining Headframe

This shaft sinking headframe is a large-scale temporary steel structure system specifically designed for vertical shaft construction, offering high adaptability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. It is suitable for vertical shaft projects in various mines, including metal and non-metallic mines. It can be flexibly configured according to different shaft diameters, depths, and process requirements, providing a reliable aerial working and load-transfer platform for shaft excavation.

Structural Features and Working Principle:

Modular Design: Utilizes standardized steel structures with bolted connections, enabling rapid assembly, disassembly, and reuse.

Clear Load Transfer:

Vertical Loads:Head sheaves → Sheave platform → Main truss → Foundation → Ground

Horizontal Loads: Transferred and resolved through spatial trusses and bracing systems.

Multi-Functional Integration:

Sheave Platform: Centralized control hub for hoisting and suspension systems.

Muck Tipping Platform:Area for muck transfer operations.

Open Shaft Center: Ensures unobstructed passage for large equipment.

High Adaptability: Supports customization for heavy equipment (e.g., drill rigs) and specialized construction methods (e.g., freezing method, drilling method).

System Positioning: Integrates hoisting, suspension, material transfer, and protective functions, serving as a critical system for safe and rapid vertical shaft construction

The Core Functions and Roles of a sinking headframe

Load-Bearing and Load Transfer ◎Supports all hoisting loads (including hoisting containers, materials, dynamic loads, and impact loads). ◎Suspends underground shaft sinking equipment through the sheave wheel platform (such as hanging platforms, guide rope platforms, air ducts, pipelines, etc.).

Guidance and Protection ◎Guides the direction of the hoisting wire rope to ensure stable operation of the hoisting container along the central axis of the shaft. ◎Provides overwind buffer height to prevent the hoisting container from impacting the hoisting machinery.

Providing Work and Safety Platforms ◎Sheave Wheel Platform：Located at the derrick top, it supports the installation, maintenance, and inspection of sheave wheels and suspension rope arrangement. ◎Waste Rock Discharge Platform: Situated in the mid-section of the derrick, it receives hoisted waste rock, unloads it, and transfers the material to mine carts or transport systems. ◎Mouth Sealing Platform: Installed at the shaft opening at the derrick base, it seals the shaft to prevent falls and acts as a safety barrier between underground and surface operations. ◎Protective Platform: Positioned below the discharge platform, it blocks falling objects to protect the shaft opening and personnel below.

Equipment Integration and Modular Deployment ◎The derrick integrates all shaft-sinking equipment — including hoisting, suspension, ventilation, and signaling systems — into a unified layout to optimize surface arrangements. ◎With standardized and modular design, it enables quick on-site assembly. Once the mine enters permanent production, the structure can be easily dismantled or adapted, and many components are reusable.