The Underground Mining Challenge

In the competitive underground mining business, the name of the game is moving material. It’s more important than ever to run a safe, efficient, lean operation. The last thing you need to deal with is downtime.

Underground mines are environments of extremes. Your mining equipment operates in the most daunting conditions — from sharp, craggy surfaces to tight, confined spaces and everything in between. The challenge is to keep those machines moving.

At Michelin®, we know a flat or damaged tire can shut you down for hours, eating into your profitability. That’s why we’ve designed a line of radial tires that can stand up to the brutal elements of underground mining.

X-radial Solutions

No doubt about it: Tire performance is a bottom-line issue. If you haven’t considered using radial tires on your underground mining equipment, you should. If you’re already using radial tires, you’ll want to make sure you’re using MICHELIN X -radials.

MICHELIN X-radials keep your underground mining equipment moving without the need for costly foam filling like most bias-ply tires. They provide an excellent return on investment throughout the life of the tire because they:

• Lower equipment operating costs
• Increase productivity
• Maximize traction and performance
• Provide stability and operator comfort

MICHELIN X-radial tires help eliminate the cost and hassle of downtime because they are engineered to provide outstanding performance in the harshest conditions. How do we do it? As the company that invented the radial tire, Michelin was the first to specifically design a line of radial tires for underground applications — 20 years before any other tire manufacturer. Michelin continues to bring leading-edge technology and experience to the forefront with site specific solutions that deliver cost and performance advantages to underground mining operations. The MICHELIN line of underground X-radial tires features:

• The deepest treads available
• Extra-thick, heavy-gauge steel sidewalls
• Massive, buttressed shoulders
• Cut-resistant rubber compounds
• Multiple heavy-duty steel belts
• Durable, repairable and retreadable casings

Outfitting your equipment with MICHELIN X-radials will mean more uptime, fewer tire changes, fewer tire purchases and significantly less maintenance. It all boils down to a lower cost per ton of material transported.

Support and Service

Once you purchase MICHELIN tires, our team offers a complete set of tools, technologies and solutions for your underground mining requirements, including:

• Consultation
• On-site service
• Tire inventory management
• Tire retread and repair programs
• Tire tracking

Our network of highly-trained dealers can help you find the right MICHELIN X-radial tire for your specific underground application and provide the level of service you need to keep it operating in peak performance.

Savings You Can See

Let us turn your underground mining challenges into competitive advantages that are designed to improve your bottom line.

It all comes down to creating a formula for success for your business. Success built on productivity improvements. Productivity delivered by MICHELIN X-radial tires.

Find the nearest authorized MICHELIN tire dealer today.

Tires available for underground mining