Estimated Material Densities

The following numbers are based on bank density ie. before any swell and void. As payloads in the application are based on Source Quantity, the following numbers should provide an estimation where on-site numbers are unavailable.

Process Type	Estimated Density (tonnes/m3)
Anthracite	1.36-1.55
Bituminous/Black Coal	1.28-1.35
Lignite/Brown Coal	1.25
Copper Ore	2.26
Iron Ore Hematite	3.86-5.16
Iron Ore Taconite	2.40-3.20
Sandstone	2.30-2.45
Granite	2.67

Speight, J. 2005. Handbook of Coal Analysis, Lowrie, R. 2002. SME Mining Reference Handbook