RE:Almonty Update .. From Linkedin. As you can see in pic 2 and 3 in the background, leaves are fallimg from the trees and it will not be long when they are bare.
Nearly all trees in this area are deciduous.
Girth gear is the big cog that wraps around the mill drum body, the pinion is the smaller cog connected to the gear box after the drive motor.
Examples :-
https://www.google.com/search?q=metso+mill+drive+train+you+tube&ei=bgt-Y66NDt3m4-EPytew-A4&ved=0ahUKEwiu_KrPoMT7AhVd8zgGHcorDO8Q4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=metso+mill+drive+train+you+tube&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIHCCEQoAEQCjoGCAAQFhAeOgUIIRCgAToECCEQFToICCEQFhAeEB1KBAhBGABKBAhGGABQAFjJwgFgjecBaAFwAXgAgAG8AogB1S2SAQYyLTIxLjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:397d1303,vid:tSWR9JEGHGY
This one seems to be a drying kiln but the principal is the same however it is a bit rough tech-wise.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ball+mill+gearth+and+pinion+gears+you+tube&oq=ball+mill+gearth+and+pinion+gears+you+tube&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.41328j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c8799424,vid:xBWkJuz8-zI
Linkeden is not a good way to present news, the official website is.
Once again thanks as I would never have seen those pics.