Processing and wash plant

[Ian-C]

Hi

Can anyone recommend a good video on setting up production as all the ones i see are basic sorter and wash plant. I'm looking for a one off setup that can do everything so i can just feed in from a conveyor and it will all be sorted in the plant.

[EL-Xatrix]

depends on how complex you want yours, there are alot of different combinations possible. also depends a bit on what you feed it.

to have all in a singel line with only one output set up your input->washplant->jaw crusher->fractioner->output
it will all run fine and you have just one container to pull all the stuff you can get out from

[Matty787]

Originally posted by EL-Xatrix:

depends on how complex you want yours, there are alot of different combinations possible. also depends a bit on what you feed it.

to have all in a singel line with only one output set up your input->washplant->jaw crusher->fractioner->output
it will all run fine and you have just one container to pull all the stuff you can get out from

What about the sorter and trommel. How do you put them into the equation? Is the trommel the better one or should I just stick with the sorter? Or is best to combine the 2?

[Ian-C]

At the moment i have got...

Hopper to Trommel with upper output to storage/sell Lower output to Sorter
Sorter, Upper output to Jaw Crusher and lower to Washplant
Washplant goes straight to storage/sell
Jaw Crusher output goes to Fractioner then on to storage/sell

I worked this based on the info provided in game by the info button in the shop. not sure if it's the best design but the trommel and sorter could be swapped as the sorter is just extracting the dirt and paydirt for the washplant.

[Denagar]

what i would do is to put the sorter at the end ( if ) you want to get rid of dirt in the end to store it somewhere for later use ( like making roads or landfill ) putting the sorter at the end will extract the dirt from end process ( because dirt will always be dirt in the end ) so you can keep the minerals to store/sell and get rid of the dirt at the last step :) enjoy

[EL-Xatrix]

there are a few options, you could run without those all in one line into one container/sellpoint, you could put the sorter first and seperate dirt/paydirt from the rest and have one line with washplant parallel to the one with jaw crusher and fractioneer.
you could use the trommel to seperate lower value things from the more expencive ones, best ust after washplant and or fractioneer.
like denagar suggested have a sorter somewhere after your washplant could sepparate the dirt out to pile up for later land reclamation projects, building roads or just to have a huge pile.

[Matty787]

What I have at the moment is a hopper that supplies the jaw crusher feeding into the cone crusher followed by a wash plant. It then travels through the fractioner to the sorter then the trommel finishing with another wash plant that then feeds into the coal plant. The dirt that is extracted from the sorter and trommel run on a separate conveyor and is also sold at the coal plant. What is the true process as I feel I went overboard..?

[EL-Xatrix]

well you can build yours how elaborate as you like, for the beginning its better to keep it simple to pay off your debt first, and not overspend on thing.
and from what i see the cone crusher should be replaced once you get the fraktioneer unlocked and build. as i dont see a way to get the minerals out of gravel like you can get them out of crushed rock with the fractioneer.
if you need the crusher(s) at all depends on what material you feed, if its only paydirt or those materials from the veins you dont need it, thats only usefill if you got some blasted rock you feed in

[Vardemis]

thgis what i doo and what britto and splitintow are doing is :
- hopper -> sorter
- sorter -> washplant
- sorter -> jawcrusher
- washplant -> trommel (to separate ore from simple dirt)
- jawcrusher -> fractionner
- trommel -> salepoint/storage
- trommel -> dump dirt on a pile
- frationner -> salepoint/storage

the trommel step is not mandatory as you just separate dirt from ore for not saling it, which is more realistic in a way, but for now I also sale it it make XP and money

the cone crusher transform everyting in gravel as fa as I understand, gravel is good pay for a start also

[Matty787]

Originally posted by Vardemis:

thgis what i doo and what britto and splitintow are doing is :
- hopper -> sorter
- sorter -> washplant
- sorter -> jawcrusher
- washplant -> trommel (to separate ore from simple dirt)
- jawcrusher -> fractionner
- trommel -> salepoint/storage
- trommel -> dump dirt on a pile
- frationner -> salepoint/storage

the trommel step is not mandatory as you just separate dirt from ore for not saling it, which is more realistic in a way, but for now I also sale it it make XP and money

the cone crusher transform everyting in gravel as fa as I understand, gravel is good pay for a start also

Will the Cone crusher effect the final product? I've watched some you tubers but their production line varies per you tuber. I've watched splitintwo, Britto and Kerbo. They all use a basic setup and wondering if the trommel, cone crusher etc. are worth the extra process?

[Reth0r_CZ]

I did the test In the end, only one line is enough. jaw crusher, ,fractioner, washplant, tromel. https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197981628639/screenshot/2011474510816052947/
Coal go through without harm. Otherwise, the washplant and fracitoner already sort (cleans paydirt and crushed stone) by themselves without sotrer and trommel, etc. anyway, the sorter behind washer is only used when I want to backfill holes.

[EL-Xatrix]

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992221294/screenshot/2037370208698853275/
i just placed them in the order i unlocked them, still works fine, and if i want to seperate the dirt out i could also use the sorter instead of the trommel wich would only give me dirt as paydirt wont exist after the washplant, but currently all goes into one box to sell