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Mining Cable

Type MP-GC Three-Conductor Mine Power Feeder Cable, PVC Sheath, 8kV

Applications

These cables are designed for connections between units of mine distribution systems, suitable forinstalled in

duct, conduit or open air and for direct burial in wet and dry locations.

Standards

ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58

ASTM B-8

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.96

Construction

Type MP-GC Three-Conductor Mine Power Feeder Cable, PVC Sheath, 8kV

Conductors: Stranded annealed bare copper conductor.

Conductor Shield:Semi-conducting layer.

Insulation:XLPE.

Insulation Shield:Semi-conducting layer + copper tape.

Ground Check Conductor:Copper conductor with a yellow polypropylene insulation.

Grounding Conductor:Tinned copper conductor.

Sheath: PVC, black. Other sheath materials can be offered as an option.

Options:

Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon request.

Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Bending Radius: 12×OD

Maximum Operating Temperature: +90℃

Dimensions and Weight:

Construction No. of Strands Grounding Conductor Size Ground Check Conductor Size Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Nominal Weight Ampacity
No. of cores×AWG/kcmil - AWG/kcmil AWG/kcmil inch mm inch mm inch mm lbs/kft kg/km A
3×2 7 6 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 1.90 48.3 2021 3007 164
3×1 19 5 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 1.99 50.6 2503 3724 187
3×1/0 19 4 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.07 52.6 2658 3955 215
3×2/0 19 3 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.16 54.9 3066 4562 246
3×3/0 19 2 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.27 57.7 3710 5530 283
3×4/0 19 1 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.39 60.7 4369 6500 325
3×250 37 1/0 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.48 63.0 4875 7253 359
3×350 37 2/0 8 0.175 4.4 0.14 3.6 2.70 68.6 6412 9540 438
3×500 37 4/0 8 0.175 4.4 0.17 4.3 3.08 78.2 8610 12810 536

Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.