Gjoa Cableway

The Gjoa Cableway is a 38-kilometer long aerial cableway used for mining in Gjoa.
=== Design ===
When settlement and mining started in Gjoa, a major obstacle was the need to transport ore from the more lucrative mines further inland to the ports constructed along the coasts. Initially, this transport occured with pack trains using donkeys, mules, or Joseon yaks, but the combination of cold weather, rough terrain, supply requirements, and manpower meant this was a short-term solution.
The initial phase of the mining operation was opening the iron and manganese mines at Gelezine Kelva, and carrying the ore down to the port of Aurora Borealine, a distance of some 38 kilometers.
The Liotainian-chartered Gjoa Company, which handled most of the infrastructure, evaluated two options: a cableway and a railway. Due to terrain conditions, a cableway was preferred to the railway, as the elevated cableway allows snow to drift freely between the pylons, rather than building up on a raised railroad causeway (and requiring constant efforts to clear). The cableway is rated for operation in winds of up to a hundred kilometers per hour, and carries 25 tons per hour.
=== Construction ===
During the months of 1906 and 1907, the Gjoa Company began constructing the cableway, building wooden towers.
=== Operation ===
The altitude drop of the cableway is sufficient that, when the descending side of the cableway is partially-loaded with ore, the weight differential operates the system without additional power. A subsidiary steam engine is necessary to start the unloaded system, however.
Category:Aerial Cableways of Liotain
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