Mining Cable
Type MP-GC Three-Conductor Mine Power Feeder Cable, PVC Sheath, 5kV

Applications

These cables are designed for connections between units of mine distribution systems, suitable fordirect burial in wet and dry locations.

Standards

• ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58
• ASTM B-8
• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 96

Construction

• 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
3×4	7	8	8	0.09	2.3	0.11	2.8	1.41	35.8	1224	1821	122
3×2	7	6	8	0.09	2.3	0.11	2.8	1.47	37.3	1653	2459	159
3×1	19	5	8	0.09	2.3	0.11	2.8	1.54	39.1	1950	2901	184
3×1/0	19	4	8	0.09	2.3	0.11	2.8	1.63	41.4	2200	3273	211
3×2/0	19	3	8	0.09	2.3	0.11	2.8	1.72	43.7	2721	4048	243
3×3/0	19	2	8	0.09	2.3	0.14	3.6	1.89	48.0	3170	4720	279
3×4/0	19	1	8	0.09	2.3	0.14	3.6	2.01	51.0	3845	5721	321
3×250	37	1/0	8	0.09	2.3	0.14	3.6	2.10	53.3	4321	6429	355
3×350	37	2/0	8	0.09	2.3	0.14	3.6	2.31	58.7	5652	8409	435
3×500	37	4/0	8	0.09	2.3	0.14	3.6	2.59	65.8	7721	11487	536

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