Aerial conveyor system

A method of aerially transporting bulk materials with reduced environmental impact, the method comprising:

• loading the bulk materials onto a belt conveyor system at a loading end;
• conveying the bulk materials from a first anchor tower disposed proximate to the loading end to a second anchor tower disposed proximate to a discharge end via the belt conveyor system and at least one support cable extending between the first anchor tower and the second anchor tower;
• providing at least one pivot tower between the first and the second anchor towers, the at least one pivot tower including a support structure connected to the at least one support cable, a base and a pivot structure;
• substantially equalizing dynamic tensions of the at least one support cable between the first anchor tower and the at least one pivot tower and the second anchor tower and the at least one pivot tower by pivoting the support structure to pivot relative to the base via the pivot structure of the at least one pivot tower;
• and
• discharging the bulk materials from the belt conveyor system at the discharge end.