The slot feeder on the other hand is slightly different, all three types of feeders draw the ore from a fine ore storage area, usually a bin. To be able to draw the ore evenly from this area is important, for the chute/gate and pipe types this means that there has to be quite a few of each kind placed as evenly as possible over the bottom of the fine ore storage area. The difference of the Slot feeder is that it crosses the bottom of the storage bin providing a larger area to pull from. To control its tonnage output is a matter of widening the slot.