The principle of this thesis is to design and calculation of belt conveyor for transport of crushed limestone with the capacity of 47,000 kg per hour, a height difference of 5,3 meters and 21,7 meters axial distance. The thesis includes a brief description of the main parts of the belt conveyor, the functional calculations according to standard ČSN ISO 5048, the determination of the main dimensions, the design of the drive and conveyor belt tensioning device. It is also performed stress analysis of selected parts of the conveyor belt, and analysis of the characteristics of the conveyed material. The thesis is accompanied by all the necessary technical drawings