Browsing by Subject "gold mines"
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Optimum water distribution between pumping stations of multiple mine shafts
(North-West University, 2012)In 2011 the mining industry purchased 14.5% of the electrical energy generated by Eskom. During 2011 in South Africa, dewatering pump systems on gold mines were the fourth largest electrical energy consumer on South African ... -
A simple demand-side management solution for a typical compressed-air system at a South African gold mine
(ERC (Energy Research Centre), 2012)Once designed, mine compressed-air systems tend to operate at peak levels throughout the life of the mine, despite there being significant periods when this air quantity is not required. This is mainly due to lack of ...
