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An integrated ventilation and cooling strategy for mechanised deep-level mining
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)
Planning of mine ventilation and cooling ensures acceptable environmental conditions underground. To this end, simulation-based planning tools are used for their advantages over calculation-based planning techniques. Various ...
A value-add driven report development framework for mining industries
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)
The South African mining industry is vital to the country’s economy, but it is under pressure to remain profitable and sustainable. Although many studies have focussed on how to optimise mining operations, they have used ...
Development of a dewatering control strategy to prevent flooding within deep-level mines
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)
Deep-level mines are faced with continually increasing challenges regarding heat. New mining depths are constantly reached, and working conditions are becoming intolerable and unsafe. Underground conditions must be controlled ...
Ensuring long-term energy savings in South African mines by improving energy data
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
South African mines experience higher-than-inflation electricity tariff increases, additional expenses such as carbon taxes and mounting environmental obligations. The mining sector is, therefore, forced to maintain long-term ...
Using simulation to prioritise implementation of platinum mine compressed air efficiency solutions
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Platinum mines are facing several challenges and a higher-than-inflation increase in electricity costs is amongst the most significant. Compressed air accounts for up to 38% of a platinum mine’s energy consumption. To ...
Developing a digital twin for addressing complex mine ventilation problems
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
The ventilation system of a deep-level mine is complex and dynamic, which makes it challenging to identify changes in such a system and even more so to predict the effect of these changes with conventional approaches. An ...
Failure prediction of critical mine machinery
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
The South African mining industry is under immense economic pressure and has been following a negative trend over the last 30 years. It is thus imperative to regain a position at the front end of technological advances in ...
Improving the ventilation of deep-level gold mines by simulating inactive sections
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
The South African deep-level gold mining industry has experienced several challenges in ensuring profitability. These challenges can be mainly attributed to increasing operational costs as mines continue to reach new depths. ...
Optimal mine water management to improve ambient conditions
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
The local mining industry in South Africa is experiencing a decline in gold production. This is due to unique production challenges faced by the industry. One of the major concerns is the production cost associated with ...
Modelling the effect of changes in mining compressed air networks on refuge chambers
(2021)
Health and safety are major talking points in the South African mining sector. Various systems are in place to ensure the safety of all mining personnel underground. One such safety device is refuge chambers. Refuge chambers ...