In 2006, anglogold ashanti commenced a project to extend its south african tautona gold mine to 3. We continuously seek improvement through our people and assets. Production at tautona fell to 409,000 ounces in 2007, down from. We understand the purpose of your career is first to study and gain knowledge, and. Tautona mine in south africa company mining companies. Line bratticevent tubing as a short term measure, fireresistant line brattices may be tacked to roof, sides, and floor in underground coal mines to provide temporary stoppings where pressure differentials are low in and around working areas. The vuma simulation program is specifically designed to assist underground ventilation control engineers and practitioners to plan, design and operate mine ventilation systems. Use amine to automate workflows that can be aligned to your company specific needs.
Jess van diest staff engineer jess is a graduate of california state university, fresno and has been with mvs since 2009. Ac industries mine ventilation ducting systems, nixon. Raising the bar of ventilation for largeopening stone mines 349 r. Amine addresses the needs of consultants, engineering departments and geology department of. Rich visual 3d mine ventilation simulation software. Atkinson resistance is commonly used in mine ventilation to characterise the resistance to airflow of a duct of irregular size and shape, such as a mine roadway. Monitoring is done both manually and by the use of continuously operating. Although it contributes noth ing directly to the production phase of an operation, the lack of proper ventilation often will cause. Correct design, implementation and maintenance of mine ventilation is therefore of fundamental importance. The name tautona means great lion in the setswana language. It has superior mechanical and frictional properties. The mine is as deep as 10 empire state buildings, and its 236 miles of tunnels are longer than the new york subway.
Wallace has over 30 years experience in the design of ventilation and air conditioning systems for underground facilities throughout the world. Tautona mine in south africa company mining companies list. In present day mining, ventilation systems designed and operated to maintain efficient operations will normally enable a high standard of occupational health and safety to be achieved. Accurately model your ventilation system and improve its safety and efficiency with our leadingedge computer programs. A mines primary ventilation system is designed to dilute and control these accumulations. Chasm consultings ventsim product is the leading underground mining ventilation software and was originally introduced to mining operations. The course is designed to familiarize the participant with standard techniques utilized in environmental health and ventilation studies, pertaining to the generalized areas of ventilation.
Amine delivers effective, accurate mine design plans through an easy to use powerful 3d graphics engine. Vuma represents a significant knowledgebase and is a major stepforward on past software, from both technical and userfriendly perspectives. Ventsim user conference showcases our latest products and brings together ventsim users from around the globe to share their experience and knoweldge. The integration of mine simulation and ventilation. The purpose of the program is to provide a starting point for estimating the air quantity needed to dilute diesel particulate matter dpm in an underground large opening mine, albeit taking into account various input assumptions. Bluhm burton engineering bbe is a team of experienced professional consulting engineers who are leaders in mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling practices. The tautona mine exists within the west witts area not so far from johannesburg in south africa, near the town of carletonville.
When one and onehalf percent or more methane is present in a working place or an intake air course, including an air course in which a belt conveyor is located or an area where mining equipment is being installed or removed, only work necessary. Ventilation basic mining processterminology introduction. Explore our data and contact us if you have questions. The practice of ventilation is continually evolving with new technological advances developed in the mining industry. The worlds most advanced autocad based mine design software for underground, open pit operations and exploration projects. The mine is approaching the end of its productive life with. Tautona neighbours the mponeng and savukamines, and tautona and savuka share processing facilities. Chapter 9 mine ventilation systems practical mine ventilation engineering 6. However, increased production from larger longwall panels is challenging the limits of modern and accepted ventilation system designs to maintain safe working conditions. Protan ventiflex ducting is flame retardant and resistant to chemicals. Tautona gold mine, anglo gold, south africa mining. He has mine ventilation experience in both hard rock and coal mines. Same problem is solved using the three pressure terms of bernoullis equation, and also by the concept of pt,ps and pv that are relevant for the gauge and tube pressure survey that is typically conducted in mine ventilation.
Anglogold ashanti is committed to the leadership philosophy that people are the businessour business is people. Geogas transport in fractured hard rock correlations with. It has the symbol and is used in the square law for pressure drop, where in english units. The integration of mine simulation and ventilation simulation. Mvs utilizes other popular ventilation software products such as ventsim and. The mine, in fact, is so deep that were it not for the ice cold air conditioning pumped down from above, the temperature would be around 55c. Terrifying facts about the worlds deepest gold mine.
John has experience in mine ventilation design and conducting ventilation surveys. Mcdaniel advances, modeling and software a computer software program that estimates air quantity requirements. We have provided vent ducting solutions for over 20 years to the mining sector giving our team wide understanding of the. The mine is one of the three western deep levels mines of the west wits gold field west of johannesburg. Wallace has been active in the ventilation community by serving on the executive committee of the underground ventilation committee of the society of mining engineers, publishing over 30 papers on various aspects of ventilation and was the editor of the 12th usnorth american mine ventilation symposium. The shafts cross through the about 10 m wide and about 10 km long pretorius fault zone pfz, the largest fault in the western deep area of the mine heesakkers et al. Our ventilation control software is revolutionising the mining industry. In recent years the advances in diesel engine technologies, ventilation modeling software, and ventilation management capacities have redefined the historical methods used to evaluate systems. Accurately model, design, evaluate, and optimize underground mine ventilation systems. A mine s primary ventilation system is designed to dilute and control these accumulations. This intensive course is designed to provide comprehensive training on mine ventilation operation, planning and design as an integral part of mine production. This was completed in 2008 making it the worlds deepest mine, surpassing the 3,585m deep east rand mine by a good distance.
Our popular minevent and minevent 3d mining ventilation software modules simulate the airflows cfm through the airways and pressures inches h2o at the. We take a rare look inside the deepest gold mine on the planet. Savuka gold mine, gauteng mining technology mining. The program caters for a wide variety of mining methods. Mvs has been providing engineering services and computer software to the mining and tunneling industries since 1983. Heavy duty construction of axial fans withstanding robust requirements of the mining industry. In recent years the advances in diesel engine technologies, ventilation modeling software, and ventilation management capacities have redefined the historical methods used to. Wallace has been active in the ventilation community by serving on the executive committee of the underground ventilation committee of the society of mining engineers, publishing over 30 papers on various aspects of ventilation and was the editor of the 12th. This paper describes the development of a windows based, interactive mine ventilation simulation software program at the waste isolation pilot plant wipp. Ventsim design is the worlds best selling mine ventilation software, used and trusted by over 1500 mines, universities, consultants, government and research organisations. Mine ventilation systems practical mine ventilation engineering to be published by intertec puslishing co. The practice of mine ventilation engineering sciencedirect.
An example of a challenging environment, is the tautona mine in south africa, which began operation in 1962. Software for mine ventilation, cooling and environmental control. Cdc mining a computer software program that estimates air. Form 6k report of foreign issuer rules a16 and 15d16 of the securities exchange act on feb 12, 2020 from edgar. A wellknown mining company is looking for a highly experienced maintenance superintendent be based in gauteng. Protan ventiflex is simply the best flexible pvc ventilation duct available on the market today. The depth measurements in this list represent the difference in elevation from the entrance of the mine to the deepest excavated point. Geogas transport in fractured hard rock correlations. Howden offers full mine ventilation advisory and training services to the industry. Anglogold ashantis savuka gold mine is situated in gauteng, south africa. Ventilation is the control of air movement, its amount, and direction. Kloof consists of five shaft systems and two gold plants. Mining ventilation automation principles and design mathematical modeling of the mine.
The icamps minevent and minevent 3d are mining ventilation software modules using expanded versions of the hardy cross method for calculations. This list of deepest mines includes operational and nonoperational mines that are at least 2,212 m 7,257 ft, which is the depth of veryovkina cave, the deepest known natural cave in the world. Dont know whether you can follow this link, it shows the logo. Ac industries are an australian manufacture of low leakage mine ventilation ducting systems for safer and more efficient mining operations. President of mvs keith specializes in mine ventilation economics and has managed most of the major projects listed in the related experience section of this profile. Every day, 4,000 workers descend into the mine through elevatorsor, as they. The definition of mine for this list is an artificially made. Ventsim is an underground mine ventilation simulation software package designed to model and simulate ventilation, airflows, pressures, heat, gases, financials, radon, fire, and many other. Dusts and other mine aerosols 77 part iii mine ventilation 3 5. Application of computers and operations research in the minerals industries, south african institute of mining and metallurgy, 2003. Ventsim design is a complete integrated mine and tunnel. Chapter 18 ventilation mine safety and health administration. Oct 17, 2017 the basic components of any type of mine ventilation system involve a combination of pipes, ducts, fans, cooling and heating systems, and occasionally air cleaning equipment 1.
Tautonas au deposits are currently mined at depths of 23. Using our extensive knowledge of our ventilation software products and their application in real mining environments, we can help you to rapidly build, develop or extend new ventilation networks for your mining environment. Monitoring is done both manually and by the use of continuously operating monitors that may indicate remotely, often to the surface. Ventsim design is a complete integrated mine and tunnel ventilation software package for the design and testing of ventilation circuits including airflow, pressure, heat. If not, i might upload it, i guess it qualifies under fair. The underground mine is the second deepest mine in the world, at a depth of nearly four kilometres. Kloof is a large, wellestablished intermediate to ultra deep level gold mine that is accessed from surface through a number of shafts to 45 level the lowest working level some 3,347 m below surface.
Other ventilation software including 21vuma 23, or. Mine fire ventilation system analysis software integrated computer aided mine planning software icamps minefire is an autocad application that offers a powerful graphical user interface to the former u. Ohio automation,mine ventilation and planning software for. Cdc mining a computer software program that estimates. Specific conditions of underground coal mines at great depth, such as high temperatures, high rates of methane inflow and natural ventilation pressure provide.
Two basic types of ventilation systems include homotropal and antitropial systems. Mine ventilation services mvs, a new business unit of srk consulting u. The national institute for occupational safety and health niosh has developed a computer program called the air quantity estimator aqe. As data gatherers for over 30 years, miningintelligence is your trusted resource to put critical and timely information at your fingertips. Ventsim design is the worlds best selling mine ventilation software, used and trusted by over 1500 mines, universities, consultants, government and. View all goldman tech resourcing jobs carletonville jobs. Asmined and projected timing maps serve as the basis for drawing toscale mine ventilation schematic diagrams. Ventsim 3d mine ventilation simulation software youtube.
We believe in building on the best, and therefore our total mine ventilation solution is built upon the worlds best oem ventilation equipment, paired with the worlds most used mine mapping software ventsim and leveraging partnerships with some of the biggest names in the world. A journey into the worlds deepest gold mine welcome to what some call the worlds greatest gold rush. When examining mine ventilation plans and maps check to ensure that the elements required by 30 cfr 57. Remember that the mine aerodynamics chapter normally assumes incompressibility for mine air. These computer software systems include ventsim, mine ventilation services, vnetpc, minefire, ductsim and climsim. The state of the mine ventilation needs to be monitored to ensure that the quantity of air is maintained consistently and that emitted gas levels are maintained below safe threshold levels. As mining is a continuous process the actual mantle for the deepest mine in the world tends to change on a regular basis.
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