Detailed engineering design underway on Zambian Copperbelt
Having successfully completed a two-year detailed engineering design project in 2013 for a 1 300-m-deep shaft – which comprised a shaft complex with headgear, shaft steelwork, winder house, underground materials handling systems and a mine dewatering pumping system – Hatch Goba was subsequently awarded the detailed engineering design for an expansion of the same project.
Hatch Goba’s scope of work covers two shafts, each about 2 000 m deep, to allow the client to proceed with project implementation. Hatch Goba project manager Louis du Plessis states that the aim is to access deeper parts of the ore body and thereby reduce operating costs.
“The detailed engineering design of the two shaft complexes includes the headgear, shaft steelwork, winder house and underground materials handling systems. Hatch Goba began work in early 2013, with a projected completion date of June 2015 for the design phase,” du Plessis comments.
“We were able to leverage off our experience and incorporate it into the expansion project, thereby saving the client both time and engineering design cost.” Hatch Goba has extensive experience in this regard, having designed numerous shaft complexes over the years. “We have an excellent track record, in addition to employing highly skilled and competent people in our Mining Business Unit,” du Plessis confirms.
Kevin Seyfried, director mining AEM, associate at Hatch Goba explains that the Mining Business Unit encompasses all mining-related consulting, engineering design and construction management work. “We have the capability to enhance the operational output of our clients due to our holistic approach. This sees us combining our technical skills with our dynamic simulation capability to solve complex challenges, often increasing production with minimal or no changes to their equipment fleets.”
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