Cool mines with ice

Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions company Johnson Controls Systems & Service South Africa reports that ice systems used for thermal storage on the surface of mines or for ice dams underground can significantly...

Energy efficient ice technology used at gold major’s operations

Gold major AngloGold Ashanti has installed an energy efficient cooling system at its Mponeng mine that will see the mine reduce its energy demand by as much as 10 MW of electricity during peak times and is expected to bring about a year...

Gold-miner implements Clean Development Mechanism projects

Gold mining company Gold Fields is implementing a number of clean development mechanism (CDM) projects at its South African operations.

Kloof extension area (KEA) depth-extension project, South Africa

Gold Fields plans to invest R1,4-billion at its Kloof gold mine, in the development of a decline shaft system to provide access to the KEA.

Kloof extension area (KEA) depth-extension project

The project will involve the development of a decline shaft system to provide access to the KEA.

Kloof extension area (KEA) depth-extension project

The project will involve the development of a decline shaft system to provide access to the KEA. The KEA, which is down dip from the existing No 3 subvertical shaft and north of the existing No 4 subvertical shaft, is at an average mining depth of...

Driefontein depth-extension project, Gauteng

Driefontein is a large, well-established deep-level gold mine that is accessed from surface through numerous shaft systems to 50 level (the lowest working level), about 3 400 m below surface.

Driefontein depth-extension project

Driefontein is a large, well-established deep-level gold-mine that is accessed from surface through numerous shaft systems to 50 level (the lowest working level), about 3 400 m below surface.

Kloof, Driefontein to embrace cutting-edge technology in R4,7bn deep-level projects

South African gold-miner Gold Fields, which announced its R4,7-billion investment plan for deepening two gold mines, Driefontein and Kloof, on Thursday, would be looking at using new technologies in the endeavour, head of the South African...

Gold Fields' big new depth-extension projects set for Aug 18 board submission

Ice technology was planned for new multibillion-rand “below-current-infrastructure” gold projects that were scheduled to be presented to the Gold Fields board on August 18, Gold Fields head: South African operations Brendan Walker has...

Ice technology for big new depth projects as Gold Fields goes for R4bn capex

Ice technology was planned for new multibillion “below-current-infrastructure” projects that were due to be presented to the Gold Fields' board on August 18, Gold Fields South African operations head Brendan Walker said on Thursday....

Billion-a-year spend plan

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