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M&R Cementation unveils mock-up underground mine training facility

M&R Cementation's mock-up mine

M&R Cementation's mock-up mine

1st March 2024

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Online News Editor

     

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Mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has unveiled a mechanised mining mock-up facility, which provides equipment operators and supervisors with a more realistic learning experience.

The facility simulates the conditions of a working underground mine and comprises a fully immersive learning experience across the underground mining value chain.

The mock-up mine comprises a 3.5-m- high structure covering 1 125 m2, which, together with equipment, required an investment of over R35-million.

The facility is located at the company’s Bentley Park complex, near Carletonville, in Gauteng.

Learners not only experience the look and feel of an underground bord-and-pillar mine, but even have the smells and sounds of such an operation, explains M&R Cementation education, training and development executive Tony Pretorius.

To build skills, operators need to put their theoretical learning into practice – but the pressurised production environment of a real mine is often not the ideal location.

The mock-up facility provides a safe and low-cost learning environment where learners can practise their skills without hindering production or compromising safety.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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