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Protección contra caídas de rocas - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

The first ATT-20 attenuator system in Africa, rockfall interception area

Protección contra caídas de rocas - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

The posts of this attenuator rockfall barrier are 3 meters high, the mesh goes down to the ground (50 meters)

Protección contra caídas de rocas - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

Falling rocks will be directed behind the «fence» to the designated runout zone

Protección contra caídas de rocas - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

Rolled out chain link mesh covering the rockface, system width is 20 meters

 

Sistemas

 

Longitud del sistema

20 m

 

Año de instalación

2018

Situación inicial

The open-pit mine is located in the Republic of South Africa. The life of mine (LOM) is planned to the end of 2021. Two ore bodies will be mined at a combined rate of 5.9 Mtpa, using sub-level cave mining techniques. The resulting ground subsidence will affect operations at the surface.

Therefore, the customer required the installation of ground support and rockfall protection systems to improve the safety of people, of machines and equipment.

Descripción

Based on attenuator 1:1 testing in 2017, a system was designed based on calculated impulse. The impulse decided on the chosen type of attenuator. The rotational component defined the mesh type.

Rockfall attenuators are an exciting new protection system, especially for open-pit mines. They are a protection solution combining rockfall drapes and flexible rockfall barriers. The system is a passive protection measure: The barrier intercepts the falling rocks, the drape guides them into the designated runout zone.

  • Post height: 3 meters
  • System width: 20 meters
  • Mesh length: 50 meters

Cliente

Undisclosed Mine

Subcontratista

Marshall Development

Objeto protegido

Carretera, Cantera/ Mina

Protección contra la corrosión

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Ingeniería

Geobrugg

Otras aplicaciones instaladas

Minería / Túneles

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Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / EE. UU. Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / EE. UU. Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Central US

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / EE. UU. Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / EE. UU. Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / EE. UU. Sales Director

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