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Kopalnie / Wydobycie / Tunel - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

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

Kopalnie / Wydobycie / Tunel - 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)

Kopalnie / Wydobycie / Tunel - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

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

Kopalnie / Wydobycie / Tunel - South African Open Pit Mine 2018

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

 

Zastosowane systemy

 

Rok Instalacji / Montazu

2018

Sytuacja początkowa

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.

Opis zastosowanego rozwiazania

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

Kraj / Region

Południowa Afryka

Inwestor

Undisclosed Mine

Projektant

Geobrugg

Wykonawca

Marshall Development

Chroniony Objekt

Road, Mine / Quarry

Ochrona przeciwerozyjna

GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

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Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Nżynieria hydrauliczna
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / USA Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,91775 San Gabriel, California / USA

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,KS 67226 Wichita / USA

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,NC 27358 Summerfield / USA

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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

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,OR 97302 Salem / USA

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