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Initial situation
The mine has an impressive safety record and has won the group Chairman’s Safety Shield for its consistent improvement and the group CEO Safety Award for the best safety record of all group operations worldwide.
Required was a protection of the portal / entrance to the underground operation against rockfalls and masses of soil from erosion of the upper benches.
Description
It was decided to install GBE-100A-R rockfall barriers; height is 2 meters, total barrier length of the five barriers is 461 meters.
- 1 GBE-100A-R, 77 m long
- 2 GBE-100A-R, 108 m long
- 3 GBE-100A-R, 24 m long
- 4 GBE-100A-R, 120 m long
- 5 GBE-100A-R, 132 m long
Country/Region
South Africa
Customer
n.a.
Contractor
Protected object
Mine / Quarry
Corrosion protection
GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING
Your local contact
René Müller
Country Manager Western Switzerland
Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Monitoring
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