We can provide technical solutions to a multitude of ventilation related challenges in a wide range of underground ventilation projects and associated with a broad range of mining methods across various commodity types including gold, lead, copper, nickel, zinc, diamond, salt, potash and uranium.
- Day-to-day planning, operation and control of mine ventilation systems
- Continuing technical support to planners, engineers and managers and to mine operations
- Operational support, technical input and leadership
- Operational auditing, troubleshooting and optimization
- Airflow distribution analysis and evaluation of compliance
- Optimization of fan performance and operating costs
- Economic optimization of ventilation systems
- Troubleshooting of problems with gaseous contaminants, dust and heat
- Development of management strategies for sub-surface environmental control
- Development of programs for worker safety
- Analysis of compliance to standards and legislative requirements
- Network model development, validation and calibration
- Strategic modeling and simulations of existing and planned ventilation systems
- Ventilation modeling simulations in support of planned production increases
- Ventilation modeling simulations in pursuance of system upgrading and optimization
- Planning and design of complex mine ventilation systems
- Ventilation planning and reconciliation as part of mine design optimization
- Conceptual and engineering designs of life-of-mine ventilation systems at all stages of mine development
- Engineering design of expanded mine ventilation systems in support of planned production increases
- Detailed ventilation system designs in conjunction with pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for planned underground mines
- Specification, engineering design and implementation of primary fans and of booster fans
- Fan tender management, evaluation and selection
- Fan inspections, surveys and testing and analysis of fan operation and performance
- Design and testing of auxiliary ventilation systems
- Ventilation strategies and methods for potash and salt mines
- Analysis of shaft flow characteristics and capacity
- Air leakage, recirculation and critical path analysis
- Specialized ventilation system designs for the control of radiation hazards
- Audit compliance with operating procedures
- Codes of practice and guidance to meet regulatory requirements
- Design and implementation of prevention measures for radiation safety
- Mitigation procedures for reduction of worker exposure to radon progeny
