Case study · Anglo American Platinum · South Africa
Paardekraal vertical shaft rehabilitation
Corroded internal shaft steel replaced with new steelwork made in our own workshop — at Anglo American Platinum’s Paardekraal shaft. Completed LTI free.
The project
New steel in an operating shaft
Internal shaft steel works hard and corrodes. At the Paardekraal shaft, ShaftCon was appointed by Anglo American Platinum to rehabilitate the vertical shaft by manufacturing and installing new internal steel.
The before photographs in the company profile show what the shaft faced: steel members eaten away by corrosion. The after photographs show the same shaft compartments with the new steelwork installed. Because the steel was manufactured by ShaftCon as well as installed by ShaftCon, fabrication and fitting stayed with one team — the single point of responsibility that runs through all our shaft work.
Our project list also records camelback installations at Paardekraal Mine.
The Paardekraal shaft rehabilitation was completed LTI free.
- Client
- Anglo American Platinum
- Site
- Paardekraal shaft, South Africa
- Work
- Vertical shaft rehabilitation: manufacture and installation of new internal steel
- Safety
- Completed LTI free
Scope of work
Assessment of the old steel
The corroded internal steel was recorded before work began, as the before photographs show.
Manufacture
New internal shaft steel manufactured by ShaftCon.
Installation
Removal of the old members and installation of the new steel in the shaft.
Before and after
Photographs from the company profile.
Safety
Completed LTI free
The company profile records the Paardekraal shaft rehabilitation as completed without a lost-time injury.
Related
Making safe, support and new shaft steel.
Internal shaft steel, station steel, headgear and head houses.
Internal shaft steel and head houses, 2012.
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