Anglogold are developing a new mine dewatering system at their Sunrise Dam Gold Mine with the installation underground of a new pump station in the Hammer Head ore body. There are 6 pumps with 315 kW motors driving Metso pumps.
Petro Min Engineers are responsible for the design, specification and engineering of the pump station which includes a new 11/1kV skid mounted substation housing the soft starters and PLC system which will interface to the site wide SCADA system. PME are also responsible for the detailed design and specification for the installation works.