Internal cooling in the access mine
Aggreko provided a 2,000-ton refrigeration solution and full project management to rapidly cool a hard-to-reach underground gold mine. This led to ideal temperatures, enabling increased productivity, expanded production, and improved health and safety for employees.
- The Challenge
Rapidly cool the interior of an underground mine, with a turnkey solution in a hard-to-reach area.
- The Solution
Supply of 2,000 tons of refrigeration, equipment and logistical support.
- The Impact
Ideal temperature for high productivity, avoiding downtime, and ensuring employee health.
Client:One of the largest gold mining groups in the world
Location:Northern Goias, Brazil
Sectors:Mining
The Challenge
Quickly cool the interior of an underground mine, using a turn-key solution installed in a difficult access area
One of the world's largest gold producers needed to increase production at a mine located in the north of the state of Goiás. Before its plans for expansion, the high temperature inside the mine was already a major problem, affecting the operation of the equipment and putting employees' health at risk. The expansion of the mine with the installation of more equipment would further aggravate the situation. In addition to all this, the fact that it is an underground mine made it very difficult to implement an efficient solution.
The company urgently needed to cool the mine's internal temperature, which compromised the productivity, working conditions and its plans for expansion.