Cooling a 150 year old copper mine in NSW
Cooling a 150-year-old copper mine in NSW
- The Challenge
Supplying additional cooling to the CSA Mine in Cobar
- The Impact
Keeping the underground mine cool and safe
- The Solution
Complete solution of three separate water-cooled refrigeration plants to keep production running
Client:Cobar Management
Location:Cobar, Australia
Sectors:Mining
The Challenge
Keeping it chilly underground
As the 150-year-old CSA Mine in Cobar continued to develop underground, there was a greater demand on the mines ventilation and refrigeration systems - meaning additional cooling was required.
Due to the further development of the mine, the existing system that was installed by Aggreko was now no longer enough to cool the entire worksite.
Without an additional system, the workers weren’t able to access key areas of the mine in the summer - putting the future success of ongoing production at risk.