Mogalakwena Mine, Anglo Platinum Mokopane, Limpopo - Door Installation

The Mogalakwena Mine is situated 30 kilometres north-west of the town of Mokopane in the province of Limpopo. It’s the largest open-pit platinum mine in the world operating under a mining right covering a total area of 137 square kilometers. The Mokopane mine is an open-pit truck and shovel with a current pit depths varying from 110 metres (Mogalakwena North) to 245 metres (Sandsloot). Mogalakwena’s life-of mine extends well beyond 2060.

Maxiflex Door Systems provided:
24 x Megadoor S1000

• 8 x 8m W x 8,2m H
• 6 x 11m W x 11,2 m H
• 6 x 13m W x 11,2m H
• 2 x 10m W x 8m H
• 2 x 13m W x 8,5m H

Critical Issues:

Reliability:
Doors that are reliable and need minimum maintenance were required. If doors are difficult to operate, unsafe or problematic they can create a dirty environment, cause injury or downtime.

Environmental control:
For haul trucks to be maintained they need to be serviced and maintained regularly in a clean and efficient workshop. During the rainy season workshops were getting wet and muddy creating a dirty, unsafe and uncomfortable working environment.

Benefits:

• Translucent fabric was used to let in natural light, improving the working environment.
• Rugged design to handle the most extreme conditions, making these doors robust and reliable with very little downtime
• Keeping critical components dust free, insuring better repair and installation of components to haul trucks and overall reducing the breakdown turnaround time.