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PRODUCT News
August 2016 MODERN MINING71
Maptek and VUMA, a subsidiary of Bluhm
Burton Engineering Pty Ltd (BBE), have exe-
cuted a memorandum of understanding
to facilitate collaboration and cooperation
around mine ventilation solutions and mine
design.
The primary focus will be on enabling
detailed data transfer between Maptek
Vulcan mine planning software and VUMA
ventilation simulation software.
VUMA software has been developed for
analysis of underground mine ventilation,
contaminant tracking, refrigeration and cool-
ing networks. The heat engineering balance
can be examined in detail, taking into account
all factors contributing to heat load, including
equipment, advance rates, heat from broken
rock and mine design.
Vulcan software provides advanced
underground mine design, planning and
scheduling tools. Enabling detailed design,
survey and operational data to be transferred
to VUMA software will deliver gains in accu-
racy, efficiency and speed for analysis and
planning around ventilation and refrigera-
tion in underground mines. This also allows
ventilation factors to be considered earlier
Maptek and VUMA collaborate on mine ventilation solutions
VUMA software has been developed for the design and
analysis of underground mine ventilation.
in the mine planning process.
“VUMA is an impressive software suite.
Integrating VUMA with Vulcan offers
huge benefits to mine planning depart-
ments,” commented Maptek Africa’s
General Manager, Nick Venter.
“It will allow mine survey and design
data to be used in ventilation and cool-
ing analysis, without replication of data,
and ensures accurate, current representa-
tions of the mine surface can be applied
to ventilation planning.”
Drives supplied
to Lift II project at
Palabora Copper
BMG has supplied external mechanical drives
for the PC Lift II project at the Palabora Copper
Mine through RSV SA.
“These mechanical drives, which will soon
be installed on underground conveyors at the
mine, comprise the largest motors supplied
by BMG to date. These 630 kW, 4-pole, 11 kV
BMG motors were designed and assembled
by the BMG technical resources team,” says
Clive Dicks, BMG’s Sales Manager, Projects.
“The order encompasses a 75 kW complete
drive for conveyor CV26 and six 630 kW com-
plete drives for conveyors CV23 and CV25.
These drives consist of BMG electric motors,
Paramax gearboxes, couplings, guards and
complete base plates.
“BMG has also supplied six Marland exter-
nal holdbacks, with load sharing capabilities,
and some of the belting required for these
conveyors.”
Clive Dicks, BMG, tel (+27 11) 620-1512
Maptek, website: or VUMA,
website: