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Weir Bulletin 17
Customer Focus
Servicing silver
mine in Mexico
Major Hydro
Weir Minerals Mexico were
selected to install a truck bed liner
refurbishment in Canada
at the Alamo Dorado Corner Bay
mine. Alamo Dorado is a Pan
American Silver Corporation open In January 2007, Weir Power &
pit mine in the state of Sonora, Industrial’s Canadian team was
Northern Mexico. The awarded a mechanical contract to
conventional surface mine uses overhaul 180MW Francis Turbines,
specialised machinery to move one of the largest contracts for the
earth and remove waste rock, Fort St John Service Centre.
designed to deliver 4000 tonnes of BC Hydro celebrated the
ore per day. Alamo Dorado completion of the upgrade of one of
generates around 75% of revenue British Columbia’s most important
from silver and 25% from gold electric generating stations in
excavation. September 2009. The successful
The sale and installation service multi-million Canadian Dollar Peace
contract was awarded to reduce Canyon generating station
Peace Canyon generating station in British Columbia
noise level and increase liner wear refurbishment will allow the plant to
life for 53 ton trucks at the mine. operate for the next 20 to 30 years. 2006 and successfully achieved zero to ensure critical timelines were met.
A subsequent order has been Blair Lekstrom, British Columbia’s lost time accidents over 90,000 man Throughout the project there were
received for the same service on minister of energy, mines and hours. many achievements, such as
the remaining trucks at the site. petroleum resources, regarded the Peace Canyon is the fourth largest implementation of the Weir
project as a major investment in a hydro generating station in British integrated project management
heritage asset, providing the province Columbia and is a critical component methodology, the Weir Production
with a clean energy future. of the BC Hydro system, providing System in a field service setting, on
Lengthy
Bob Elton, BC Hydro’s president enough power to supply electricity to time completion of the first unit and
and CEO said that through vigorous approximately 300,000 homes. early completion of two subsequent
service in
project management, the Situated in Hudson Hope, British units.”
Dubai
refurbishment was completed on Columbia, Peace Canyon Dam is These achievements assisted Weir
time and approximately CAD$6 approximately 100km from the Weir in the contract award for BC Hydro’s
million under budget. Fort St. John service centre. Lake Buntzen turbine replacement
The refurbishment included Keith Osborne, director of project in Vancouver in a consortium
Weir Power & Industrial Middle replacing stators, upgrading rotors Canada’s Western Region for Weir with American Hydro. Manufacturing
East recently completed a and overhauling turbines at the Power & Industrial said: “We worked has started on the new turbine and
service contract for Dubai plant’s four units. Work began in May closely with the electrical contractor field work will start in May 2010.
Natural Gas Company Limited
(DUGAS). The contract
included servicing a range of
valves installed at the
Weir Minerals Africa
Showcasing in
company’s methyl tertiary Latin America
butyl ether (MTBE) plant in
keep cool underground
Jebel Ali, Dubai. Weir Minerals displayed at Extemin,
The contract marks the 13th the largest mining show in Latin
year that the team have been America, aimed to encourage
involved in servicing and Refrigeration Ian Farqhuar, product manager, industrial and economic
testing valves for the Dubai plants in South dewatering, Weir Minerals Africa said development in the area. The
company. The work included a Africa are a necessity in the excessively “During the past 40 years Weir exhibition, in its 11th year had more
team of fitters working on a deep mines around the country. Minerals Africa have supplied pumps than a 1000 specially designed
range of isolation valves day Temperatures reach in excess of 50˚c and ancillary equipment to major booths, generated more than
and night during the and cooling ventilation has to be refrigeration plants, particularly within US$400 million in business to mining
shutdown. pumped down a shaft, through gold mines. Downtime on a sector suppliers.
Peter Burnett, regional sales haulages and ventilation passes in refrigeration plant has to be kept to Weir Minerals also attended the
manager Middle East said, “We order to bring working temperatures an absolute minimum and 29th PERUMIN 2009 mining
have some of the best service to an acceptable level for workers. maintenance must be performed in a convention, welcoming over 35,000
engineers in the territory, It is critical that original equipment timely manner. Weir is the attendees.
which is highlighted by the manufacturers, such as Weir Minerals predominant supplier of refrigeration Weir Floway showcased at
successful completion of the Africa, are involved during the pumps in the mining industry and has WEFTEC in Orlando, Florida and will
work for DUGAS, for the 13th feasibility stage of a project to ensure the necessary pump knowledge and attend the Expomin show during
year in a row.” that the most appropriate pumps are are able to recommend an optimum 2010 in Santiago, Chile.
selected for a refrigeration plant. solution.”
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