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    • Benchmarking electricity use of deep-level mines 

      Cilliers, Charl (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
      Electricity consumption, and the cost thereof, has become a large contributor to operating costs in deep-level mining in South Africa. Up to 60% of electricity used on deep-level mines can be attributed to five high power ...
    • Implementing a DIKW model on a deep mine cooling system 

      Pretorius, Jan Gabriel; Mathews, Marc John; Maré, Philip; Kleingeld, Marius; Van Rensburg, Johann (Elsevier, 2019)
      The South African mining industry has been experiencing increasing economic pressure. Deep mines also suffer from very hot workplaces, which leads to safety risks. These factors place stress on managers to reach their ...