Underground

If you've ever worked with underground miners, you'll know they are a different breed. They work hard under adverse conditions, and so must their electrical equipment.

Common electrical challenges in an underground mine:

• Voltage drop and regulation problems due to long cables.
• Difficulty in starting large ventilation fans and drilling motors.
• Confined working areas with size restrictions on underground substations.
• Mining plans that change regularly; power systems must be flexible.
• Mobile substations that regularly relocate.
• Difficult grounding conditions and transferred ground potentials.
• High altitude.

Whatever your challenge, Strutherstech has solutions. Whether you require a design of a brand new underground mine electrical power system or need troubleshooting of an existing system, a selection of electrical engineering services for the open pit mining industry are listed below. Follow the links or contact us for more information.