Great Noligwa Shaft

South Africa / North West / Stilfontein /
 mine, mine shaft
The Surface Main Shaft at Great Noligwa is situated directly above a Sub Ventilation Shaft and the Surface Ventilation Shaft is situated directly above a Main Sub Vertical shaft. The two shaft centrelines are approximately 76 m apart and on 51 Level there is a crossover point. The upcast ventilation crosses from the sub Ventilation Shaft to the Surface Ventilation Shaft, and separate from the upcast ventilation the services, rock, man, and materials cross over the other way.

The Main Shaft was commissioned in June 2002 and a Ventilation shaft was commissioned in March 2003. Both shafts have a diameter of 8.5 m and are 1,451 m deep. The Main Shaft is equipped with two 3-deck man and material conveyance compartments with capacity for 50 persons per deck and two rock conveyance compartments with capacity for 25 tonne payloads. The Ventilation shaft two 3-deck service conveyance compartments with capacity for 35 persons per deck.

The Sub Ventilation Shaft is bratticed and the downcast section is equipped with two 3-deck service conveyance compartments with capacity for 24 persons per deck. The Sub Vertical Main Shaft is equipped with two 2-deck man and material conveyance compartments with capacity for 50 persons per deck. There are also two rock conveyance compartments with capacity for 15 tonne payloads and a compartment for an Otis winder and counterweight.

All rock winders run at a maximum speed of 15 m/s and all man winders run at a maximum speed of 10 m/s, and all service winders run at a maximum speed of 5 m/s. The Main Shaft Rock Winder has a design hoisting capacity of 14,112 tpd or approximately 367 ktpm and the Sub Vertical main Shaft Rock Winder has a design capacity of 13,920 tpd or approximately 360 Mtpm.
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Coordinates:   26°57'35"S   26°47'0"E

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