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Shaft & Tunnel
Headframe
Tunnel 2
Tunnel 3
SHAFT ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
Specialised Mining Services can provide consulting,engineering,construction and maintenance services in the following areas:-

SHAFT PRE-SINK ACTIVITIES
  • Initial Site Works
  • Collar Establishment
  • Pre-Sink Beyond the Collar
MAIN SINK SETUP – INSTALLATION
  • Installation of Winders & Winder House
  • Installation of Shaft Sinking Headframe
  • Roping-up Conveyances
  • Shaft Collar Door Installation
COMMISSIONING AND TESTING
  • Winder Faults
  • Hoisting System Faults
MAINTENANCE OF WINDING SYSTEM
  • Winder Audits
  • System Audits
OPERATION OF WINDING SYSTEMS
  • Control of Winding Operations
  • Winder System Prestart Checks
  • Shaft Signals and Communication Systems
MAIN SINK
  • Drilling Shaft Shot Holes
  • Charge-up & Firing
  • Re-Entry after Blasting
  • Blind Sink
  • Strip and Line
  • Raise boring
  • Installation of Ground Support
    - Shotcrete
    - Concrete Lining – Slip Formwork (kerb ring & shutters)
INSTALLATION OF SHAFT SERVICES
  • Install services such as power and pump columns
  • Underground ventilation
EQUIPPING THE SHAFT
  • Install shaft guides and buntons
  • Install skips
  • Install guideropes
  • Pumps and dewatering rising mains

TUNNEL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Construction includes:-
  • Tunnel boring
  • Roadheader works
  • Drill and blast
  • Ground support (thin spray-on membranes, bolts and mesh)
  • Shotcrete
  • Concrete works
  • Watersealing
  • Installing services eg. fans, power cables, pipework etc.
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