You start your day and everything seems to be as normal as it gets.  Operations are running perfectly, all projects are running smoothly and are meeting schedule requirements.  Out of left field comes a fly ball that hits you right between the eyes, a major upset that will has potential for a  production loss, or missed deadlines.  You have people you can rely on to help you through these situations, but everybody is busy so something has to move, or does it? 

Being straddled with situations like the ones above seems to be more normal than not in our hectic schedules.  How can you resolve the situation like the one above, do you panic? Or do you have a sound support team that can you get you through this?  This is where a Fortis Engineering can assist you on-site, off-site, or take over certain areas of the problem completely.  Fortis is an Engineering, Manufacturing and Mining service company based out of Saskatoon.  Fortis Engineering can assist with all your technical support requirements throughout your operational activities or projects.  

Fortis Engineering is skilled and ready to help in the following areas:

• Engineered Lift Plans and Rigging Studies.
• Engineered Lift plans for transportation through mine site shafts.
• Certified critical lift planning and staging requirements.
• Structural bearing beam supports for roping and de-roping of mine shafts.
• Skip, Cage, Lifting bale removal and install.
• Structural Design and Detailing.
• Custom design and drafting for jib cranes, monorails, and gantry cranes.
• Structural Galloway designs.
• Overhead protection and head covers for work in the shaft.
• Work decks and Inspection decks for working of the top of skips including head covers.
• Mechanical Design and Detailing
• Under the hook lifting devices including spreader bars and lifting beams
• Man baskets which are forklift-able or suspended from a crane
• Man baskets for shaft repair work meeting mine regulations requirements
• Concrete bucket and transportation systems
• Emergency egress shaft conveyance plans
• Engineering and drawings or electrical feeder cable installation for underground use
• Custom equipment designs
• Onsite engineering and design support available to handle complex mechanical and structural projects.
• Can provide project engineering and project design personnel onsite, to handle a project from start to finish.

Fortis Engineering can also take this one step further.  With every engineered design produced, Fortis has the capability to manufacture and install everything that we design through Fortis’ manufacturing and mining divisions.

Please contact engineering@fortiscorporation.com for all your engineering and design requirements.

Work Deck With Headcover designed by Fortis

In September of 2012 Fortis took on yet another challenging mine project.   This particular job was at the Mosaic Colonsay Mine.

The scope of work included: demolition and removal of the existing conveyor; mucking, excavation, rehabilitation and rock bolting; installation of structural steel, mechanical equipment and all conveyor components. Fortis successfully completed the project two days prior to its scheduled completion date with no safety incidents. Fortis is proud of the quality of work it provided and its timely completion.

Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing continues to set the bar high as a Mining contractor and service company.   Fortis continues it's work in many of the mines in and around Saskatchewan.   Fortis has completed contractor work in Saskatchewan mines; PCS Allan, Mosaic Colonsay, SanGold Bisset, Cameco Cigar Lake, BHP Billiton Janzen, PCS Lanigan and many more.

Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing is proudly Saskatoon, Saskatchewan owned and operated.

In August 2015,  Fortis was commissioned to remove and replace the structural tower steel. The project was time critical as this shaft is the service shaft which transports personnel and materials underground. Fortis successfully completed this project on time so Mosaic could return to their regularly scheduled cage times.

At Fortis we pride ourselves on our ability to mobilize and complete jobs quickly when needed.  Our employees are highly skilled in a broad variety of mining and construction activities.  This allows us to select workers with the right skill set for the job.  Our presence in the entire mining and construction cycle allows us to assist our clients to achieve a higher return on their investments with:

• Shaft Development
• Ground Control
• Mine Development and Operations
• Mine Decommissioning
• Underground Construction 
• Industrial Construction

Fortis, "Your partner in providing mining solutions."

We are proudly Saskatoon, Saskatchewan owned and operated.

Historically at Fortis we have excelled at handling challenging mining projects.   Here is another great example of a past project successfully completed by Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Lanigan Division.

In July of 2011, Fortis was contracted to install six 25kV Feeder Cables in the Service Shaft. Fortis successfully completed the installation of three cables in 2011 and the remaining three in July 2012. Fortis utilizes a cross head with integrated camera to guide the cable down the shaft to the lower drift level at the bottom of the shaft. The cross head is assembled in the shaft on top of the skip or cage. Camera provides live video of the cable being lowered down the shaft. Fortis is using a load cell to monitor the weight at the sheave.

Fortis has worked with many of the local potash mines in Saskatchewan.

Mining companies Fortis has completed work for Include: 

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan,  Lanigan division mine

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Cory division mine

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Allan division mine

Cameco Corporation, Cigar Lake mine

BHP Billiton, Jansen Mine

Mosaic Company, Colonsay Mine

To learn more about past and present mining projects Fortis has completed, visit our mining projects webpage.

Fortis, "Your partner in providing mining solutions."

We are proudly Saskatoon, Saskatchewan owned and operated.