Fortis is renowned world wide as an expert in mine hoist roping and conveyances. you can expect Fortis to offer every service, including procedure development and consulting.
Mine procedure development for:
- Mine Hoist Conveyance Replacement
- Mine Hoist Rope Change and Rope-Up
- Preventative Maintenance Planning
- Engineered Lift Plan Development
Fortis excels at shaft rope-up procedure development. Fortis recently created a rope up procedure for a competitive bid and execution for a client. The procedure included: Equipment selection, rope up methodology, safe work procedures, preliminary schedule, budgetary cost estimate, and pre-work / commissioning requirements were all included in the procedure.
Fortis recently created a Guide Rope Replacement procedure for a client overseas. We traveled to site, completed an assessment and a walk-through, and developed a detailed guide rope replacement procedure. The procedure included equipment requirements, procedure steps, sequence sketches, and safe work procedures.
We work with companies all over the world on mining procedures. If you would like further information about our services please contact us.
Phone: (306) 242-4427
Email: info@fortiscorporation.com
Fortis was contracted by Kibali Gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo to perform consulting and procedure work. The consultation resulted in a order to Northern Strands, Fortis' sister company, for a torpedo Counterweight. Fortis manufactured the torpedo for Northern Strands to sell to Kibali Gold. The purpose of the torpedo is to increase safety and the efficiency of the client's operations.
The Torpedo Counterweight is used as a rope end attachment, adding weight to end of a hoist or reeving rope. This helps to keep rolling back over a sheave in the headframe (or otherwise) if the rope weight from the hoist to the sheave exceeds the rope weight from the sheave down to the highest point you will need to hoist the rope end.
The Torpedo Counterweight is an engineered in-line counterweight that adds a lot of functionality and mitigates risks involved while doing rope work. The unit was pull tested (proof loaded) at 50,000 pounds, which is 2.5 times the working load limit. This test was completed in Fortis' horizontal test bed. The unit was then visually and non-destructively (mag-particle) tested following the proof loading.
Shipped in an International shipping container, the Torpedo Counterweight along with additional rigging products then left the Saskatoon Warehouse and travelled to Kibali Gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If your business needs consulting, procedure development, and manufacturing work completed, please contact us!
Fortis Mining Engineering Manufacturing
802, 57th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Z
The mining consumable, Track Pins, were developed by Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing to help assist undercutters at various mine sites.
Undercutters are used to cut the floor or wall in the mine to create a pathway so the ground is able to move. The Track Pin was created for the Under Cutter to ensure that it continuously operates effectively.
The Track Pin helps reduce the maintenance on mining Undercutters. Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing's Track Pin is made with an alternative type of steel to safeguard it from breaking.
For more information on custom engineering, fabrication, and manufacturing contact us.
Phone: 306-242-4427
Email: sales@fortiscorporation.com
802, 57th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Z1
Designed by Fortis, the Retrieval Skid Platform was created with a series of snatch blocks for the retrieval of heavy equipment including Scoop Trams and other various machines in underground conditions where the drift or passage has collapsed and machine is unable to drive out with its own power. The Skid Platform is designed to increase the power output by a factor of 8 and decrease the pull speed by the same factor of 8. The Retrieval Skid Platform successfully extracted a scoop out of a drift at a Northern Cameco Uranium mine. The previous method of extractions would have typically involved bolting d-plates to the wall. The Retrieval Skid Platform increases the safety of equipment retrieval and has low failure rates.
Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing has an abundance of experience in providing lift studies and engineered lift plans for the Potash Mines of Saskatchewan with recent experience including development of lowering procedures with Blair Hoists and Sinking Winches.
Fortis has also developed a test lifting criteria for components which confirms that each piece of equipment hangs as per design within the individual shaft parameters which virtually eliminates rigging issues during shaft lowering.
Fortis rigging plans utilize our underground experience to maximize the capabilities of the shaft profile and hoist lifting capabilities.
Reduction in disassembly of equipment to get underground has saved client time and money.
Comprehensive lowering methodologies typically include a site specific material hoisting basket design that is compatible with the sinking arrangement if a cage is not available. This allows 'light loads' on pallets, bundles, or crates to be safely transported underground with speed and consistency.
Fortis is an industry leader in the development of critical lift plans for the mining and construction industries.
