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ABB condition monitoring software commissioned in China
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ABB has installed ABB Ability™ Asset Vista Condition Monitoring at Shanyang Coal Mine in Heyang near Weinan City in China’s Shaanxi province.
The digital solution has been installed at 18 sites around the world since launching in 2015 and the commission at Shanyang Coal Mine is the first for ABB in China.
Shanyang Coal Mine produces three million tonnes of coal annually and main equipment at the mine includes a production hoist, two service hoists and one main ventilation system. The hoists are equipped with ABB brake systems installed by ABB China eight years ago. The solution that ABB offered to Shanyang included a data acquisition system, five workstations, network devices and ABB Ability Asset Vista to completely monitor three hoists and the main ventilation system of the mine, so that repairs can be made quickly and unnecessary maintenance is avoided. “We have benefitted from ABB’s expertize in hoists and brake systems previously, and know that ABB also has a strong track record in building unified IT frameworks,” said Chongyun Zhang of Shaanxi Chenghe Shanyang Coal Mine Co, Ltd. “ABB’s local technical competence and the adaptation and scalability of ABB Ability™ Asset Vista were additional key factors in awarding this contract.” “This contract marks Asset Vista’s first application in China,” said Xin Wang, Service Manager of ABB Process Industries, North Asia and China. “With technical support from ABB Brazil’s Asset Vista team, including training and project experience sharing, the team in China completed the project successfully, with commissioning in June 2020. The success of this project will play a key role in expanding our digital capabilities among other mining customers and industrial sectors in China with enquiries from new customers already underway.”
Solaris continues expansion of Warintza Central
Solaris Resources has reported assay results from a series of additional holes from the ongoing diamond drilling program at its Warintza copper and gold project in south-eastern Ecuador.
Four additional holes have returned long intervals of high-grade mineralization starting from surface, extending the limits of mineralization to the west and northwest. To date, 17,400 metres have been drilled at Warintza Central in 21 holes, of which results have been reported for 13; drilling is ongoing with six rigs currently operating and six more being added by mid-year, which will lead to a commensurate increase in the pace of results being reported. “Our drilling continues to demonstrate significant extensions of mineralization at Warintza Central,” said Jorge Fierro, Vice President, Exploration, “with the latest results extending high-grade mineralization to the west, a direction in which the high-conductivity anomaly that correlates to high grade mineralization at Warintza Central continues for a further 1.5 km at or near surface and is being targeted in ongoing and planned drilling.”
