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Project
” Ventilation and cooling form an integral part of the operational plan for Northam Platinum ’ s new block of ground .” operating costs . In the end the mine was happy from the costbenefit analysis to stick with the copper nickel .”
The current state of the project is that there are some civil structures being erected , with work on the mechanicals starting later this year and the EC & I in early 2024 .
As this project is ongoing , further vendors will only be appointed in the second half of the year at which time RACA Journal will do a follow up article on the equipment installation . RACA
LIST OF PROFESSIONALS :
Owner
Developer Architect / Designer Project manager
Consulting engineer
Contractors
Electrical Mechanical Wet services Civil Main contractor Civil subcontractor HVAC & R Wet services Electrical
Northam Platinum
DRA Global
BBE Projects G4 Mining & Civils
HVAC and associated product suppliers Refrigeration Machines Johnson Controls
The company broke ground in October last year , starting with civil works for the major structures of the plant .

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