Lisheen Mine in Ireland install VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System
Anglo American's Lisheen Mine is an underground zinc mine located in county Tipperary in Ireland. Lisheen is a relatively shallow mine mining a tabular orebody and wanted to update their communication system with a more reliable system.
The mine is very wet, and this has caused issues with communication systems in the past.
Lisheen engineer reviewed a number of leaky feeder technologies before choosing our VDV Leaky Feeder system. Though technical performance was comparable, the real differentiator was the sealing and ruggedness offered by the VDV System. The sealed amplifiers and connectors proved much more effective for long term use when compared to other more simply glanded line amplifier.
The actual system consists of:
- 4 Channel Headend
- 48 In-Line Amplifiers
- 35 Branches
- Diagnostic Software
- 17.5 km of leaky coax antenna cable.
Importantly, Lisheen represents our first major system installation in Ireland. To ensure timely support to the mine, we have appointed BP Multipage as our local distributor to hold stock and provide first line technical support to Lisheen.
We are very excited about these new relationships in Ireland and look forward to working with both Lisheen and BP Multipage to ensure the current system operates reliably and other technical solutions are considered for implementation at Lisheen and other mines in Ireland.
Some more information on the VDV Leaky Feeder Radio System can be viewed at:
http://www.minesite.com.au/coal_mines_vdv_leaky_feeder_radio