In April 2002 Osborne Mines purchased a MineARC Refuge Chamber. Osborne purchased the MineArc system for the following reasons.

The MineARC refuge chamber is extremely robust in its design and construction.

The chamber is designed for easy transportation. With ongoing decline development, this allows easy re-establishment of a safe refuge system underground.

Past refuge systems underground at Osborne have consisted of a modified shipping container type configuration. This system did not offer the transportability we required, and the structural integrity of this system could not be guaranteed from the frequent transportation of these containers. As a result a contaminant free environment could not be guaranteed.

The MineARC chamber is simplistic in its operation with easy to follow instructions.

Should Osborne Mines require any refuge chambers in the future, MineARC chambers would be the preferred product for this site.

Trevor Svenson
Mine Engineer
Osborne Mines