Piece by enormous piece

摘要

In 2010, when Goldcorp staff decided to use pre-assembled components to build the headframe for the exploration shaft of the Eleonore project, it was not clear how easy it would be to manipulate such large pieces once they arrived on site. But the experience turned out to be so positive that the company used a similar method for its 80-metre-high production head-frame, taking the lead in one of the most promising avenues for remote mining project development: modular construction.