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Specialized mine cables

Nexans has supplied power, control and instrumentation cables from its specialized Powermine ® range for Chinalco’s new Mount Toromocho open-cast copper mine in Peru. In cooperation with Anixter USA, the distribution partner for this project, Nexans provided over 1,200km of cables to the Aker/Jacobs Engineering turnkey EPC (engineering procurement and construction) contractor for the mine, scheduled to begin production in 2012. The Nexans facility in Canada will supply 1,000km of power, control and instrumentation cables of the type THNN, XHHW, Ultra-VN, Ultrex-XL and Firex. These cables comply with USA Type National Electric Code (NEC) specifications. Nexans Chile is supplying 200km of 5kV and 15kV medium-voltage (MV) flexible rubber jacketed power cables.

“The key to our success in the face of stiff competition was the excellent cooperation with Anixter, so that together we demonstrated our ability to provide the EPC with a complete, high quality, cost-effective solution that met all their needs for both the fixed and mobile cable requirements,” said Gilbert Guerrero, regional sales manager, cross-sales, Nexans North America. “A further advantage was the capability delivered by the Nexans teams based in Chile, since this project called for special packaging methods in order to ensure the secure and safe delivery of cables to a very remote site in good condition and ready to be installed and energized.” Delivery of Nexans cables to the Toromocho mine project began in August 2011 and was due to be completed by the end of the year.

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