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If there’s one thing every mine site superintendent knows about haul truck tyres, it’s: “The more they turn, the more we earn.” This notion is important because with each tyre costing at least R750k, the cost of replacing haul road tyres is one of the major expenditures in any mining operation. With our haul road management services, it all comes down to where the rubber meets the road.
How to achieve effective dust control for tailing dams
Achieving effective dust control for tailing dams can be real a headache for mine operators. Control measures not only need to be cost-efficient, but operationally effective too. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to best achieve dust control at tailing dam sites on an ongoing basis.
How to achieve effective dust control on construction sites
Constructions sites of all sizes and types pose a unique set of dust control challenges. There are numerous ways dust can be generated and each dust generation point needs to be dealt with separately.
‘Big Picture’ Haul Road Maintenance Cost Savings
Haul road maintenance costs are a huge expense, and most mining companies are forever looking at ways to reduce this onerous burden. As such, mining companies can become susceptible to sales pitches from different road stabilisation service providers who claim to be able to offer them “massive” savings on haul road maintenance.
Using monitoring technology to reduce the cost of haul road ownership
Haul roads can feel like a bottomless pit of expenditure for miners. The trouble with haul roads is that most mines see them as only temporary, or at best semi-permanent. So, roads are often built in a hurry, with minimal expertise, and a lot of shortcuts taken to bring them within the allocated budget.
The haul road – is it your mine’s greatest asset or greatest liability?
Investing in a haul road is a great way to protect your valuable asset and deliver exceptional ROI. However, in both surface and underground mining, badly designed and poorly maintained haul roads, be it primary or secondary, can significantly increase costs.