Mining
In a working mine, water and weak strata cost production every shift. We seal water-bearing layers around shafts and declines, consolidate fractured strata at faces and in roadways, and stop sudden inflow, within the mine’s own safety rules.
The same resins and injection crews we use in tunnels, applied to the conditions of a mine.
In a mine, the treatment has to fit the shift, the ventilation and the mine’s safety plan, not the other way round.
We plan each job with the mine’s management, and measure inflow and roof behaviour before and after.
Industry challenges
Where mines need us
Water in shafts and declines
Inflow from water-bearing strata through the lining, and the pumping and corrosion that follow.
Sudden inflow
A gush of water during sinking or development that a slow-setting grout cannot hold.
Weak roof and face strata
Fractured strata in roadways and at faces that need consolidating before they can be supported.
Declines that keep failing
Access declines and roadways that need repeated support repairs.
- 1Note 1: Water-bearing strata crossed by the shaft.
- 2Note 2: Water entering through the lining.
- 3Note 3: Holes drilled out from inside the shaft into the water-bearing layer.
- 4Note 4: A grout ring around the shaft cuts the water off.
- 5Note 5: Weak roadway roof consolidated with resin and bolts.
- 6Note 6: Inflow measured before and after.
Our solutions
What we do in mining
Mine shaft and strata treatment
Water sealed in shafts and declines; weak roof and face strata consolidated with resins and bolts.
Tunnel water ingress control
Leaks and inflow stopped in tunnels, shafts and underground structures.
Rock bolting and self-drilling anchors
Rock bolts, self-drilling and prestressed anchors for tunnels, portals, slopes and caverns.
Cavity and void filling
Voids above tunnel crowns, behind linings and under slabs filled without loading the support.
Permeation and chemical grouting
Weak, loose or wet ground strengthened and sealed by resins and gels that fill it without moving it.
References
Mining: references on request
We use the same resins, plant and crews here as in our tunnel work. References are available on request.
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