Dust Control – Soil Stabilization – Erosion Control

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[Transportation of,moving ,transporting,hauling] the mined ore in any mining [operation,business,company,venture,undertaking] is one [area,part] that gives [several,more than a few,a number of,numerous] opportunities for [cost,expenditure,expense] savings. Maintaining a [dust free,dustless,clear] haul road is [just,only,merely] one [method,technique,practice] by which a mining [operation,business,company,venture] can [start,begin,set out] to [reduce,decrease,lessen,trim down,shrink,lower] operating [costs,expenses].

One [may,might,could] think of a haul road as [just,only,merely] a [dusty,dirty,filthy] [road,path] that [only,merely,simply,just] serves one [purpose,objective,end], and that is to [move,transfer,relocate,transfer,transport,redistribute] the mined ore from one [location,site] to [another,a new]. But that [dusty,filthy,dirty] road is the artery of the [entire,whole,total] operation. [Without,Devoid of,Lacking] that dusty haul road a mining [operation,business,company,venture] would [soon,almost immediately,quickly] [die,expire,pass away,pass on,crash]. To [care for,properly maintain] the road is [essentially,basically,in essence,in effect] the same as [caring for,taking care of] one’s [own,personal,individual] [health,physical condition].

We [know,understand,appreciate,realize,recognize] what [happens,occurs] when our arteries stop [working,operating] [properly,correctly], but what [happens,occurs] when a [haul,haulage] road is [not,no longer] maintained [properly,correctly,appropriately,as it should be].

On a [typical,normal,standard,average] [haul,haulage] road you [will,may] have [haul,haulage] trucks [traveling,roaming] day and night. [Some,Several,Various,Certain,Particular] [haul,haulage] roads have as many as 500 trucks [per,for each,for every] day. [While,At the same time] others [may,might,can,could] have [fewer,less] trucks but the trucks they do [have,possess,own,control] are many times [larger,bigger] [and,as well as] heavier. [Again,Once more] many of the operations are [24,twenty-four] hours [each,every,all] day [every,each] day with no [time,occasion] for stopping and [starting,re-starting].

[When,While] you have [continuous,nonstop,constant,uninterrupted] traffic on these [roads,haul roads,haulage roads] you [must,have to,have got to,should] do something to [eliminate,get rid of,do away with,eradicate,reduce] the dust. [Many,A lot of,Several] of these [haul,haulage] roads are [over,in excess of,more than,greater than] 5 miles long and [typically,normally,usually,on average,in general,more often than not] 50 feet wide. [Each,Every] one of these roads [will,may] [require,need] [approximately,about,around,roughly,more or less] one gallon per square yard [each,every] day to keep the dust [down,abated]. If [you were,one was] to [calculate,work out,compute,analyze,evaluate] these [figures,numbers] you [will,may] [find,discover] that a [typical,normal] haul road dust control [program,plan] will [require,need,necessitate] millions of gallons of water [every,each] week. In [some,a number of] [places,locations] water is a [very,extremely,incredibly] [valued,treasured] commodity that [should,ought to] be [conserved,preserved] [whenever,when] [possible,feasible] not only for the availability [but,yet] also for the [cost,expense,expenditure] of [acquisition,attainment,acquirement]. [What would,Just ask yourself, what would,imagine, what would,Think about it, what would] your water [bill,statement] be like if you [used,consumed] [over,in excess of,more than] a million gallons [each,every,each and every] week?

[As,Since,When] the [Haul,Haulage] road is watered to [maintain,keep,sustain,keep up] [manageable,controllable] levels of fugitive dust, the road [will,may] [start,begin] to [erode,wear away]. This erosion will [cause,bring about,produce,set off] pot holes and [other,further,new] imperfections [which,that] over time [will,may] cause the road to [become,be,turn out to be] un-drivable. Not only will this [become,turn out to be,turn into] a [terribly,awfully,dreadfully,horribly] [rough,uneven,bumpy,irregular] road, but those [conditions,circumstances] will [also,as well,in addition,furthermore] cause [premature,early,untimely] failure to the [haul,haulage] trucks.

[Furthermore,Also,In addition,Still,Additionally,Moreover,What's more], the [cost,price,expense] of maintaining [haul,haulage] trucks increases [dramatically,radically,noticeably,considerably] when they [must,have to] [operate,function,work,run] in a dusty [environment,location]. There are [many,a lot of,lots of,numerous,countless] parts on a truck that [fail,stop working,break down] [faster,sooner,quicker] when they are [surrounded,encircled,bounded] by dust. The engine will [ingest,consume] dust from the [haul,haulage] road which will [inevitably,unavoidably,predictably] end up in the engine oil, [thus,therefore,consequently,as a result] causing a [premature,early,untimely] [failure,breakdown] of the truck and thousands of dollars in [repairs,maintenance,upkeep].

[Working on,Maintaining] a [haul,haulage] truck is not a [simple,easy,uncomplicated] [task,job,duty,commission]. You [could,might,can] [imagine,picture,envision] having to [change,replace] a tire that is 10 feet [tall,high]. The [yearly,annual,year on year] [cost,expense] to [operate,run] these behemoths is [more,greater] than most American families [make,earn,take home,get paid,receive] in five years. If you can [lower,lessen,reduce,bring down] that [cost,expense] you will be saving the [company,corporation,business] [vast,huge,enormous,immense] amounts of [money,cash,capital] that [could,might,possibly will,may well] be directed at something more [beneficial,helpful,useful,valuable,positive,constructive].

Alleviating these [costs,expenses] is [rather,quite,very] [simple,easy,straightforward,uncomplicated]. One [only,simply,merely,just] needs to [employ,use,utilize,make use of] a [modernized,efficient] road dust control [program,plan] that not only [controls,regulates] the dust [but,yet] will [also,in addition] add a [high,elevated] level of erosion control. The more successful programs [will,may] [actually,in fact] [transform,change,convert] the old dusty dirt road into a [solid,hard,rock-solid,unyielding] stabilized driving surface [comparable,similar,akin] to many asphalt roads. This in turn will [eliminate,get rid of,do away with,eradicate,abolish,reduce] the need for water as a dust control agent and will deliver a [very,extremely,exceptionally] [smooth,level] dust free driving surface that [lowers,will lower] the [cost,expense] of operating the million dollar trucks.

[Adding,Tallying,Totaling] all these savings [together,at once] will [easily,without difficulty,effortlessly,without doubt] help a mining operation [lower,reduce] their [operating,working] [costs,expenses] to the point where the dust control program has paid for itself [within,inside] a year’s time and the [funds,money,resources,cash] from such can [then,after that,subsequently] be added to the bottom line.