Welcome to a fresh and innovative approach to cost savings. Improved Road Surfaces using our advanced technology leads to the following benefits:
“Mine production is strictly linked to the quality of haul roads considering they determine the cycle time of trucks along the haul roads and the accessibility of loading and dumping areas.”
“Investing in building good haul roads guarantees mining equipment will reach the required speed in a safer manner.”
*Taken from the article entitled “In for The Long Haul” Mining Mirror Magazine Volume 25 No. 10 April 2013
“Any savings generated from improved road design and management will benefit the mining company directly as a reduced cost per ton material hauled.”
*Taken from the paper entitled “Integrated Asset Management Strategies for Unpaved Mine Haul Roads” written by Roger J Thompson and Alex T Visser of the University of Pretoria
*Taken from the Caterpillar Forward Mining, Efficient Haul Roads, A Design & Maintenance Guide
*Taken from the Caterpillar Forward Mining, Efficient Haul Roads, A Design & Maintenance Guide
Additional — an improved road surface improves rolling resistance — according to the CAT handbook using a CAT 777D – a medium reduction in Rolling Resistance will result in a reduction in fuel consumption of 18.75 litres per hour / per vehicle.
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Actual Cost & Benefit Case Studies
Case Study 1
1. Mine Access & Pit Road Project
21 km x 30m
Application of EBS Surface Seal on Access Roads and Haul Roads
COST SAVINGS…
1 Year Savings = US$ 1.4 Million
10 Year Savings = US$ 27.2 Million
The 10 year life cycle cost benefits are based on the fact that once our products are applied the requirement for all remediation work is eliminated including watering, grading and importation and placing of additional road material.
WATER
The water use per day was 416,350 litres x 14 trips per day using 4 CAT 785D water trucks applying a total of 5,828,900 litres per day
Water saved in 1 Year:
2.1 billion litres
Water saved in 10 Years: 21 billion litres
By eliminating the use of water trucks and graders
2.4 million litres of diesel (607,596 gallons) was saved! Which equates to CO2 savings of 6.35 million kgs per year
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3. Mine Haul Road 20km x 30
Water Savings
2 x 70,000 litre tankers watering 10 times per day
140,000 litres x 10 = 1.4 million litres of water per day
511,000,000 litres of water per year (511 million litres of water per year)
Fuel and Cost Savings
Improved road surface with EBS Surface Seal and subsequent elimination of watering and grading the surface resulted in a fuel savings of 2.9 million litres at a cost of $2.7 million USD.
CO2 Savings
A fuel savings of 2.9 million litres equates to a CO2 reduction of 7.7 million kg of reduced carbon emissions
Cost Savings Comparison
Traditional method of watering and grading = 10-year cost $28.9 million
EBS Surface Seal 10-year cost = $3.4 million.
2. Mine Haul Road 20km x 30m
Water Savings
Fuel & Savings
CO2 Savings
Cost Savings Comparisons
3. Gravel Road 20km x 10m
Water Savings – Four (4) 18,000 litre water trucks watering three (3) times a day
Fuel and Cost Savings – from the elimination of the watering, grading, and compaction of the road
Fuel Savings per day = 1,873 litres Fuel Savings per year = 536,265 litres
At a cost of Diesel of $1.18 per litre this is a savings of $632,792.70
Reduced fuel use leads to huge cost savings.
CO2 Savings
Cost Savings Comparisons
Traditional method of watering and grading = 10-year cost $6.5 million
EBS Surface Seal 10-year cost = $2.3 million
This is how we did it:
Based on the following: Road Network of 20km x 10m = 200,000m2
→ 4 x 18,000 litre Water Trucks running 9 hours per day for 350 days per year with an average diesel consumption of 40.6 litres per hour per truck
→ 4 x 40.6 x 9 = 1,461.6 litres of Diesel per day or 511,560 litres per year
→ 1 x Grader operating 9 hours per day for 60 days a year with an average fuel consumption of 26.75 litres per hour
→ 1 x 26.75 x 9 = 240.75 litres per day or 14,445 litres per year
→ 1 x Compactor/Roller operating 9 hours per day for 60 days a year with an average fuel consumption of 19 litres per hour
→ 1 x 19 x 9 = 171 litres per day or 10,260 litres per year
Fuel Savings per day = 1,873 litres Fuel Savings per year = 536,265 litres
At a cost of Diesel of $1.18 per litre this is a savings of $632,792.70
Water truck operating costs estimated at $300 per day for 350 days per year = $420,000
Grader operating costs estimated at $450 per day for 60 days a year = $27,000
Compactor operating costs estimated at $200 per day for 60 days per year = $12,000
Wearing course remediation estimated at $1.00per m2 = $200,000
*Operating costs are estimated based on current rental prices
*Fuel consumption of vehicles based on an average taken from the Caterpillar Performance Handbook Version 47
