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.

For further information regarding our gravel road, mine haul road and environmental solutions please click on the following links:

Gravel Roads          Mine Haul Roads          Environmental Solutions

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

 

Case Study 2 Cost SavingsCOST 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

WATER SAVINGS 2By eliminating the use of water trucks and graders 

CO2 SAVINGSDIESEL REDUCTION = CO2 REDUCTION

2.4 million litres of diesel (607,596 gallons) was saved! Which equates to CO2 savings of 6.35 million kgs per year

Contact us to see if you qualify for a free Cost & Benefit Analysis Report.  The above information is general, our reports will provide quantifiable amounts and detailed recommendations.

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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)

 

Water Saving


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.

Fuel Savings

 CO2 Savings

 A fuel savings of 2.9 million litres equates to a CO2 reduction of 7.7 million kg of reduced carbon emissions

CO2 Savings1

 Cost Savings Comparison

Traditional method of watering and grading = 10-year cost $28.9 million

EBS Surface Seal 10-year cost = $3.4 million.Cost Comparison

 

 

  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 Savingsfrom 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

Due to a reduction in diesel of 536,265 litres / year – CO2 emissions reduced by 1.4 million kgs per year or 14 million kgs over a ten-year period.

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