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Tensar Mining Brochure
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TENSAR® TECHNOLOGY for use in the surface mining industry

Tensar® Technology – Proven, Practical Products and Systems and the Know-How to Get Them Built Based on the characteristic properties of Tensar geogrids, Tensar Technology is widely used in ground stabilisation, soil reinforcement and asphalt reinforcement applications often delivering major environmental benefits and real savings in cost and time. We can help you apply Tensar Technology to improve the profitability of your project. Tensar is a worldwide leader in the manufacture and provision of soil reinforcement and ground stabilisation products and systems. Our expertise and experience...

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Bearing the cost of haulage, Tensar® Technology can benefit your project with huge savings in both construction time and maintenance on major haulage and access roads. High Performance Stabilisation Solutions of Roads and Working Areas There are now unprecedented demands to design economic roads and working areas that reduce maintenance costs and improve haul truck efficiency. Tensar® geogrids give a high performance solution which also meets these demands. The structural contribution made by Tensar TriAx® geogrids is to stabilise the unbound layers of roads and trafficked areas to create a...

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Tensar ® geogrid used to stabilise track ballast since the early 1980s. Effective Railway Trackbed Stabilisation Poor track geometry and a loss of vertical and horizontal alignment of the rails is a major reason for line speed restrictions and track maintenance work. These can significantly affect schedules as well as being expensive and disruptive to the train operators. Track maintenance, involving ballast tamping or full ballast replacement, is required not only on weak subgrades but also on firmer supporting soils. Mechanical stabilisation of ballast using Tensar® geogrids gives the...

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Leach Pad Projects and Geogrid Applications Heap leaching is used at many mining sites to extract precious metals and copper compounds from ore. The mountains of mineral ore are loaded onto a leach pad which is lined with impermeable clay or geomembrane liner. The ore is then sprayed with a leach solution so the valuable metals are dissolved. This solution then percolates all the way through the heap and into collector pipes. Significant amounts of ore are required to produce the precious metals that are the end result of the process which means that the pipes experience very high loads....

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Tensar ® mechanically stabilised layers can provide the required performance for working platforms necessary in the surface mining industry. Case Study: Lee Moor Crushing Plant, Plymouth, UK In order to install a very large crushing and washing plant, Imerys Minerals PLC needed to construct a 17.7 metre high stepped structure. The fully loaded, 150 tonne delivery vehicles deliver their payload into the crushing plant that sits on the terrace. Surcharges from the vehicles and the “Big Grizzly” are extremely high (75kPa). The original design for the structure envisaged the use of a concrete...

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Achieving Safer Working Platforms over Weak Subgrades Cranes, piling rigs and other heavy equipment require a working platform to operate safely and with controlled accuracy. Frequently, these operations have to take place over weak subgrades. Tensar mechanically stabilised layers help to increase the bearing capacity by spreading the load. Cost Savings in Waste Dewatering Dewatering and containment of mining waste requires a special solution of its own. Tensar Triton® Geotextile Tubes provide an economical, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional technologies. Strong and...

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Contact Tensar or your local distributor to receive further literature covering Tensar products and applications. Also available on request are product specifications, installation guides and specification notes. The complete range of Tensar literature consists of: Your local distributor is: • Tensar Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering A guide to products, systems and services • Ground Stabilisation Stabilising unbound layers in roads and trafficked areas • TriAx®: A Revolution in Geogrid Technology The properties and performance advantages of Tensar® TriAx® geogrids • Asphalt Pavements...

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