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Specialty materials and innovative products for slime and water management that reduce cycle times and improve safety for the underground mining industry.

Sturda’s core product line – Sturda Weir, Sturda Backfill Barricade, Sturda Void, and Sturda Deployer –  is primarily used for stope mining and underground slime and water management.

Sturda Weir: easy to install, engineered and stamped slime decanting fence fabricated using high density steel and durable geotextile materials that allows process water to be recycled and reused, an environmentally-friendly solution for water management.

  • separates water from slimes ensuring water in sumps is clean and won’t clog or damage pumps
  • limits wear and tear on pumping equipment
  • reduces need for replacement and repairs
  • saves time and money
  • enables possibility for reclamation of minerals in decanted slimes

Sturda Backfill Barricade: Patented decanting fence (wall) for paste and hydraulic fill that reduces shotcrete use by up to 80%. The reusable fill fence is a quick-and-easy, scaffold-style installation delivered on a pallet, easy to move, and can be installed in one shift without drilling.

  • enhances worker safety
  • eliminates need to mine through backfill
  • diminishes amount of fill spill through cracks and fissures
  • reduces pump maintenance and related costs
  • less dust
  • can be installed with Sturda Deployer to improve productivity and safety

Sturda Void: eliminates need to drill, blast and muck fill to access the mineable stope behind the ill fence. Durable plastic industrial grade bladders are super strong, easily inflatable, lightweight and reusable.

  • access stope without need to mine back through fill or rehabilitate
  • reduced fill costs
  • reduced man hours and machine use required

To find out more about Mine Supply’s water and slime management supports, please email sales@minesupplyco.com or call 306-653-1056.