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.