Specific Mining Applications
TeraFil offers the best dust control solutions for open-pit mining, ensuring that workers, local communities, nearby farmers, and the environment are protected from the harmful effects of mining activity. Our comprehensive pit-to-port dust suppression strategies are tailored to meet the unique challenges of your site.
We specialize in reducing dust in underground mines by developing site-specific dust mitigation plans that enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Additionally, our team provides ongoing site services and expert guidance to deliver the most cost-effective dust control solutions throughout the life of your operation.
The World Leader in Innovative Dust Suppression Technology
TeraFil is a world leader in mine dust suppression. Our innovative products and solutions are developed in-house by engineers and scientists using robust innovative technologies.
TeraFil’S HIGH TECH SOLUTIONS DELIVER
Our products are used by the world’s largest mining and quarrying companies including BHP, Anglo American and many more.
TeraFil’s products can create cost saving opportunities and reliable management strategies for underground and open cut mining infrastructure in all conditions and purposes as either a retrofit solution or can be designed into new developments.
12 times better than water alone in dust suppression
Increase watering efficiency per truck by 250%
Years of combined industry experience
Drill & Blast
CHALLENGES
Drilling activities generate ultra fine hazardous dust and a key challenge is to suppress this dynamic dust. Due to it’s high surface tension and surface charge, water alone cannot work fast enough to capture this dynamic dust.
Piles of drill cuttings contain a large amount of hazardous dust. These very fine, respirable dust lead to lung diseases such as silicosis and coal workers pneumoconiosis.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: 12X super-activates drill water to ensure fine, hazardous dust is captured – forcing airborne particles to drop out of suspension.
TeraFil’s GRT: DC Binder is a cost-effective, broad-scale dust & erosion control that locks down drill cuttings and the blast pattern area.
Haul Road Dust Control
CHALLENGES
Left untreated, dust from unsealed haul roads can have a considerable impact on visibility, communication and respiratory health of the mine site workers and surrounding community members. Managing dust by continual watering only leads to road degradation, increased slip potential and further dust generation.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: Haul-Loc is the most cost-effective dust control solution that extends the dust suppressing effects four to five times longer than water alone, greatly reduces the water consumed by dust suppression and saves fuel, hours and resources.
Our Haul-Loc technology helped clients reduce water consumption by at least 65%. Get your copy of the free report.
Long Term Roads, LV & Yard Dust Control
CHALLENGES
Logistics, workshop and storage yards generate dust from constant heavy vehicle traffic affecting the visibility, health and safety of the workers on-site and difficult to access with large mining water trucks.
Cost-effective, high quality, all-weather, long term heavy and light vehicle roads using on-site materials and mining equipment are difficult to build and maintain.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: Wet-Loc is a unique, hard-wearing, long-lasting, waterless technology designed to handle heavy and damaging traffic movements.
It offers exceptional long-term performance on a wide range of surfaces, including gravel, sand, clay, limestone and most native soils.
Underground Mining, Transfer & Processing
CHALLENGES
Fine dust from underground mining such as coal and silica is by nature hydrophobic (water-hating) and at the microscopic level repels water – so despite the volumes used, the finest particles simply bounce off of sprayed water. These fine particles are the most hazardous to health, leading to diseases such as black lung, Silicosis and other respiratory ailments.
Crushing, processing & transfer of ore produces large amounts of airborne dust in and around the areas of the ROM, Crushers, OHP, Transfer Points and stockpiles.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: Activate UG super-activates water sprayed to control dust in longwall, continuous miner and hard rock operations causing the water to immediately captures airborne particles, forcing them to drop out of suspension in the air.
TeraFil’s GRT: Activate is used to super-activate water sprayed to control dust in material crushing, transfer & handling operations and optimising ore/water conditions for effective dust control.
Our underground mining solutions are 12X more effective than water alone. Get your copy of the free report.
Broadscale Dust & Erosion Control
CHALLENGES
In large open mine sites, wind and water erosion generates dust and impacts earthworks, spoil stockpiles, mine tailings and off-site other land users by causing siltation and dust deposition over wide areas.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: Soil-Loc is a cost-effective, broad-scale dust suppression and wind erosion technology designed to protect sensitive exposed surfaces. solves wind and rain erosion problems – keeping your material where you need it the most.
TeraFil’s GRT: Soil Loc-Resources is a long-lasting wind and water erosion control and waterproofing solution of treated surfaces.
Transport & Destination
CHALLENGES
Left uncovered dust from conveyors, large mineral stockpiles or pulverised minerals in transit can have a considerable impact on the environment and the quality of life for local communities.
OUR SOLUTIONS
TeraFil’s GRT: Ore-Loc is a robust, liquid polymer that provides an exceptional surface coating/crusting solution on all ore and material surface types. Used as a liquid tarping agent, TeraFil Ore-Loc prevents the loss of materials whilst in stockpile, transport and while waiting at the port.
TeraFil’s Unique Product Features
Non Hazardous
Dries Transparent Clear
Non Corrosive & Safe
Simple & Easy to Apply
Non Flammable & Non Volatile
Water Resistant
Non Leeching
Biodegradable
Non Dissipating
Dries Completely Odorless
Ultraviolet Ray Resistant
Environmentally Safe