NSW Underground Coal Mine Roads
Keeping the roadways working in underground mines is essential – which can be a problem when trying to attain a minimum height to the roof but having to dig the road down into the base and expose underlying soils with low bearing capacities.
In these situations, the roadways can become impassable when mine vehicles, shuttle cars and mining machines create ruts which deepen over time and require maintenance to continue access. The presence of water only worsens the situation, making the maintenance of these roads costly and causing expensive delays to mining operations.
"Rather than construct drift pavements and diesel roadways solely from loose ballast, Geofabrics suggests that the underground roadways be constructed from a combination of the Australian-made bidim® nonwoven geotextile and Geoweb® a cellular confinement system."
Rather than construct drift pavements and diesel roadways solely from loose ballast, Geofabrics suggests that the underground roadways be constructed from a combination of the Australian-made bidim® nonwoven geotextile and Geoweb® a cellular confinement system.
Through innovative application of our products, Geofabrics has presented mining customers with an economical alternative to traditional pavement methods which were expensive and difficult to construct in underground applications.
