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DustBinder haul road maintenance methodology
Igugu Industries’ DustBinder haul road maintenance methodology puts the routine for a DustBinder road on one A4 page: six steps from inspecting the road to monitoring it, the equipment they need and what is recorded.
Published · One A4 page
The document
Dust mitigation and ongoing haul-road maintenance.
A routine of inspection, sweeping, targeted repair and calibrated application, with results recorded against the baseline and reported monthly.
Each of the six steps comes with a drawing, and the page ends with the equipment the steps need and what is recorded. Every step is written out below as well, word for word, so it reads on a phone.
Published by Igugu Industries (Pty) Ltd t/a 88Chemco.
The method
Six steps, from inspection to monitoring.
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Inspect the road and identify priority maintenance sections.
Routine: Assess road condition, identify dusty, rutting or corrugated sections, and determine maintenance priorities.
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Mechanically sweep the surface using a tractor-towed sweeper.
Routine: Remove loose material, excess aggregate and debris to improve surface consistency and product effectiveness.
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Repair damaged spots only, with quarry material.
If necessary: Cut out the damaged area and fill it with quarry material. No blading of the treated surface.
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Compact repaired areas before spraying.
If necessary: Use a smooth drum roller on the repaired areas only, so the fill binds into the running surface.
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Apply calibrated, diluted DustBinder using existing water/spray trucks.
Routine: Apply DustBinder at the recommended dilution rate using existing water trucks with spray bars for even coverage.
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Monitor dust, traffic wear, water usage, and road condition.
Routine: Conduct regular inspections and repeat targeted maintenance as needed. Results are recorded against the baseline and reported monthly.
Required maintenance equipment
- Tractor-towed sweeper
- Existing grader (spot repairs only)
- Existing water/spray trucks
- Roller (only if required)
What is recorded
- Dust levels: measured against the baseline.
- Traffic wear: surface condition under haulage.
- Water usage: water used on the routes.
- Road condition: inspected on every route.
DustBinder for your roads
Which DustBinder, and at what dosage?
DustBinder Lignin and DustBinder Bitumen both go into the water cart at 50–1,000 L per 10,000 L of water, depending on road and site conditions. Tell us the road, its traffic and how you water it now, and we advise which one suits each road and the dosage.
Technical support
Technical support comes with the supply: product selection, dosage and application guidance for your site. Tell us the job, the material and the specification, and we recommend what to use and how to apply it.
Related
- DustBinder Lignin road dust suppression: the lignin sulphonate road dust binder for haul roads, ramps, access roads and in-pit roads.
- DustBinder Bitumen road dust suppression: the bitumen-based road dust binder for primary mining haul roads and access roads.
- Haul road dust control: four ways to manage haul road dust, and when to use each.
- Dust suppression for civil and municipal roads: gravel roads, yards, stockpiles and spray systems.
- The whole mining range: dust control, tyre and rim protection and stabilisation.
Contact
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Send the product, the quantity, the delivery site and the date you need it. Holding an RFQ, tender or BOQ? Send it whole: we price every line we supply and tell you which lines we do not.
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