Mining and Mineral Processing

A primary GCCM use case for mining operations is water management as clean water is directed for use and contaminated water is addressed. Water flow has little effect on RCR®, and the product has application as a liner for culverts, drainage channels, swales, and more.

RCR® can guard surfaces against rain, moving water, and runoff scour. Whether used as a ditch or channel liner, on basin slopes or embankments, under piping, or in other ways, RCR® is a durable, cementitious erosion protection solution. According to our laboratory testing, RCR® can handle high levels of water velocity and shear without measurable soil loss.

Reinforced Concrete Roll® can be applied for both freshwater and mining waste containment. Uses for freshwater containment include lining ponds, holding basins, dams, and berms. 

RCR® is a sturdy and low-permeability product, and in many cases can act as the containment lining, providing armor and erosion protection. For hazardous material containment that requires complete seepage control, RCR® can work alongside a geomembrane lining, providing protection for the liner and against erosion.  

Waste containment uses of RCR® include confining mining process fluids, drainage, and tailings. To help prevent water and oxygen from contacting contained waste, RCR® can be used to cap ponds or impoundments.

As a cementitious product that unrolls, RCR® can be installed on existing concrete to provide stabilization at a lower cost than employing a traditional concrete-pour approach.

For mining infrastructure repair, RCR® can be used for resurfacing ditches, spillways, outfalls, culverts, channel embankments, and for repairing containment structures and storage tank bases.

Applied to channels or ditches, RCR® provides a sturdy, erosion-resistant liner for mineral processing purposes. RCR® installs faster than traditional concrete pours and can be conformed to curves in channel and ditch profiles. It can also help with weed suppression.

As an underlayment, RCR® can help prevent pipe joint failure and sagging by holding soil in place and stopping erosion from pipe leaks or storm runoff. Also, RCR® unrolls in large sections, aiding in quick installation.

RCR® provides a sturdy barrier for overflow, leak, and spill containment, and can be deployed as a protective armour for geomembrane liners. A sturdy and flexible cementitious product, RCR® deploys without forms and can be fit around differing contours.

For mining and mineral processing operations, RCR® provides a sturdy and versatile slope erosion solution. RCR® can be installed on slopes that run gradually or at a steep angle, providing armoring that is resistant to ultraviolet rays, fire, cold temperatures, and adverse weather conditions.