A growing number of mining companies are implementing state-of-the-art technology to gain an edge on haul road quality control and take the guess work out of road maintenance.

An on-board road monitoring system that records and translates road condition data, without the need for an expensive...

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A GROWING number of mining companies are implementing state-of-the-art technology to gain an edge on haul road quality control and take the guess work out of road maintenance.

An on-board road monitoring system that records and translates road condition data, without the need for an expensive...

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Australian companies spend millions of dollars each year trying to manage and control dust production on their work site. Controlling dust production on site, particularly in areas such as haul roads, can be done more effectively when modern monitoring equipment is used. These modern devices are...

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Controlling the amount of dust that is produced on your work site is not easy, and the best way to reduce soil loss and environmental dust is through the use of dust management services. These are designed to help businesses monitor their site, and maintain areas which are most likely to produce...

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Haul road design, construction and maintenance guidelines

All industries wish to find ways to reduce costs and increase productivity in a worksite. Well-designed haul roads are a way to achieve this. Designing and managing roads is not always simple but experts in haul road design, construction...

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Creating the perfect haul road for your construction site is the primary task of the site manager and his team. A good haul road will allow you to bring in and carry out goods easily from the location and a poor one can have a disastrous impact on productivity and employee health, as well as...

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The importance of designing a quality haul road can mean lower maintenance costs in the future for the upkeep of your site road, but can also maximise production during the lifetime of the road.

There are a lot of aspects to consider on the design of your haulage road, some of which include the...

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A big challenge in today’s mining industry is how to stay on top of the dusty road conditions on the haulage access roads to mine and industrial sites. Requirements involve making sure that dust suppression systems are staying on top of road conditions, which can ultimately have a big...

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Industries that utilise open-air mining and quarrying produce a lot of dust. Some of this ends up in the atmosphere, and there is air quality legislation in force in Australia that can impinge on these industries quite severely. All operators have a responsibility to be aware of their obligations...

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The ancient Romans were famous for their long straight roads. Fields, hills, dips, woods – whatever was in their way they would just plough straight through it. Today’s roadbuilders however, build their roads according to the environment in which they find themselves. This is...

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Designing a whole road to make the best of existing ground services and available material requires the assistance of professionals. These professionals will create the best unpaved road design that aims to reduce dust production, and generate less environmental damage while also providing a...

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How To Control Road Dust

Controlling dust is a never-ending task for users and maintainers of unpaved haul roads. Dislodged material causing dust settles elsewhere on a site and builds up over time, which can lead to obstructions. It also causes other hazards, such as air pollution. Methods used...

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How do I Manage Dust on a Haul Road?

Dust is a major hazard in mines, quarries and roadway construction sites. It is a hazard to humans who can suffer from a variety of respiratory illnesses as a result of it. It is a hazard to driving safety as vision can be obscured and it is a hazard to...

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Ailbhe Goodbody catches up with Proof Engineers about its device for monitoring haul roads, which is being examined by Australian researchers.

There are several benefits to being able to monitor and display the condition of haul roads in real time - for example, it allows site management and...

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Ailbhe Goodbody catches up with Proof Engineers about its device for monitoring haul roads, which is being examined by Australian researchers.

There are several benefits to being able to monitor and display the condition of haul roads in real time - for example, it allows site management and...

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Queensland-based Proof Engineers has teamed up with Curtin University's WA school of Mines (WASM) on a new road monitoring device, the Road Condition Monitor (RCM).

The project, led by Curtin WA School of Mining professor Roger Thompson and his researchers, has been in development for...

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Q&A JORDAN HANDEL, PROOF ENGINEERS

FIRST JOB - AND WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
I worked two part-time jobs during high school at our local Nando's and at a coffee shop serving tables. I was lucky enough to start my career at Proof Engineers during my first year at university and now I am working...

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A device designed by Queensland, Australia-based company Proof Engineers to monitor haul road conditions has been demonstrated by researchers to have the potential to revolutionise the mining industry, according to the company WA School of Mines at Curtin University in Kalgoorlie, Western...

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