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Rockfall Protection, Erosion Control and Soil Reinforcement

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Maccaferri provides innovative engineered solutions for the mining industry, reducing safety risks from rockfalls, reducing erosion due to run-off, stabilising ground and reducing costs of construction for tip and crusher walls.

Wherever problems exist in the lifecycle of a mine, Maccaferri products and solutions can help. From access and materials handling infrastructure, rockfall hazard mitigation, product concentration and leachate storage, to dewatering and site remediation, these solutions are proven to reduce safety risks, reduce construction costs and maintain operations.

Rockfall hazard mitigation in open cast mines

Slopes within open cast mines can be steep to maximise extraction volume and minimise the space for infrastructure. Loose material detaching from these slopes affects mine safety and operations. Maccaferri offers high-tensile steel cable meshes and drapery mesh to contain rocks and provide surface stabilisation. Steelgrid HR is available in tensile strengths greater than 160kN/m, and HEA cable panels for demanding loads up to 200kN/m.

Maccaferri’s range of flexible rockfall protection barriers are available certified by ETAG up to 5,000kJ (MEL) energy absorption. Attached to the rock slope, above critical infrastructure (haul roads, conveyors, tips and crushers), these barriers progressively deform under impact, absorbing loads. Attenuator and hybrid barriers are also available.

Maccaferri flexible rockfall catch fence in action in a quarry in Australia. Flexible barriers up to 5,000kJ capacity are available ETAG certified.
Maccaferri Steelgrid high tensile strength rockfall drapery reducing risk to trucks using mine haul roads in Botswana. A wide range of strengths are available to optimise solutions and reduce installed costs.
Maccaferri MacRES concrete panel walls and Terramesh soil reinforcement structures produce robust and highly cost-effective crusher and tip walls. Walls of over 20m are regularly constructed and are capable of accommodating even the largest truck loads.
Maccaferri Paralink high strength, low strain geogrids in strengths up to 1,600kN provide basal reinforcement to infrastructure and mine storage areas like this project in Canada.
Maccaferri MacLine impermeable membranes and MacDrain drainage geocomposite systems create leachate and storage lagoons and heap leach pads like this project in Peru.

Rockfall protection embankments featuring soil reinforced with geogrids, offer up to 20,000kJ energy absorption capacity and can accommodate multiple impacts without maintenance – a significant advantage for cost-conscious mine operators.

Mine access and materials handling infrastructure

Tip and crusher walls constructed from soil which is reinforced with Maccaferri geogrids, produce cost-effective structures. Wherever possible, Maccaferri tries to reuse site-won structural backfill in combination with Paralink and MacGrid geogrids to create reinforced soil structures, reducing costs and material waste.

With geogrid strengths up to 1,600kN/m, even the heaviest vehicles can be accommodated, and many crusher walls of over 20m have been constructed. Maccaferri’s soil reinforcement structures are available with a variety of face-finishes, including:

  • Green Terramesh, Paragrid or MacGrid geogrid reinforcement for sloped vegetating faces
  • Terramesh soil reinforcement system for gabion faced structures
  • MacRES for vertical faced concrete panel walls

Lagoon lining systems, heap leach pads and product concentration

MacLine impermeable membranes waterproof lagoons and heap leach pads, containing concentrates and avoiding infiltration into the natural ground. Combined with MacDrain drainage geocomposites, leachates can be collected efficiently and reliably.

Containment dykes often feature Maccaferri MacGrid reinforced soil, or gabion retaining structures and major dump zones can be supported on basal reinforced platforms. These platforms are reinforced with Paralink or MacTex W2, at the heart of which is polyester reinforcement providing long-term high strength and low strain to minimise differential settlements.

MacTube geotextile tubes are used for dewatering mine tailings, sludge ponds or slurries. Slurry is pumped into the MacTube, which is designed to retain the solid particles while the filtrate fluids are released through the filter fabric of the tube walls. Once drained, the solid residue is left to dry before being disposed of in a controlled manner.

Erosion control and mine remediation

Reinstatement of the mine is vital. Maccaferri offers MacLine impermeable cappings and drainage systems to prevent surface water entering the deposits. MacDrain drainage geocomposites are available with a wide range of filters and core types to provide flow capacity under a variety of load conditions.

The rapid re-establishment of vegetation and soil erosion protection systems completes the closure operations. Maccaferri’s wide range of man-made MacMat and biodegradable BioMac soil stabilisation solutions facilitate this. These mats provide immediate erosion protection from rainfall impact or run-off and long-term root reinforcement.

Shotcrete and roof support in underground mines

Maccaferri’s Pararib tunnel reinforcement mesh contains loose and falling debris from shafts and excavations. Pararib is lightweight, white and flame retardant, making it ideal for use underground.

Wirand fibres are added to shotcrete to reinforce it and provide stabilisation of shafts, excavations and access tunnels and it can even replace traditional steel reinforcement mesh.

Quality mining products and services

Maccaferri aims to build mutually beneficial relationships with clients through the quality of its service and solutions. With nearly 30 manufacturing facilities around the world and more than 60 operating companies in 100 countries worldwide, Maccaferri’s engineers offer technical support, including analysis, design, solution selection and installation supervision.

Please use the form below to contact us, or inquire directly via the Maccaferri websites listed below and the regional offices tab of this company profile.

White Papers

  • Crusher Wall at Serajuddin Mines (Joda), Orissa

    It was the client's plan to put up one more central ore handling plant consists of Screening, Crushing, Beneficiation and Grinding at iron ore in India. Part of the construction of the plant infrastructures at the Serajuddin Mines, Joda, Orissa, was entailed. providing access to 22m-high loading bin at the primary crusher.

  • Mining Solutions from Maccaferri

    Founded in 1879, Maccaferri is a leader in innovative and sustainable solutions to overcome environmental, geotechnical and hydraulic erosion problems.

Videos

  • Maccaferri

    This video is about the services that Maccaferri provides.

  • Maccaferri Engineering a Better Solution

    We offer dynamic rockfall barriers with energy absorption capacities from 250kj up to 8500kj, all tested in accordance with the ETAG 027 Guidelines and supplied in kits to be used in infrastructure and mining.

Press Releases

Projects

  • Debswana Diamond Mines

    Debswana is the world's leading producer of gem diamonds, contributing about 30% of world output by value from four mine

  • Antamina Copper-Zinc Mine

    The Antamina copper-zinc mine is located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, approximately 285km north of Lima in the Depart

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Officine Maccaferri SpA - Global Headquarters
Via J.F. Kennedy 10,
40069 Zola Predosa – Bologna
Italy

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Asia - Regional Headquarters
Maccaferri (Malaysia) SDN. BHD
Unit 511, Block G, Phileo Damansara
46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D.E.
Malaysia

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Australasia
c/o Geofabrics
44 Christable Way
Landsdale WA 6065
Australia

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Latin America - Regional Headquarters
Maccaferri Do Brasil LTDA, Av. Jose Benassi, 2601
CEP 13.201-970 Caixa Postal 520
Distrito Industrial FazGran
Jundiai / SP
Brazil

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North America - Regional Headquarters
Maccaferri Inc.
1030 Govenor Lane Boulevard
Williamsport, MD, 21795-3116
United States of America

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China

Maccaferri Envirotech Co Ltd
18 Floor, Dong Yi Time Zone (S)
NO 38 Ren Ming Road (E)
410001 Changsha, Hunan
China

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India

Maccaferri Environmental Solutions PVT. LTD
301A, 3rd Floor, Salcon Aurum
Plot No. 4, Jasola District Centre
New Delhi, 110044
India

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Peru

Maccaferri de Peru S.A.C
Carretara Nueva Panamericana Sur
Km.33 Lurin, Lima
Peru

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Philippines

Maccaferri (Philippines), Inc.
30-C Rufino Pacific Tower
6784 Ayala Avenue, Legaspi Village
Makati City 1226
Philippines

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Russia

Maccaferri CIS
Sharikopodshipnikovskaya 13
Building 62, 4th Floor
115 088 Moscow
Russia

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Southern Africa
Maccaferri Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd
15 Konigkramer Road, New Germany
KZN, 3620
South Africa

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