There are many approaches to dust control. From watering to chlorides to lignin sulfonate dust control products, the dust control industry has tried just about everything. Many companies who have tried off-the-shelf chemicals have been frustrated by the various problems associated with these products. Either the product is toxic for the environment and corrosive to vehicles, like chlorides. Or it …
A Visible Victory Over Respirable Mine Dust in Underground Mines
The easiest way to recognize a dust control program that is working is to simply not see any more fugitive, respirable mine dust. Sometimes, achieving this while avoiding a host of other negative side effects is difficult, especially when using above-ground surface dust control methods.
A Case Study in Self Applied Dust Control
At Midwest, we’ve spent decades developing the most scientifically advanced self applied dust control methods in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Over time, as our engineers and scientists have gained application experience and our technologies have evolved, we’ve developed a sophisticated method to allow smaller sites and facilities to achieve the same dust control results from Midwest’s …
The Problem with Cheap Dust Control Approaches
When most people think of dust control, they think of water or cheap dust control products like chlorides. It makes sense: most people see dust control as a one-and-done deal — when you see dust, throw something on it, and it goes away. Unfortunately, it’s a little more complicated than that. There’s a whole science to dust control; if you …
Mastering Dust Control in Mining: a Case Study
We’ve talked a lot about the science of dust control—such as the many factors that affect your dust control program—here on our blog. As we’ve said many times, dust control in mining is never as simple as dumping water on an unpaved haul road and hoping that cuts it. Instead, as an operations manager at a mine, you have to …