High-quality deposits of zircon and other rare materials can be found in the sands of Tormin beach. However, extracting them presented a world-class challenge, as the Mineral Commodities heavy equipment necessary must traverse especially soft sand, with extremely poor bearing capacity. Check some insights in this short version of the case study

1. Case Study
Sand Access Road for
Mineral Sands Mine,
South Africa

2. The Challenge
• Access road for Mineral
Commodities (MRC)
heavy equipment to the
beach over dune sands.
• Lack of local quality road
infill materials.
• Reduce Time and Costs
of conventional
solutions.

3. Conventional Solution
• Mats may be used, but present many disadvantages:
Limited Long-term
reliability
Complex Logistics Complicated
Installation
Suitable for
Smaller Areas

4. Neoloy® Solution
• The Neoloy stabilized layer over
the soft sand increases the road
bearing capacity.
• Geocells infilled with locally
available graded stone crushed
dust.
• Durable: after 1 year of operations,
the sand road has remarkable
stability.
• Sustainable: easily remove road
structure after mining ends.

5. Sustainable Method
Crushed Dust for Infill;
Road easily removed after Mining Ends
Ground Improvement
3D “Mattress” stabilized extreme Subgrade
Conditions
Fast, Simple Installation
10 Weeks to Install 26,000 sqm of pavement
Improves Modulus of Infill
Improved Layer Modulus and Strength
The Neoloy Advantage

6. Neoloy® Geocell Technology
Neoloy® – nano composite polymer alloy
10x more durable than soft geocells
Environmental
Durability
HPOIT
Elastic Stiffness
DMA
Tensile
Strength
TENSILE
Resistance to
Permanent
Deformation
SIM
Neoloy®
Geocells
High-performance parameters verified by
standard tests

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