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A common challenge in mining operations has found a new destination. Tailings that were previously fully discarded are now being reused in a pilot test using MetaFLO\u2019s SoilTech biopolymer, enabling the construction of a stable and durable test track.<\/p>\n
The objective of the test was to create sustainable pavement using non-hazardous mineral tailings, ensuring cohesion, strength, and durability. To achieve this, a 200-meter-long, 6-meter-wide, and 20-centimeter-thick test track was constructed, totaling 240 m\u00b3 of material, not considering bulking.<\/p>\n
The solution used a composition of 60% flotation tailings and 40% waste rock tailings, both sourced from mining operations, with an approximate dry density of 2,100 kg\/m\u00b3.<\/p>\n
Applied at a dosage of only 0.02%, SoilTech acted as a soil stabilizer, ensuring material cohesion and enabling tailings previously treated as environmental liabilities to be transformed into a base layer for paving.<\/p>\n
Four months after execution, the track remains trafficable, cohesive, and stable, even though the material is granulometrically classified as silt \u2014 known for its expansive behavior and low durability when used without a wearing course.<\/p>\n
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Beyond the technical gains, the project delivered clear benefits:<\/p>\n
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This is a practical example of how innovation and sustainability can move forward together, transforming longstanding challenges into intelligent solutions and advancing the industry to a new level with MetaFLO\u2019s technologies.<\/p>\n
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