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Khumani Iron Ore Mine
BKM Project
Northern Cape, South Africa
Soil & Dust Solutions Dust Control Application to Topsoil Stockpile
Performance Report of October 2006 – 2012 – 2016
Photo #6 Showing EBS / Soil binding matrix indicating the performance action
(Showing EBS Treated Side Slopes)
September 2012
A visit and inspection was conducted again during September 2012, exactly 6 years after the initial
application of the EBS dust and erosion control product, the stockpile treated with the EBS product is
completely intact and looks the same as it did during the last inspection in 2007, the tyre marks of
the original vehicle used for spraying are still there and the vegetation is flourishing. The adjacent
stockpile that was not treated with the EBS product has lost most of the material to wind and
waterborne erosion and is mostly a pile of rock. It is also important to note the Parsons East Access
road treated with EBS in 2006 is also still intact bearing in mind that all mine traffic from LDV’s to
heavy machinery and cranes have used this road to access the main mine and ROM stockpiles.
Current Photo showing EBS Treated Stockpile With Original Vehicle Tracks
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