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How do you keep roads dust free in a desert? One of a kind road cleaning operations in Port Hedland.

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How do you keep roads dust free in a desert?One of a kind road cleaning operations in Port Hedland.

THE CHALLENGE

Running a mining operation in the Australian desert means keeping

operations clean is a real challenge.

Clean equipment is essential to maintaining an efficient operation.

But how do you keep 1000’s of kms of operations clean when you are constantly

surrounded by red dust and extreme climate conditions?

If the dust builds up, operations can come to a grinding halt – causing serious damage to

expensive equipment, and costing precious time and money to the overall operation.

Black Roads ProjectIron ore operations Port Hedland, Western Australia.

THE SOLUTION

Perth

Dust is constantly managed in an environmentally sound way, using a specialised mine site road sweeper.

Each sweeper carries 6400 litres of water and is designed for high volume vacuuming and water pumping, whilst travelling at four kilometres per hour.

Veolia’s road cleaning solution helps minimise the impact of dust over 1000’s of kms of operations, so that our clients can keep their operations running 24/7.

How do we do it?The Black Roads Project implements our industrial maintenance and cleaning plug-in services including:

INDUSTRIAL CLEANING

ON-SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

• Technical trials and planning with suppliers and client.

• Bespoke delivery of custom-made sweepers to support heat and aridity.

• Specialised support team.

• Fire suppression systems.

• GPS tracking.

• Full capability and usage reporting for client.

Our customised solutions include:

• Dust covering 1000’s of kms is continually kept to a minimum.

• Cleaning operations are monitored and optimised to ensure cost of downtime is reduced.

• Environmental standards are maintained.

THE OUTCOME

Less dust, less downtime.

To find out how Veolia’s world of plug-ins can help your business visit:

veolia.com.au/integratedbydesign