With over 30 years of experience providing concrete, shotcrete, and grout solutions, Multicrete prides itself on offering high-quality materials, equipment, and support as your one-top-shop for cementitious projects. With our unmatched selection of raw materials, service excellence, and providing innovative solutions, Multicrete’s expertise in civil construction is offered year-round – no matter the weather. Below we explore our potash mine works and an overview of Multicrete’s innovation in properly curated mixes, how we help as a full-service provider, and our continued safety efforts in the industry.
Multicrete, a full-service provider
As a full-service provider, all necessary materials and equipment for mining necessities are provided – this includes powders, custom and standard equipment, underground batching equipment, grout mixing, mine deliveries, and on-site material handling provided for your potash mining needs. Many variables, as well as unique requirements arise while working in mine operations, and addressing these requirements is of the utmost importance. Being a full-service provider greatly enhances these abilities. Partnering with Multicrete provides expert recommendations, keeping the mining sites operating efficiently, reducing costs and applying it all to the highest safety standards possible.
The introduction to potash backfill
Mine sites and mining operations are often noted jobsites that Multicrete practices in, helping and providing construction expertise for proper mine operations. Mine sites often come with plenty of challenges, but with the proper backfill materials and equipment, underground-ready potash processing is easily presentable.
Our backfill equipment can crush 12-inch-minus potash into a well-graded sand which is then mixed into a potash/brine slurry. This is then pumped up to 1000 metres in distance and up to 100 metres in elevation. The potash slurry boasts significant engineering properties in rheology and compressive strengths. The processing and mixing equipment are specially designed to fit in any shaft with a maximum height of eight-feet-six-inches. Dust mitigating addons are also available. The all-electric system complies with all mining regulations regarding fire safety, with a sire suppression system and fire-resistant rated belts.
Through both on-site and lab trials, Multicrete has developed a system of processing for best flowability and strength.
The processed potash, blended with brine water in an optimal mix determined on-site, was found to be stable and ideal for both pumpability and flowability during placement. When lab cured at 28 to 35°C the material had bleeding of 10.8 per cent in three hours after mixing. The product had a compressive strength of 0.112 MPa.
Engineered design mixes
Mine sites are made safer and completed more efficiently with engineered design mixes and expertly analyzed specifications. Each job site comes with its own unique requirements and characteristics – Multicrete supplements this with site-specific analysis, custom systems, mixes, and equipment for the job. This also may come with site improvements and recommendations from some of our trusted engineers. No problem is too tough to handle, as any project’s toughest demands are adjusted and met. From creating new materials, to utilizing mixing techniques to minimize dust, Multicrete strives for innovation, benefiting the concrete industry and our practices, especially within mine operations.
Multicrete is your one-stop partner for concrete and grout solutions, including shotcrete products, rental equipment, and project management. Our team of experienced engineers, diligent project managers, and certified nozzleman are here to make sure every project is completed on time and on budget.
Multicrete continues to implement collaborative and innovative efforts further improving the landscape of construction, potash, and mining operations – empowering the industry.
