Mining Solutions

Setting higher standards below ground

Issue 1.0 July 2013

www.pozament.co.uk

Specialist Cementitious
Mining Solutions
Tarmac Building Products Pozament range of
specialist mining products has been proven
to deliver outstanding results in the toughest
conditions. Cable bolting, cavity filling, stopping
and packing, spontaneous combustion
control. Whatever the application, we can
provide you with a tried and tested solution.

High Strength Bases

for Machinery
3. Construction Grout
Roadway Repair
4. 80/20 Grout

Structural Support Grouts

1. High Performance Rock Bolt Grout [HPRG]
2. Cable Bolt Grout [CBG]

Spontaneous Combustion
Control Grout
8. Strataseal

Structural Support
and Packing Grouts
5. Astrapak
6. Astrablend
7. Minemaster S

Your safety is our number one priority

The Pozament range has been specially
formulated for use in challenging,
underground environments. When time is
critical and safety is paramount, you can
stake your reputation on our name.

Setting higher standards below ground. For enquiries and technical support please call us on 08444 630 046

Structural Support Grouts

1. H igh Performance Rock Bolt Grout [HPRG]

MINING

High performance grout for use with cable bolts

for roof and ribside bolting. Specially formulated
for rock bolting operations.

High Performance
Rock Bolt Grout

25kg

Available in 20kg or 25kg water & fire resistant sacks,

intermediate bulk containers or in bulk powder tankers.

Features

Benefits

Expansion properties

Enhanced bond and anchorage

Early gel time

Rapid strength for early support

Just add water

Quick and simple to use

Thixotropic properties

Free flowing, easy to pump, fast setting

Complies with BS 7861 Part 2 1997

Quality assured

High Strength Bases for Machinery

3. Construction Grout

MINING

Construction Grout

High strength grout for floor consolidation.

Provides a strong stable base for heavy machinery.
Typical compressive strength 80 N/mm2 at 28 days.

20kg

Available in 20kg water resistant sacks.

Features

Benefits

Non shrink

Provides a strong, stable surface

High flow

Provides a level surface to work on

Chloride free

High strength development without chloride based admixtures

2. Cable Bolt Grout [CBG]

MINING

Strata reinforcement grout for cable bolting,

GRP bolts and dowels. Specially formulated for
bonding coal and shale surfaces. Protects bolts
and cables in aggressive ground conditions.

Cable Bolt Grout

25kg

Available in 20kg or 25kg water & fire resistant sacks,

intermediate bulk containers or in bulk powder tankers.

Features

Benefits

Expansion properties

Enhanced bond and anchorage

Early gel time

Rapid strength for early support

Just add water

Quick and simple to use

Thixotropic properties

Free flowing, easy to pump, fast setting

Complies with BS 7861 Part 2 1997

Quality assured

Roadway Repair
4. 80/20 Grout

MINING

80/20 Grout

High strength floor grout for quick, simple

pothole repair and ground levelling.

25kg

Available in 25kg sacks.

Features

Benefits

Mobile grout

Quick solution for running repairs

No special equipment or training

Highly cost effective

Just add water

Simple to mix and use

High strength (minimum 45 N/mm2 after 28 days)

Provides a strong, even surface

Setting higher standards below ground. For enquiries and technical support please call us on 08444 630 046

Structural Support and Packing Grouts

5. Astrapak

MINING

Innovative, two bag, long distance pumping system.

Improves operating efficiency, increases up time and
reduces material and transport costs.

Astrapak

25kg

Available in 2x25kg tri-laminate paper sacks.

Features

Benefits

Two bag solution

Remains live in pipes for up to 3 days

Doesnt set until both components are combined

Rapid curing

Gains strength quickly

High water content

Reduces material and transport costs

High pumpability

Allows packing material to be pumped up to 3km

Improves operational efficiency

7. Minemaster S

MINING

Minemaster S

25kg

High performance, cost effective, one bag

solution for stoppings, air seals, back filling
and ribside sealing.

Available in 25kg tri-laminate paper sacks, intermediate

bulk containers or in bulk powder tankers.

Features

Benefits

One bag solution

Consistent quality and performance, easy to handle and store

Neutral pH levels

Prevents corrosion

Just add water

Simple to mix and use

High recycled content

Sustainable and cost effective

High water content

Reduces material and transport costs

6. Astrablend

MINING

High yield, monolithic, one bag packing system for

short distance pumping, from the makers of the
original one-shot solution.

Astrablend

25kg

Available in 25kg tri-laminate paper sacks, intermediate

bulk containers or in bulk powder tankers.

Features

Benefits

One bag solution

Consistent quality and performance, easy to handle and store

Gels in minutes

Quickly becomes self supporting

Rapid curing

Gains strength early

High water content

Reduces material and transport costs

Just add water

Simple to mix and use

Very high yield

Very cost effective

No special equipment required

No need to invest in new machinery or training

Spontaneous Combustion Control Grout

8. Strataseal

MINING

Strataseal

25kg

Free flowing, non-combustible, easily mixed gel.

Provides a fast acting solution for sealing tunnel linings,
borehole casings, face startlines, strata faults, roof
breaks and face finish lines. Restricts the movement
of air through the strata, preventing heating and
eliminating the risk of spontaneous combustion.
Available in 25kg tri-laminate paper sacks.
Features

Benefits

Just add water

Simple to mix and use

Single shot powder

High yield, low cost

Expands to fill voids and fissures

Provides an airtight finish

Gels in 10 minutes

Fast acting solution

Prevents air movement

Dams down hot zones and minimises the oxidation of coal waste

No harmful vapours

Safe and easy to use

Setting higher standards below ground. For enquiries and technical support please call us on 08444 630 046

Case Study

Customer Name:

The challenge

UK coal mining industry

Modern mining economics and techniques demand that products used

in creating the infrastructure of a deep mine provide collieries with the
highest level of operational efficiency possible. The cementitious structural
components of the mine are therefore required to be high yield, fast acting
and to a quality and safety standard that ensures the safety of those
working in the challenging conditions of a deep mine.

Project Name:
Pozament Mining Solutions

Location:
UK-wide

Overview:
Since the early 1970s Tarmac Building
Products (TBP) has supplied a wide range
of cementitious products to the mining
industry. The past 40 years has seen
the landscape of British mining change
dramatically, however Pozament mining
solutions continue to be supplied to
leading deep mine collieries such as
UK Coals three operational mines
and independent collieries at Maltby
and Hatfield.

In meeting these challenges Pozament has developed solutions for its

clients needs that deliver cost effective results in numerous ways; materials
that offer ultra high-strength, high pumpability, long pipe-life, rapid gel
and curing times as well as rapid strength gain. All products are available
in palletised 25kg or 20kg bags, with the high volume products also
available in intermediate bulk containers or bulk powder tankers.
Crucially, there has never been a reported failure of one of the Pozament
mining products and in an environment where health and safety is
paramount, this is something in which Tarmac Building Products takes
great pride.

The science
In meeting our clients needs a comprehensive range of cementitious
mining products has been created including single bagged stopping and
packing materials offering consistent quality, easier storage and handling;
Astrablend and Minemaster S.
Astrablend is a packing material that provides a very high yield value while
also achieving early strength. Minemaster S is a highly versatile product
that can be applied in packing, stoppings, air seals, back filling and ribside
sealing. Both products offer reduced material and transport costs.
Astrapak is a premium packing and stopping product that offers
operational efficiencies and savings during application. Its dual compound
system that only starts to gel at the point of application means that it can
be pumped for distances up to 3km while remaining live in the pumping
system for up to 3 days.
With modern mining techniques replacing the use of steel work in strata
reinforcement, the need for a high strength bolting grout becomes ever
more prevalent. Pozament has developed two high performance bolt
grouts. CBG is specifically formulated to form a strong bond with coal
and shale strata while HPRG-CBG is designed to provide optimum bond
with a rock substrate.
Strataseal, is our spontaneous combustion control product where a fast
acting solution is required. With an ultra rapid gel time and high expansion
properties, hot-zones can be efficiently and effectively dammed.

Supply and service

On an annual basis TBP supplies the UK coal mining industry with enough
CBG and HPRG grout to secure over 31,000 strata reinforcement bolts as
well as supplying approximately 2,000 tonnes of Minemaster S. The more
specialist products such as Astrablend and Strataseal are an additional 300
tonnes. Our service levels and response times are consistently excellent
which is something our customers rely upon.

Customer comments
T Webster Supply & Contracts Manager, UK Coal
Following an incident on the coal face at Kellington Colliery, Pozament
was quick to react in providing the necessary materials required to action
a recovery plan leading UK Coal to comment,
Everyone at the colliery appreciated the first class service Tarmac gave
us, especially given the difficulties encountered with the British weather
during that period. It is my belief that without your contribution and
commitment, our recovery plan would not have worked as efficiently
as it did.

Ian Newitt Supply & Contracts Manager, Maltby Colliery

Maltby Colliery produces approximately 1.2 million tonnes of coal
per annum.
In over 20 years of Pozament supplying cementitious mining products
to the Maltby Colliery, I have found their supply and customer service
to always be first class with the health and safety information and support
provided for the products being clear and precise. We annually purchase
approximately 7,000 bags of CBG used for both roof and rib side bolting
and approximately 13,000 bags of 80/20 Cementitious grout. The products
supplied meet the required specifications for the mining industry and have
never faltered, with zero reported issues arising.

Providing innovative products and unrivalled

service to the mining industry for 40 years.

Setting higher standards below ground. For enquiries and technical support please call us on 08444 630 046

A brand you can trust

Products you can believe in

The Pozament brand is an acknowledged

leader in the development and manufacture
of blended cement and bitumen based products
in the UK.

Sought after by mining experts across the

globe, the Pozament range of specialist
mining products includes specially formulated
materials for rock and cable bolting, cavity
filling and stopping.

Our unique production facility in Swains Park,

Derbyshire, was purpose built to service the
British mining industry in the 1970s.
Today, we manufacture a range of specialist
cement based materials for a diverse mix of
industries and applications.
All of our products have been specifically
formulated to help our customers maximise
operating efficiency and achieve outstanding
results, quickly, cost effectively and above
all safely.
Quality and sustainability are the cornerstones
of our business. Every one of our products is
manufactured to the highest quality (ISO 9001)
and environmental (BS EN ISO 14001) standards,
using materials that comply with BES 6001 (the
framework standard for Responsible Sourcing of
Construction Products).

Full support in the application of these products

is available from the Tarmac Building Products
mining team.
We will also work with you to ensure that
consistent quality of placed grout and packing
materials is achieved to meet your own
individual requirements.
Around the world the Pozament brand is
synonymous with three words: quality,
innovation and safety.
This is reflected in the performance and
reliability of our products. If youre looking for a
safe, sustainable solution that you can rely on
100%, Pozament is the name to look out for.

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For enquiries and technical support please call us on:

08444 630 046

Pozament Tarmac Building Products Ltd
Swains Park Industrial Estate
Park Road
Overseal
Derbyshire
DE12 6JT
Tel :
08444 630 046
Fax :
08443 099 703
Web : www.pozament.co.uk
E-mail : pozament@tarmac.co.uk