Mining engineering

MINING ENGINEERING DRAINTUBE FT/PE

DRAINTUBE FT/PE - Cover for mine tailings facilities

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Marquage CE

Use

DRAINTUBE® FT/PE offers a suitable solution for draining infiltrated rainwater and providing the permanent cover of mine tailings storage facilities with a semi-water barrier.

This product consists of DRAINTUBE® FT combined with a geomembrane, which may have a textured underside to increase cover stability.

Covers play a key role in environmental protection. With acid-generating residue, it eliminates the need for AMD (acid mine drainage) by limiting exchanges with the atmosphere. As a result, DRAINTUBE® FT/PE is a first-class technical alternative. In addition to being low-cost and very easy to implement, it has a better impact on the environment as it replaces granular layers, and reduces or eliminates the transport of these resources.

Connection to the collector via the Quick Connect system

The Quick Connect system directly connects the mini-drains from the DRAINTUBE® FT/PE to the main collector drain. In the event of gas drainage, it generates negative pressure in the entire system.

Benefits

  • Rapid drainage of seeping rainwater
  • Water barrier in the cover thanks to the overlapping of the geomembrane
  • Cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution, does not require any granular material
  • Preserves the properties of the containment layer
  • Stability of the entire cover, even on slopes, thanks to a geomembrane with a textured underside
  • Covering soil filtration

Features

Drainage Drainage
Filtration Filtration
Mechanical protection Mechanical protection
Water barrier Water barrier

Characteristics

  • Polypropylene geocomposite and polyethylene geomembrane
  • Roll width : 3.90 m
  • Roll length : 50 m
  • 3 diameters of perforated mini-drains : 16 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm
  • 4 possible distances between mini-drains : 200 cm, 100 cm, 50 cm and 25 cm