Brief
Dust‑A‑Side repurposes old haul‑road material for new mine road in South Africa
The company blended recovered wearing course with coal discard and saved product residue from storage tanks, delivering a production‑ready road with half the usual material.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Dust‑A‑Side, a South African dust‑management company, recovered about 1 km of treated wearing‑course from an existing haul road and used it to construct a new mine road, according to a Bizcommunity report dated 22 Oct 2026.
What happened
When pit expansion reached the old haul road, site leadership proposed ripping up the treated surface instead of discarding it. The mine accepted the plan, and the material was loaded, tipped along the new alignment and blended 50/50 with coal discard. It was then compacted, plate‑mixed with Dust‑A‑Side’s DAS LC product and sealed after grading.
What the reports add
The article notes that because the recovered material had already been treated, the new road required only half the volume of wearing‑course and dust‑suppression product normally needed, representing a 50 % reduction in both material and product consumption.
What was said
"DAS‑treated wearing course is fully reclaimable and reusable," said Fillipus Masipa, chief technical officer of Dust‑A‑Side. He added, "Reusing material cuts product consumption and saves the time spent sourcing new material."
How it came about
The initiative follows Dust‑A‑Side’s broader ESG push, highlighted in its earlier coverage of the DAS Monitor IoT system for real‑time dust control (Felo article). The company also applied residue saved from product‑storage tanks to repair potholes and road surfaces, further reducing waste.
Key facts
- Dust‑A‑Side recovered about 1 km of treated wearing‑course from an old haul road. (bizcommunity.com)
- The recovered material was blended 50/50 with coal discard and sealed with DAS LC product. (bizcommunity.com)
- The new haul road used 50 % less wearing‑course and dust‑suppression product than a typical new road. (bizcommunity.com)
- Fillipus Masipa, chief technical officer, said the treated wearing course is fully reclaimable. (bizcommunity.com)
Sources
- [1] bizcommunity.com — originally reported as “Dust-A-Side turns old haul road material into new mine roads”
