The processing chemicals used in mining can be highly reactive to concrete, or to the reinforcing steel within the concrete.

This means that containment structures or bunds for these chemicals are at risk of early breakdown.

Protect your concrete structures by the use of hydrogel treatments, which block the porosity of the concrete and prevent the entrance of the reactive solutions.

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