Volume 1, Issue 1

MINEXPO 2008 Follow Up

“Corrosion Protect ion Kings”

PermaDri Advantages

• PermaDri coatings resist most acids and bases from pH 2-12.

• PermaDri coatings can mean the difference from using low carbon steel vs. expensive stainless.

• NO VOCs—Can’t explode or cause spread of flame.

• Lowest prep time in the business- we can even coat rusted steel.

CNRL Sulfur Project 2

City of Calgary Salt Barns 2

Helena Chemicals 2

Cleveland-Cliffs 3

Arrakis 3

FireSafe™ 3

bhpBilltion Pinto Valley Update

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Inside this issue:

With a team of hand picked mining mainte-nance contractors and distributors, PermaDri does business in both North America and South America.

In 2008 our teams accom-plished projects in the Tar Sands in Alberta (CNRL), the Iron Range in Minnesota (Cleveland Cliffs), Arizona (FMI and bhpbilliton), and Nevada (Coeur d’Alene, Barrick Gold and Arrakis).

Our coating has been used in thickeners for taconite, gold/silver, and copper/moly processing.

We coat concrete or steel and the prep time is one third that of competitors.

PermaDri products can coat mild steel and it is actually better if the sur-face is rusted. The only preparation required is power-washing. Further-more, our coatings adhere to other well-bonded coat-ings and even HDPE liner.

In Chile our dealer/applicator is TecProMin of Santiago and in Peru we work with Goldex in Lima.

(Above Picture) Coating being applied to 90’ thickener at Cleve-land Cliffs in Silver Bay, MN. PermaDri manufactures coatings for the mining industry, writes specifica-tions and provides a turn key solution on the job site.

(left picture) PermaDri Mine Spray™/ Vezlar™ in agitated Tanks.

PermaDri Contracts on Mine Sites

October 2008

PermaDri has MSHA approved crews PermaDri is ready for business in Canada, US, Mexico, Caribbean and South America with lo-cal, authorized, trained, and licensed crews. In the USA we are MSHA trained and ready to take on projects today.

PermaDri coatings con-tain NO VOCs and there-fore the health and safety associated with our prod-ucts is excellent. Call us today and request a copy of our MSDS sheets. PermaDri Inc.: keeping our crews and the envi-ronment safe.

In 2008, Rembrandt of Calgary built two salt barns that had to be protected from corrosive salt. The building (right) was 45,000 sq. ft. and the spray area was 27,200 sq. ft. In a second building, 10,000 sq ft of beams were coated. The product used was Mine Spray™/ Vezlar™ and the job was topped with AcriTech™.

CNRL is a sulfur recovery plant 80 kilometers north of Ft McMurray or 4.5 hours NE of Edmonton, Alberta. The processing of Sulfur recovery as a bi-product of the oil sands at this remote site. Our dealer—Rembrandt Concrete Design of Cal-gary, Alberta— worked on a explo-sion proof building built with walls made from “EPS stress skin” panels originally designed for wall con-struction. The panels were 46’ wide by 35’ long. They were used for the roof as a secondary containment but failed at the seams due to the wall type connections. Rembrandt, with technical assistance from PermaDri, created a solution to waterproof the assembly. Each seam was aggres-

sively power-washed using a HOTSY System which produce 185°F water with an environmentally friendly degreaser. The subse-quently cleaned roof augmented by hand scrubbing left a “squeaky clean” surface ready for PermaDri coatings ( see below). PermaDri’s solution was to applyMine Spray™/Vezlar™ in conjunction with a col-

ored top coating called AcriTech™. The colored coating was applied for aesthetic reasons - to closely match the original roof panel colors.

Contact us today to see if PermaDri coatings can solve your waterproof-ing and corrosion problems.

PermaDri’s Mine Spray™/ Vezlar™ was chosen as the right solution for two tanks used for liquid Ammo-nium Nitrate fertilizer storage. The floors in the tanks were coated without “mud jacking” and can eas-ily handle the travel of the metal floor in the filling process.

PermaDri was able to demonstrate to Helena Chemical that our coat-ings are economical, perfect for health and safety, and elastic enough to handle movement. We demonstrated that although fertil-izer is highly corrosive, PermaDri’s chemistry can handle these types of environments.

Contact us today for more information.

City of Calgary Salt Barns

CNRL Canadian National Resources Ltd

Liquid Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Storage for Helena

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Chemical

In August 2008, PermaDri teamed up with a crew from Jasper engi-neering of Hibbing, MN to accom-plish the coating of a 90’ thickener tank in a challenging time frame. The thickener was constructed from concrete and was bypassed tempo-rarily for the purposes of applying the coating. This tank was 35 years old and had been coated twice before. The tech-nique of aggressive power washing brought the surface to an acceptable condition for the application of Per-maDri’s Mine Spray™/Vezlar™. The time frame was narrow but since preparation is so minimal for

PermaDri coatings, we were able to meet the time budgeted for coating the existing thickener. To complete the job, we used our specially designed dual-component spray equipment. Our method was to use our “A” side only product as a primer after “ 3 coursing” the angle changes and open cracks with a combination of Mine Coat™ and fabric. The final membrane was applied during one long night and by 6:30 a.m. on Friday, the work was largely completed. Aggressive power washing (see picture right) is all that is required for prepara-tion for PermaDri coatings.

Fire Safe™ is new for 2008 and pro-vides outstanding fire protection while also offering water proofing and acid and petroleum resistance.

FireSafe™ is one of the few prod-ucts on the market that is not frag-ile, is available in custom colors, and offers outstanding protection by

sacrificing itself to protect the sur-face. In the photo (left) we have coated a simple piece of paper and yet fail to burn through it due to Fire-Safe’s™ durability.

Call PermaDri today for more infor-mation on Fire Safe™: 800-279-5604

Arrakis Mines at Columbus Salt Marsh in Northern NV

Cleveland Cliffs (Silver Bay, MN) Job with Jasper Engineering

Our Newest Product: FireSafe™ Flexible, Waterproof + Fire Resistant

The challenge at Arrakis Mines in Nevada was to restore an aging thickener and put it back into ser-vice. Some of the challenges in-cluded working with a new rein-forced concrete bottom and existing rusted mild steel walls.

Gold and calcium carbonate are ex-pected in material harvested from the salt marsh. A heavily corrosive environment, rescued by PermaDri.

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The update on bhpbilliton Pinto Valley (copper concentrator) is that our coating is performing very well and there are no issues for the site foremen.

In August 2007 we assem-bled a team of applicators supervised by Doug Bilbija (inventor of our coatings) and we coated approx. 70,000 sq ft of mild steel.

The scope of work included 4 x 90’ thickeners, a 30’ thickener, a “Moly” agitated day tank and doors opening to a conveyor under a com-pactor in the new filter house.

With our MSHA trained crews, we were able to com-plete this job in a fast and effective manner.

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  PermaDri’s  business philosophy includes making products that are effective, eco‐friendly, cost‐efficient and  high quality.    

As a member of the SME, PermaDri is committed to the mining industry and our Research and Development team is dedicated to on‐going research to solve corrosion, abrasion, and waterproofing challenges using PermaDri products.   

With the best team in the business‐ and the right team for you‐ we believe in creating profitable relationships with our agents, distributors, and contrac‐tor network. We hold our business relationships in high regard, and we hold our customers even higher. Contact us today to learn how PermaDri prod‐ucts can enhance your current projects. We look forward to doing business with you! 

bhpbilliton Pinto Valley, AZ Copper Concentra-tor—Update from August 2007

Above: Bhpbilliton Copper Concentrator (Pinto Val-ley, AZ).

Right: Doug Bilbija (Inventor of PermaDri products)