Galvanised steel plays a critical role in infrastructure in the mining industry. Environmental conditions in the mining industry can often be aggressive and the service demands on steel extreme, subjecting it to maximum demands. According to the International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa, hot dip galvanised coatings are best to protect critical infrastructure in mining from corrosion.
Steel infrastructure in the mining industry ranges from: Steel shaft structures (buntons, station steelwork, headgear) to stope structures (roof supports, pipe hangers); and haulway structures (ore transfer stations, electrical stubbies) to surface structures (plant buildings, tank supports, pipe gantries, conveyor belts, stacks, stockpile structures, stairways, railings).
