INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

Mining, Aggregates & Heavy Processing

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Safer, Cleaner, Longer-Lasting Equipment

Mining, aggregates, and heavy processing plants run in some of the toughest conditions around. Dust, mud, slurry, moisture, vibration, and corrosive materials constantly attack equipment, machinery, structural steel, controls, and support surfaces, while buildup can quickly make equipment harder to inspect, clean, and maintain. In these environments, even small amounts of residue on housings, walkways, signage, or access points can become a daily maintenance problem and a long-term corrosion issue.

Gentoo provides operators with a clear, easy-to-clean coating that helps reduce buildup and supports corrosion management on the surfaces that matter most.

What Gentoo Does for Mining & Heavy Processing Plants

  • Reduce wet fines and sticky ore buildup on processing equipment: Slurries, mineral paste, and wet aggregate that pack into chute exteriors, hopper surfaces, and conveyor frames accumulate more slowly on Gentoo-coated surfaces and release more readily during scheduled cleanouts — reducing the manual effort and mechanical scraping required between production runs.
  • Support corrosion protection in acidic and wet plant environments: Acid mine drainage, process water, and mineral-laden moisture expose structural steel, pump housings, and equipment frames to highly corrosive conditions. Gentoo adds a thin barrier layer that helps limit direct fluid contact with metal surfaces, supporting existing coating systems in delaying corrosion and surface degradation between maintenance cycles.
  • Speed up equipment cleaning and maintenance inspections: Surfaces coated with Gentoo rinse and wash down faster, allowing maintenance crews to complete post-shift cleaning, spot corrosion during inspections, and return machines to service sooner — reducing unplanned downtime in high-utilization operations that run around the clock.
  • Keep safety signage and warning labels legible in dusty, dirty environments: In pit and plant environments where mineral dust, mud, and slurry accumulate on everything, signs and labels that become obscured create real safety and compliance risks. Gentoo helps warning signs, equipment identification, and directional markers shed grime more easily, supporting site safety programs and regulatory compliance.
  • Reach fasteners, seams, and crevices on crushers, screens, and mobile equipment: The conformal, ultra-thin film coats thread profiles, weld zones, bracket edges, and tight crevices — the exact areas where process moisture and slurry collect first and where conventional coatings are hardest to apply with full, consistent coverage.

Practical Applications Across Mining & Heavy Processing

  • Haul trucks, loaders, and mobile mining equipment: Haul truck bodies, loader buckets, dozers, and excavators that return from the pit caked in mud, slurry, and mineral debris. Gentoo is applied to exterior surfaces to reduce buildup and make routine cleaning faster between shifts, supporting higher equipment utilization in operations that run around the clock.
  • Conveyors, chutes, hoppers, and fixed plant equipment: Structural frames, guards, and exterior surfaces of fixed plant equipment where wet fines, ore slurry, and mineral paste accumulate and harden between cleanouts. Gentoo helps reduce the rate of buildup and makes scheduled maintenance cleaning faster, reducing the manual effort required to prepare equipment for inspection and service.
  • Structural steel, walkways, and access platforms: Exposed steel in plant environments subject to process water, acid drainage, mineral dust, and outdoor weather. Gentoo provides a clear barrier that supports corrosion-management programs on platforms, handrails, and support structures, and helps these surfaces stay cleaner during routine maintenance rounds.
  • Signage, equipment labels, and safety markings: Warning signs, directional markers, and equipment identification in pit and plant environments where mineral dust and mud accumulate quickly. Gentoo helps keep critical safety information visible and makes periodic cleaning faster, supporting compliance with site safety and regulatory programs.

Easy to Integrate Into Existing Mining or Plant Operations

Gentoo can be applied to properly prepared existing substrates or included in new construction and refurbishment projects. It is a practical fit for mining, aggregates, and processing facilities because it can be added to the surfaces that take the most abuse before buildup becomes a bigger maintenance issue.

Because Gentoo is clear and thin, it can be added without changing the appearance or function of the equipment and structures that crews rely on every day. For operations where dust, slurry, and corrosion are part of the job, that means an easier path to cleaner assets, less downtime for cleanup, and more time spent moving material instead of fighting buildup.

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