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Swellex Spartan
Swellex Spartan is making its mark in the industry.
The quality and reliability of the Swellex bolts is a
well known fact. The Spartan has the same quality
assurance as any other Swellex bolt on the market.
The pull test results obtained at AYMAR, S.A.U. is
evidence of that. The 6% elongation that you get with
the Spartan bolt, is all that was needed for AYMAR.
The Challenge
Our intent is to include an additional
phase consisting of the reinforcement
of the walls and roof of the galleries, in
areas where the security is not totally
guaranteed. Previously there was no
need for reinforcement as the rooms
were very stable said Lluis Garca
Muoz, Technical Director, AYMAR
S.A.U.
 What are we looking for in rock
support....
The safest reliable and cost
efficient solution providing
maximum quality and
productivity. The viability and
reliability of the rock bolts is a
major component in choosing
which product will meet the
approval of the mine.
AYMAR, S.A.U.
AYMAR, S.A.U. is a company dedicated
to the mining and treatment of white
marble aggregates with a wide history
of 75 years. This company owns
marble mines in Montseny Mountain
Customer
AYMAR, S.A.U.
and a treatment plant in Sant Celoni
(Barcelona). It started as a family
Problematic areas
AYMAR intend to include an additional
phase consisting in the reinforcement
of the walls and roof of the galleries in
those areas in which the security is
not totally guaranteed. Previously, there
was no need for reinforcing the walls
or roofs as the layers of mineral had
very good conditions and the rooms
were very stable, without faults or
discontinuities. But, in a very near
future there will be layers affected by
faults, blocks or simple breackages.
For this reason, the decision was made
to reinforce these problematic areas.
In conclusion
With the tecnical support of Atlas

Challenge
Reinforcement of the walls and roof of the gal-
leries areas affected by faults, blocks or simple
breackages.
Our Solution
Swellex Spartan SP24, L= 3, 4 & 6m.
Results / Benefits
The efficiency, speed, economic approach
using the Swellex Spartan series of rock bolts
resulted in a high degree of customer satisfac-
tion.
company with the philosophy of
giving the maximun quality and
productivity to its customers. This
approach allowed the company to grow
and expand into other areas such as
building materials, chemical industry
and paint.
The challenge ahead
One of the mines AYMAR owns is the
XAUXA mine, located in the north of
Barcelona in the Montseny mountain.
First they used to extract the marble
as an open pit mine. Today, with
environmental conditions and
regulations they operate underground
mines with the so called rooms and
pillar method.
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Copco Spains aftermarket team, bolts
were installed in a wall, with and
without face plates. Satisfactory pull
tests were conducted.
The results confirmed the efficiency
of the Swellex rock reinforcement
products. AYMAR S.A.U. decided that
the Swellex bolts were the perfect
solution for the mentionned conditions.
This a case where the Swellex
Spartan bolt truly shines, offering a
very economical solution to challenging
conditions with no compromise in
performance or qualitysaid Chris
Cranford, Product Line Manager, Rock
Reinforcement.

General view of the

Mrsta, Sweden. April 2013

underground marble
quarries in Sant Celoni
(Barcelona).
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