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Polyurethane Foam (PUF) use other than mine closures

Thread starter jacare
Start date Jun 28, 2005

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Jun 28, 2005

jacare

Mining

The use of polyurethane foam (PUF)in sealing abandoned mine shafts and adits is now becoming common among govt agencies and mining companies. Has anyone out there used PUF as a light-weight substitute backfill behind retaining walls or in other mining or construction related uses? It seems to me that PUF would work well in drill hole sealing (P&A), but States are reluctant to approve this media.