AFRICAN MINING COMPANIES FIND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN FUEL EFFICIENCY IN FIELD TESTS OF FUEL OX WITH COMBUSTION CATALYST

Originally developed as a fuel additive for high intensity applications, including U.S. military operations, Fuel Ox is now available for commercial use. It offers benefits to many industries in addition to mining, including trucking, waste management, heavy construction and commercial and recreational marine use. Recent field tests of the product with three African mining companies showed substantial improvement in equipment performance and equipment.

• Mining Haulage Katanga (MHK), one of the largest mining, trucking and heavy equipment operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tested Fuel Ox on two of its tractor-trailer units as well as an excavator, showing fuel economy improvement of between 5.1 percent and 13.3 percent.
• IAMGOLD Corp, which operates four gold mines on three continents, recently tested Fuel Ox on a water pump used at the Essakane Mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world, in Burkina Faso, reporting fuel efficiency gains of 9.75 percent.
• A major contract miner operating in Ghana saw an average 10 percent improvement in fuel efficiency on two of its rock haulers after adding Fuel Ox to their fuel tanks.

Fuex Ox is a multifunctional fuel additive with lubricity agents and detergents. Like other fuel additives, it stabilizes fuel, cleans vital engine components, protects against corrosion and removes water. But its proprietary, patented Combustion Catalyst also lowers the combustion point of fuel. This, in turn, maximizes the burn of diesel in the cylinder, improving fuel efficiency and performance while lowering soot and other exhaust emissions that harm both vital engine components and the environment. 

Cleaner burning engines substantially lower the need for diesel exhaust fluid, with many users reporting reductions of between 20 percent and 50 percent. Less soot in the exhaust means substantially fewer regenerations to clean out diesel particulate filters, reducing operator and equipment downtime. 

“Keeping your diesel equipment performing at its peak in rugged conditions and controlling fuel and maintenance costs are priorities for any mining and exploration company, and Fuel Ox can make a substantial impact on both of those lines,” said Rand Taylor, president of Fuel Ox LLC. “These field tests showed marked improvement in a few pieces of equipment. When you apply those efficiencies across an entire fleet, the fuel and maintenance cost savings and productivity improvements can be very substantial.”

Fuel Ox is highly concentrated, with 1 gallon treating up to 10,000 gallons of fuel. It is 100 percent soluble, can be used in all petroleum-based fuels and is available in a variety of sizes and seasonal/application-specific formulas. Companies interested in testing Fuel Ox in their fleets and heavy machinery may call Alec Taylor, Fuel Ox director of operations, at (844) 8FUELOX for a consultation. To learn more about Fuel Ox, visit www.FuelOx.com and follow on Facebook at facebook.com/FuelOx/, LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/Fuel-Ox-LLC/ and Instagram at instagram.com/FuelOx/.