Archives: Water management

KSB GIW, a leader in the design, manufacture and application of heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pumps, has marked a significant milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony for its IoT and Automation Lab. The event celebrated KSB GIW’s commitment to advancing sensor and automation technologies in slurry transportation. Attendees experienced live demonstrations of the company’s GIW® SLYsight and[…]

BQE Water Inc, a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, has been contracted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc in its capacity as court appointed receiver of Victoria Gold Corp to assist with the emergency response and to mitigate environmental impacts caused by the failure of the cyanide heap leach facility at the Eagle[…]

It has been just over four years since the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was launched, and much is being learnt as mining companies and professional experts continue to maintain compliance, SRK Consulting experts are reporting. The experts – Franciska Lake, Partner and Principal Environmental Scientist; Philippa Burmeister, Partner and Principal Environmental Scientist;[…]

DXB Pump & Power has designed and launched a new 6″ workhorse pumpset, the DE400/30, for the UK quarrying industry, which is specifically focused on reducing costs and emissions for quarries. Built using its modular DXB2 canopy, the pumpset uses a Stage V Deutz TCD 2.2 three-cylinder 55 kW engine complete with the latest turbocharged[…]

The Weir Group PLC has been awarded contracts to supply its WARMAN® slurry pumps and CAVEX® hydrocyclones to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine Life Extension (MLE) project in British Columbia, Canada. Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension Project aims to extend the mine’s operational life by enhancing existing site infrastructure, addressing the growing[…]

Gekko Systems has announced the launch of the Wolff Batch Centrifugal Concentrator, described as a groundbreaking technology designed to transform gold processing by utilising ‘dirty’ water. The ‘first of its kind’ innovation Gekko Systems says enables mining companies to recycle water efficiently, addressing water stewardship and enhancing sustainability, while reducing maintenance costs and requirements. The[…]

In both open-pit and underground mines, unexpected water ingress can severely disrupt production unless an effective dewatering solution can be quickly applied; some forethought will go a long way in making this happen. According to Marnus Koorts, General Manager Pump Products at Weir, one of the key challenges is that unplanned dewatering usually requires sizeable[…]

Integrated Pump Technology has secured an order for its first Godwin HL150 pump to a mining operation in Senegal, marking, it says, a significant step in the company’s ongoing support for mining operations across West Africa. The trailer-mounted diesel-driven self-priming pump has been selected to provide vital dewatering services for an open-pit mine, where fluctuating[…]

In a significant stride towards sustainable mining, Clean TeQ Water has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and StitchWise Pty Ltd to launch a commercial demonstration of its innovative ATA® Dewatering Technology. The demonstration will take place at Harmony Gold’s St Helena mine tailings storage facility in South Africa.[…]

Metso has been awarded an order for the delivery of sustainable tailings dewatering technology to an operating copper mine in Africa, with the total value of the order exceeding €20 million ($22 million). Metso’s scope of delivery consists of the engineering and supply of a Planet Positive copper tailings dewatering plant unit including an HRT[…]