Archives: Water management

Weir Minerals has launched the new Multiflo® Mudflo™ hydraulic submersible slurry pump, engineering the pump to, it says, tackle abrasive applications and large particle handling. The Multiflo Mudflo pump features a hydraulically driven wet-end specifically designed to efficiently and safely reprocess and relocate tailings ponds, maintain water retention dams and manage slimes and sludge ponds.[…]

ANDRITZ has introduced a new filter press, the ME2500, to complete its range of “proven” A4F and the SE series filter presses for the mining and minerals industry. The ME2500 is the best-fit for fast processing of tailings (also with high clay content) or mining concentrates like iron, copper, lead or zinc, the company says.[…]

Vysarn Limited subsidiary, Pentium Hydro, is to carry out drilling of dewatering wells at Iluka’s Cataby mine site in Western Australia following the award of a contract with Iluka Resources. The Goods and Services contract is a variation to the original award of drilling services by Iluka back in January 2020. The contract has an[…]

Metso Outotec and FAM GmbH have signed a global non-exclusive co-operation agreement on the delivery of integrated end-to-end solutions for in-pit crush and convey (IPCC) and tailings management plants to the mining industry. The combination of the companies’ leading expertise in their respective fields will allow the parties to form the market’s strongest offering for[…]

The focus on dry-stack tailings is increasing rapidly in mining, not only because of greater scrutiny on mine tailings following several high profile wet tailings impoundment failures, but also because of the recently developed Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management. Dry stacking merits are several, relating to both environmental and safety advantages: the high density[…]

A home-grown Queensland business is creating jobs by manufacturing machines that are making mining cleaner and greener, while saving precious water in the process. In a statement from the Queensland Government, Minister for Resources Scott Stewart said Lytton-based Phibion will be shipping a multi-million dollar MudMaster® machine to Chile this week – its first to[…]

Acrux Sorting Technology has announced that its advanced sensor-based sorting technology is to be deployed at a Wescoal Holdings Ltd-owned coal mining operation in South Africa. Acrux subsidiary, Acrux Sorting Coal (ASC), has signed a coal beneficiation agreement with two wholly owned subsidiaries of Wescoal, whereby ASC will deploy advanced sensor-based sorting technology to upgrade[…]

Rio2 Ltd has announced positive results obtained from the ROM heap leaching trial for its Fenix Gold Project in Chile. The ROM heap leaching trial was conducted by personnel of Fenix Gold Ltda, the Chilean subsidiary of Rio2 Ltd, and overseen by HLC Ingeniería y Construcción, Rio2’s independent metallurgical consultants who were awarded the process[…]

As previously reported in IM, Rio Tinto will deploy the world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at its $2.6 billion Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, but the company has now given much more detail on the project. The new vehicles, primarily used for dust suppression on site, will enhance productivity by[…]

Global water technology company, Xylem has today unveiled Flygt Biboα – a “breakthrough” dewatering pump that it says dramatically reduces energy, wear and tear, and maintenance costs. As the latest addition to Xylem’s portfolio of smart solutions, Flygt Biboα “is set to revolutionise drainage operations and pioneer the next generation of smart pumps by bringing[…]