MINING Water Treatment and reuse

Mining companies use tremendous volumes of water for:

• Transport of ore and waste in slurries or suspension  
• Cooling systems
• Dust suppression 
• Equipment maintenance 
• Chemical separation of minerals 
• Physical separation of minerals 
• Rock washing/laundries 
• Centrifuges 
• Floatation units

Our unique and proprietary technologies:

• Reclaim for Reuse up to 90+% of wastewater 
• Treat effluent to any standard for reuse or disposal
• Recover residual valuable commodities enhancing revenue
• Easily integrated with current processes
• Handle sludge efficiently
• Provide low OPEX  

Example: Phosphate mining company in the MENA Region: 

Example 1

• 9,000,000 cubic meters of water consumed in phosphate washing 
• 3.7 million tons of phosphate produced 
• 2.4 cubic meters of water consumed per ton 
• PROJECTED WATER SAVINGS: 8,100,000 CUBIC METERS

Example 2

• 18,000,000 cubic meters of water consumed in phosphate washing 
• 8.4 million tons of phosphate produced 
• 2.14 cubic meters of water consumed per ton 
• PROJECTED WATER SAVINGS: 16,200,000 CUBIC METERS

Many Mining operations are located in arid and drought prone areas which lack sufficient water resources necessary to optimize production.

Example:

• Mining company experienced 235 days of shutdowns for lack of water spread across all production facilities resulting in an estimated $40,000,000 in lost revenues.