dewatering

A project to expand Newcrest Mining’s Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea proved challenging due to a high water table. To reduce the water level in the pit, Crusader Hose was brought in to provide a dewatering solution.

Crusader Hose has successfully developed ultra-high pressure hose for the purpose of mine dewatering that is capable of going into deeper depths. Introducing the Flexibore 300 series hose.

Depth is not a concern for Crusader Hose when it assists mining operators with going deeper for water. Australian Mining reports on the arrival of Flexibore 300.

Roy Hill has placed an order for a second rig from Vysarn subsidiary Pentium Hydro for the Pilbara iron ore mine.

Veolia Water Technologies Australia was awarded a contract for the design and build of a water treatment plant for Ballarat Goldfields mine site. 

Vysarn’s subsidiary Pentium Hydro has struck a major services contract at the Tropicana gold mine joint venture (JV) in Western Australia for an undisclosed amount.

Weir Minerals has extended its scope of service to the entire tailings process, from dewatering, transport and disposal to the conversion of tailings into a resource.

Water is critical for its role in minerals processing, dust suppression and slurry transport, and without it the entire operation would stop, according to engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals.

Western Areas’ recently approved Odysseus underground nickel project in Western Australia is on track after hitting several early-stage milestones.

Crusader Hose is the developer of the Flexibore 250 series flexible riser hose. National sales manager Daniel Seow discusses what it can bring to mine dewatering.

SciDev’s OptiFlox polymer system designed for process water and wastewater treatment is being trialled at a major coking coal site in the Northern Bowen Basin, Queensland.

The Queensland government has taken emergency steps to prevent a mine storage spill affecting the Murray Darling Basin.

St Barbara’s Gold Ridge tailings dam is reportedly close to collapse as its water levels continue to rise.

​With a huge damming and dewatering operation on their hands, Mount Gibson Iron have stood down around 200 workers.

Atlas Copco has unveiled new diesel powered portable dewatering pumps.