Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a contract by Broken Hill Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Broken Hill Mines, for a new ATA Tailings Dewatering Plant at the Rasp mine in New South Wales, Australia. The design and construct contract covers the engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply and installation of the ATA plant: a single-train facility sized for 750,000-tonnes-per-annum dry…
Read MorePump manufacturer Tsurumi is expanding its portfolio and collaborating with Italian specialist Dragflow, aiming to offer a broader range of solutions for dewatering, slurry pumping and sediment management. The technologies of both companies complement each other particularly well in applications where the pumped medium contains a very high proportion of solids. “In many construction and infrastructure projects, simply pumping out…
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Civmec secured a series of new contracts and extensions with a combined value exceeding A$400 million, which are expected to be delivered across the second half of fiscal year 2026 and FY27, building upon an uplift in recent activity. Amongst the newly awarded contracts is a civils package with BHP for the Port Debottlenecking Project 2 (PDP2) at Nelson Point,…
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Franklin Electric’s Pioneer Pump brand has broadened its product portfolio with the launch of the Minetuff Electric Submersible Pumps – its first electric submersible product. The Minetuff Series includes pumps ranging from 8 to 140 horsepower that can be used in wells as deep as 245 feet. The series utilizes submersible pump and motor engineering technology from Franklin Electric, including…
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Mining and construction operators in North America can now reduce pump wear by up to 70% and halve maintenance costs with an intelligent monitoring and control solution, according to Xylem. Designed for dewatering in harsh environments, Xylem’s Flygt Pareo solution reduces equipment life cycle costs and improves the reliability and safety of pumping operations by making any traditional dewatering pump…
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Canadian-headquartered Trigon Metals has been able to advance plans to address a setback in its underground pumping progress by replacing the failed dewatering pump ahead of schedule at its Kombat mine in Namibia. The replacement pump body, known as the wet end, was installed on July 26 and started pumping water from the mine the following day. The mine had…
Read MoreGlobal water technology company Xylem unveiled Flygt Bibo Alpha – a breakthrough dewatering pump with built-in intelligence for the United States market. As the latest addition to Xylem’s portfolio of smart solutions, Flygt Bibo Alpha is set to revolutionize drainage in mining and construction operations and pioneer the next generation of smart pumps by bringing innovation and new capabilities to…
Read MoreNexa Resources has resumed operations at the Cerro Lindo polymetallic operation in the Chavín District, Chincha Province, Peru, after recent heavy rains left the mine flooded. The Luxembourg-based miner said March 28 that road access has been restored, though some drainage systems are still being repaired. The plant is currently operating according to the company’s production plan, 17,000 tonnes per…
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Luxembourg-based Nexa Resources has idled production at the Cerro Lindo polymetallic operation in the Chavín District, Chincha Province, Peru, due to heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers. The unusual weather conditions have been caused by Cyclone Yaku, which has been having an impact on the region as well as other parts of the country. At Cerro Lindo, the underground mine workings…
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Metso Outotec has introduced scalable Thickening Plant Units to ensure outstanding circuit performance and reliability for any minerals processing application or capacity. Comprising high-rate thickeners, high-compression thickeners, paste thickeners, clarifiers and polymer dosing units, the Metso Outotec Thickening Plant Units fit seamlessly with other dewatering units, like filtration or any type of water treatment applications. The pre-engineered units incorporate Planet…
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