Tag: Mining
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Olympic Dam desalination threatens cuttlefish, say researchers
Brine discharge from the proposed Olympic Dam seawater desalination plant in South Australia poses a potential threat to the unique spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish, in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia, according to two researchers.
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Aquatech supplies evaporator to Madagascar mine
Aquatech International Corporation announced in December 2008 an order from SNC-Lavalin Inc, Canada, for design, manufacture and supply of a Spray-Film evaporator to concentrate a process stream in a Madagascar mining project containing nickel-sulphate.
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Siemens still sees water industry growth ahead
Siemens continues to see favorable prospects in its water business despite the current economic downturn, according to Jens Wegmann, CEO of the Industrial Solutions Division and responsible for the water business at Siemens.
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Largest order for H20 Innovation
Six membrane water filtration units with a combined treatment capacity of 3,960 m³/d have been ordered from Canadian treatment supplier H2O Innovation (2000) Inc by Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc on behalf of Fort Hills Energy LP.
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IDE lands big Australian mining RO contract
IDE Technologies has been awarded the design and supply contract for a 140,000 m³/d desalination plant for the Sino Iron Project in Western Australia by CITIC Pacific Mining.
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EIA submitted for 276,000m³/d RO plant in Chile
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) was filed in early September by Minera Escondida, operated by BHP Billiton, for its project Supplementary Desalinated Water Supply for Minera Escondida in Chile.