Solutions for Mining
Metal and sulphate laden acid water is a common by-product of mining activities. This water requires treatment to remove the dissolved metals and sulphate salts, in order for it to be re-used or safely released to the environment. Our objective is total water treatment, and complete resource recovery.
BioteQ provides water treatment solutions for:
- Groundwater and surface water drainage
- Acid mine drainage / acid rock drainage (ARD)
- Metallurgical bleed streams
- Lime plant effluent
- Tailings water
- SART process for gold operations
BioteQ can provide a customized water treatment solution, tailored to meet the unique requirements of the site.
We are specialists in plant design, construction, and operations to:
We help our customers to:
- Comply with strict regulations
- Recycle, re-use, or conserve water
- Reduce environmental liabilities
- Reduce residual waste and eliminate sludge
- Maximize resource recovery
- Lower the life cycle costs for water treatment
BioteQ applies proven solutions and water treatment expertise that deliver reliable and consistent operations, and we provide a process guarantee that our plants perform to design specifications.
We have built 16 industrial water treatment plants ranging in size up to 25,000 m3/day at mine sites in Canada, the US, Mexico, Australia, and China, providing water treatment solutions for leading mining firms and regulators including Xstrata, Jiangxi Copper Company, Capstone Mining, and US EPA.