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Haut-Katanga, Congo Copper Mine – Water Evaporation Solution

Complete water evaporation & electrical solution at an African copper mine.

Location – Haut-Katanga Province
Scope – Skid mounted water evaporators, weather station and complete electrical package

 

Brief

Minetek’s client required a complete system designed to manage water levels at their copper mine in Haut-Katanga, Congo.

Challenge

This leading copper miner required this solution to be developed within a tight timeframe, moving from design approval to installation within 7 weeks.

Solution

Minetek delivered a complete solution including 2 x water evaporators with a land-based pumping system. The skid mounted design enables the site to quickly deploy the evaporator at various locations on their site and manage tailings dam levels in all weather conditions.

Minetek also delivered a total electrical solution including a skid mounted Motor Control Centre (MCC), an electrical cable package as well as a austomation control sytem and weather station.

The solution included Minetek’s patented Environmental Management System (EMS), overall system, design, engineering, freight and onsite commissioning & training by our expert team.