Industries

  • Keeping your RO plant at peak performance

Mining

Osmoflo treats more water used in mining than any other company in Australia. Our plants provide process and drinking water from raw water of  wide ranging quality and salinity. So it is not surprising that our client list includes many of the blue chip mining companies operating in Australia.    

Invariably mining operations are in remote locations where extreme weather conditions prevail. Osmoflo has a long established track record in providing and supporting the right equipment that guarantees reliability of water supplies for drinking and process requirements. PlantConnect®, Osmoflo's proprietary plant control and monitoring system helps ensure efficient performance regardless of location.

Applications include;

  • desalinated drinking and general use water
  • high purity water for processing ore and minerals
  • water for gas turbine operation
  • treatment of mine drainage water for release back into natural water catchments

Our Projects

  • Recycling mine water for environmental use

    Recycling mine water for environmental use

    Successful underground mining at Xstrata's Ulan Coal Mine, located near Mudgee, NSW requires the extraction of large volumes of water. A reverse osmosis plant and microfiltration pre-treatment system provided by Osmoflo enables beneficial discharge of this water to the environment along with on-site irrigation. The release of this water in an area that has suffered extensive, prolonged drought is bringing life to streams that have not flowed for many years resulting in the rejuvenation of native flora and fauna and replenishment of fish stocks.

  • Water for sand mining in remote Eucla Basin

    Water for sand mining in remote Eucla Basin

    No fresh water is available at Iluka Resources new mine, currently under construction 200km north west of Ceduna in South Australia. The nearest bore water, 30 km away, is saline and has high iron and manganese content. Osmoflo is conducting pilot plant trials to prove the viability of operating the desanitation plant using direct feed, a method which can lower chemical and sludge handling costs. The treated water is required for potable and civil construction purposes. Should the pilot plant trials prove successful a 2ML/d plant will be designed for the site.