Veolia Water Solutions - Water Processing for the Mining Industry

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies specializes in potable water, process water and wastewater treatment solutions for all types of mining sites. We provide specialized water systems, thanks to our understanding of the unique requirements of mine operations and associated processes. Our products, designed specifically for the mining industry, include HPD evaporation and crystallization systems, HPD specialty metal crystallization systems and tailor-made water management systems for mines and mineral processors.

We can propose tailor-made and cost-effective water management systems, focusing on technical performance, compliance with process and environment requirements and long-term cost effectiveness, in order to fulfill the most demanding reliability and quality requirements essential to the mining industry.

WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MINES AND MINERAL PROCESSORS

Mines and mineral processors need to operate efficiently and maintain continuity in the manufacturing process. Operators look to ensure quantity and/or quality of water resources while at the same time controlling the environmental impact of their activities.

John Meunier designs tailor-made water management systems focused on technical performance, compliance with process and environmental requirements and long-term cost-effectiveness:

• Physico-chemical treatment of raw water, production of process water and treatment of tailings water and ARD using high-rate clarification systems such as Actiflo™ manufactured as a portable packaged plant design or as an engineered, concrete plant
• Biological applications to treat mine effluent
• Treatment of effluent containing TSS, colour, arsenic, nickel, copper, iron, manganese, ammonia, selenium, O&G and hydrocarbons
• Management of sludge ranging from the optimization of water treatment plants through to sludge thickening, dewatering and disposal
• Effluent treatment and reuse, including Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technologies
• Treatment of smoke and dust from smelting furnaces
• Pilot plants for clarification, thickening and biological applications

EVAPORATION, CONCENTRATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION FROM METAL APPLICATIONS

HPD evaporation and crystallization systems are a critical process component in solution mining production, by-product recovery and internal process water management within the metals processing industry.

HPD crystallization systems are used to recover a majority of the domestic production of detergent grade sodium sulfate from such processes as battery recycling, chrome production and rayon manufacturing.

HPD specialty metal crystallization systems have processed a wide variety of specialty metals such as vanadium, tungsten, lithium and molybdenum.

International turnkey installations and project management capabilities from HPD provide successful installations for metal refiners worldwide.

In the aluminum industry, HPD evaporation and crystallization systems purify alumina from the refining of bauxite (Bayer Process) and recover aluminum and by-product salts from aluminum dross.

With innovative technologies and mining expertise our business units in North America, South America and Australia deliver solutions to meet the unique needs of each customer, by offering:

• Turnkey solutions – design, project management, construction, startup
• Equipment and engineered solutions
• Design-build-operate-maintain
• Lease options