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Mining & minerals water treatment solutions

Mobile water treatment engineered for mining and mineral processing sites worldwide — contingency support, temporary system capacity and long-term service partnerships that keep production moving, manage risk and meet environmental compliance, however remote your operation.

ENGINEERED MOBILE WATER SERVICES FOR
MINERAL PROCESSING OPEN PIT & UNDERGROUND TAILINGS & EFFLUENT REMOTE SITES
10–1,000 m³/h
SCALABLE FLOW RATES
< 2 hrs
TYPICAL MOBILISATION
24/7, 365
SPECIALIST SUPPORT
WHY IT MATTERS

The role of water in mining operations

Water is an essential utility in mining and mineral processing — from ore washing and dust suppression to camp water supply and process circuits. Reliable, quality-treated water is fundamental to maintaining throughput and safeguarding environmental performance across the operation.

Yet variable raw water quality, remote site locations and fluctuating production demands routinely put pressure on fixed treatment plants and capital planning — from open pit to underground.

Process water for extraction
Ore washing and beneficiation
Flotation and leaching circuits
Tailings and solids separation
Utility water for site support
Dust suppression and haul road washing
Camp and domestic water supply
Equipment cooling and reagent dilution
Environmental & effluent
Tailings water recovery and reuse
Discharge treatment to permit standards
Zero-liquid discharge in sensitive catchments
Steam & auxiliary plant
Boiler feedwater and temporary steam generation
High-purity water for mills and auxiliary equipment
THE CHALLENGES

Mining water treatment challenges

Like many aspects of mining, water treatment presents unique operational challenges — and becomes a major bottleneck if not managed. Operators routinely face:

Variable source water quality — surface, groundwater and reused process water vary widely in solids, salinity, organics and hardness, straining fixed plants in changing climates
Remote or constrained locations — limited access to reliable infrastructure makes water supply resilience a critical factor
Stringent discharge standards — permitted effluent quality must be met consistently, even as ore grade, feedwater and production profiles change
Peak demand during expansion — turnarounds, new process trains and expansion phases create temporary peaks that exceed installed treatment capacity
Capital versus operational cost — balancing CapEx in fixed infrastructure against the operational flexibility that fluctuating demand requires
OUR FLEET

Technology solutions we deploy

Modular, scalable systems configured to arrive on site ready to meet your water chemistry targets, flow requirements and operational constraints — combined as needed for demanding treatment duties.

Atlas DAF
ATLAS SERIES · DAF

Removal of fine solids, organics and hydrocarbons.

Atlas UF
ATLAS SERIES · UF

Robust pre-treatment for suspended solids and turbidity.

Proteus
PROTEUS SERIES · FILTRATION

Protection of steam cycle chemistry using multi-media filtration.

Triton SWRO
TRITON SERIES · SWRO

High-purity water production from seawater.

Triton BWRO
TRITON SERIES · BWRO

High-purity water for process and utility use.

HydroPURE
HYDROPURE SERIES · IX

Final polishing for critical chemistry control using ion exchange.

Volturnus
VOLTURNUS SERIES · EDI

Continuous high-purity water without regenerants.

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WHY PARTNER WITH ECOLUTIA

Benefits for mining operators

Rapid deployment

Capacity when and where you need it.

Budgetable OPEX

Without large, fixed CapEx.

Production continuity

Improved uptime under pressure.

Compliance support

Across discharge streams.

Remote-site resilience

Engineered for constrained locations.

Engineering expertise

Ongoing on-site and remote support.

WHY ECOLUTIA
Reliable water, wherever your operation runs — protecting production, assets and compliance.

Facing a sudden quality excursion, planning an expansion or turnaround, managing remote-site supply risk or evaluating long-term support — Ecolutia keeps your site moving.

MINING FAQS

Frequently asked questions

From emergency response to long-term multi-year support — these are the questions mining and mineral processing operators ask us most.

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