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Mining & Process Water
Mine water, process circuits, tailings systems, ponds and reuse streams require treatment designed around site chemistry, solids, metals, flow and discharge or reuse objectives.
Understanding the application
Water Conditions Affect the Complete Operation
Puroxi does not begin with a product. We begin by understanding where the water comes from, how it moves through the site, what it contacts, what has already been tried and what the operation needs the water to do.
High suspended solids and variable metals
This condition is evaluated in relation to the source water, system design, operating load and the required outcome.
Contact water, seepage and seasonal inflows
This condition is evaluated in relation to the source water, system design, operating load and the required outcome.
Scale, corrosion and process-circuit fouling
This condition is evaluated in relation to the source water, system design, operating load and the required outcome.
Tailings, reclaim and discharge constraints
This condition is evaluated in relation to the source water, system design, operating load and the required outcome.
Systems and applications
See How the Treatment Tools Fit the Water
These photographs show genuine Puroxi equipment or approved application references. Final equipment selection and layout remain site-specific.
How Puroxi approaches the water
A Site-Specific Treatment Pathway
Characterize each mine-water and process stream
Treatment selection follows water testing, hydraulic review, material compatibility and the customer’s verification requirements.
Use pilot testing for oxidation, oxygenation, filtration or precipitation support
Treatment selection follows water testing, hydraulic review, material compatibility and the customer’s verification requirements.
Design recirculation and gas transfer around solids and hydraulics
Treatment selection follows water testing, hydraulic review, material compatibility and the customer’s verification requirements.
Coordinate treatment with site water balance and permits
Treatment selection follows water testing, hydraulic review, material compatibility and the customer’s verification requirements.
Potential Puroxi treatment tools
Technologies Are Selected for What the Water Requires
Treatment areas
- Raw and contact water
- Process and reclaim circuits
- Tailings ponds and storage
- Metals, solids and oxidation
- Scale and biofouling
- Water reuse and discharge
- Pilot testing
- Monitoring and verification
Technologies that may be considered
- Puroxi Nano Bubble Nozzles using ambient air, oxygen or another approved gas
- Puroxi Oxygen Generator for suitable on-site oxygen supply
- Quattro ultrasonic algae control where the water and biology are suitable
- Puroxi Oxygen Booster through a controlled water-test-based protocol
- Ultrasonic scale prevention, filtration, dosing, aeration and circulation
A technology appearing on this page does not mean it is suitable for every site. Puroxi may recommend one treatment method, a combination of independent systems or further testing before equipment selection.
Information required
What Puroxi Needs Before Recommending Equipment
Good design depends on accurate site information. Reports, photographs, drawings and operating history help prevent assumptions.
- Complete chemistry including metals and suspended solids
- Flow ranges, pH, temperature and seasonal change
- Pond, pit, tailings and circuit geometry
- Reuse targets, discharge criteria and materials
Relevant parameters may include temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, conductivity, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, nutrients, organics, metals, microbial information and algae identification, together with the process-specific information required for this industry.
Monitoring and verification
Measure the Water and the Operating Result
Metals, solids and required discharge parameters
Record the baseline, treatment settings, operating changes and follow-up results so performance can be evaluated responsibly.
Flow, dose, gas transfer and retention
Record the baseline, treatment settings, operating changes and follow-up results so performance can be evaluated responsibly.
Scale, corrosion and equipment condition
Record the baseline, treatment settings, operating changes and follow-up results so performance can be evaluated responsibly.
Water recovery and process response
Record the baseline, treatment settings, operating changes and follow-up results so performance can be evaluated responsibly.
The Puroxi process
Test. Design. Treat. Verify.
- Characterize the source and the operating problem.
- Define the objective, limitations and applicable requirements.
- Design the hydraulic, gas, treatment and monitoring arrangement.
- Commission, document, evaluate and refine the programme.
Let’s Understand Your Water.
Share water tests, photographs, flows, volumes, drawings, existing equipment and the result you need to achieve.