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Cleanout of Coal Mine Settling Ponds using Geotube® Dewatering Technology

TenCate Geosynthetics -

A large Indonesian mining corporation operating an open-pit coal mine in a remote part of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, faced a problem on how to dewater extremely high volumes of silt sediments from settling ponds that had reached maximum capacity. The silts originated from silty rainwater runoff from the mine’s open-pits and the mine catchment area. …

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Cleanout of Coal Mine Settling Ponds using Geotube® Dewatering Technology

TenCate Geosynthetics -

A large Indonesian mining corporation operating an open-pit coal mine in a remote part of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, faced a problem on how to dewater extremely high volumes of silt sediments from settling ponds that had reached maximum capacity. The silts originated from silty rainwater runoff from the mine’s open-pits and the mine catchment area. …

Upgrading a gold mine with a massive new heap leach pad

AGRU America

A northern Nevada mine and associated heap leach facilities began operations in 1986, utilizing a closed-circuit tertiary crushing system to mine and process gold and silver. In 2019, the system was upgraded to a single high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) crusher, which allowed mine owners to take full advantage of the region’s low average annual precipitation. …