Weir has been chosen by Codelco to produce the tailings transport resolution for the Talabre tailings dam enlargement mission within the Atacama area of Chile.
The brownfield enlargement mission will mix the thickened tailings streams from three main mines within the space: Ministro Hales, Chuquicamata and Radomiro Tomic. The enlargement is anticipated to have a complete productive lifetime of 20 years and deal with a slurry thickened to circa-70% stable content material – creating the chance to reuse course of water and growing the protection and stability of the storage facility.
The Weir resolution features a mixture of GEHO® constructive displacement pumps and WARMAN® centrifugal pumps to deal with the massive quantity and excessive stable content material of tailings from the three mines. With the total course of enabled with NEXT clever digital options, the mixed gear will transport over 10,000 t/h (dry) utilizing much less power than different accessible options, Weir says.
The preliminary £40 million ($54 million) contract awards will likely be booked within the June quarter.
In complete, the contracts symbolize the one largest order for Weir’s GEHO pumps, underlining the advantages of this expertise for big scale, energy-efficient tailings transportation.
After commissioning of the gear, aftermarket assist will likely be offered domestically through Weir’s service centre presence within the area.
Jon Stanton, Chief Govt Officer, stated: “We’re delighted to have secured these important contracts for our tailings administration options, which embrace each our market main GEHO and WARMAN ranges that present energy-efficient tailings transportation at scale. Our engineers have developed a differentiated resolution, notably addressing Codelco’s stringent sustainability objectives for working within the water-scarce local weather and geology of the Atacama area. Our confirmed expertise on giant scale tailings operations in addition to native presence imply Codelco can come to anticipate the world class service Weir is understood for.”
