Nickel Recovery Process Pond Dredging - WA
UAT delivered a dredging solution for a process pond at a gold mining operation in Western Australia, removing accumulated sediment to improve water movement and overall system performance.
Project Overview
Location: Western Australia
Industry: Industrial
Asset: Process Pond
A lined process pond adjacent to a nickel processing plant had accumulated dense nickel fines from repeated shutdown and overflow events, impacting return water quality and reducing overall pond performance.
Scope
- Removal of accumulated nickel fines from lined process pond
- Recovery and transfer of material back into plant operations
- Traversing dredging operation across pond surface
- Controlled sediment jetting to mobilise dense settled material
- Operation without interruption to mill activities
Outcome
- Recovery of nickel fines back into the processing circuit
- Improved return water quality to the mill
- Restored operational pond capacity
- Maintained continuous plant operation during works
- No damage to pond liner during dredging operations
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