Underground Dewatering system upgrade at a Copper Mine in Africa
A large copper mine in Africa approached Scamont Engineering to undertake a technical and commercial audit on their current dewatering system which was in a state of disrepair and unstable. The outcome from the audit was that the overall system was extremely inefficient, due to the fact that over a period of many years, the […]
Mining supplies the critical minerals required for renewable energy plants
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum hosts an annual convention that brings together the global mining sector. The theme of this year’s convention, held in Vancouver, was “Mining for future generations”. Our Business Development Manager attended this year’s CIM Convention and shared his thoughts and reflections below. The theme forced us to change […]
Underground dirty water problem? No problem!
Underground mines that do not use settlers to clarify the dirty water created by their operations, utilise dirty water pumping systems to transfer the water to surface.
We are going deeper underground!
Scamont Engineering has been servicing the deepest mines in South Africa for over 40 years. Eight of the ten deepest underground mines in the world are situated in South Africa! Most of the mines mentioned in Figure 1 utilize a conventional underground dewatering system. In these conventional systems all the dirty water from the mining […]
Collaborating for Success in the Copperbelt
Scamont Engineering is collaborating with customers and consultants on the Copperbelt on how to effectively dewater their underground operations. These operations are some of the wettest in the world and therefore require systems that are robust and efficient. The Copperbelt refers to an area in Africa that consists of a number of copper deposits and associated […]