Project Overview ChemSulphide® technology was selected to treat mine drainage at Raglan Mine, an acve nickel mine in the Canadian sub-Arcc. Built in 2003, the ChemSulphide® plant replaced a low-density sludge lime plant and treats on average, over one million m 3 of mine water within a 120 day period between the spring snow melt and fall freeze. The plant produces effluent with nickel levels < 0.25 mg/L for discharge and provides concurrent recovery of a high-grade nickel concentrate. The treated effluent also consistently passes toxicity bioassay tesng on trout and daphnia. Most importantly, the plant does not produce any metal-laden sludge requiring disposal. In response to regulatory requirements to expand site water treatment to cope with an 1 in 100 year storm event without the need to build a second plant, a modular and compact mobile Met-IX TM unit was constructed as an add-on to the ChemSulphide® plant. The plant, housed in a 53 ſt trailer, treats mine water to produce effluent for discharge and a nickel containing regenerant stream that is treated in the ChemSulphide® plant. Process Flowsheet Objective Environmental compliance and Ni recovery from mine drainage technOlOgieS ChemSulphide® & Met-IX™ plant capacity 6,500 m 3 /day ChemSulphide® 4,000 m 3 /day Met-IX™ lOcatiOn Québec, Canada bQe WateR ScOpe Process design, plant supply and construcon, commissioning and training, and ongoing operang services Water Chemistry parameter feed target results pH 6.2 to 8.0 6.0 to 9.5 7.8 to 8.5 Nickel 4 to 40 mg/L 0.50 mg/L < 0.25 mg/L Total Suspended Solids variable 15.0 mg/L < 1.0 mg/L Raglan Mine, Glencore Xstrata RAG2019070CD Suite 250 – 900 Howe Street Vancouver BC Canada V6Z 2M4 www.bqewater.com Contact our water treatment experts to find out how we can help you. 1 800 537 3073 or [email protected] Ni Recovery ChemSulphide® Ni Removal Met-IX TM Mul-media Filter NiS product INFLUENT EFFLUENT Regenerant
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Project OverviewChemSulphide® technology was selected to treat mine drainage at Raglan Mine, an active nickel mine in the Canadian sub-Arctic. Built in 2003, the ChemSulphide® plant replaced a low-density sludge lime plant and treats on average, over one million m3 of mine water within a 120 day period between the spring snow melt and fall freeze.
The plant produces effluent with nickel levels < 0.25 mg/L for discharge and provides concurrent recovery of a high-grade nickel concentrate. The treated effluent also consistently passes toxicity bioassay testing on trout and daphnia. Most importantly, the plant does not produce any metal-laden sludge requiring disposal.
In response to regulatory requirements to expand site water treatment to cope with an 1 in 100 year storm event without the need to build a second plant, a modular and compact mobile Met-IXTM unit was constructed as an add-on to the ChemSulphide® plant. The plant, housed in a 53 ft trailer, treats mine water to produce effluent for discharge and a nickel containing regenerant stream that is treated in the ChemSulphide® plant.
Process Flowsheet
ObjectiveEnvironmental compliance and Ni recovery from mine drainage
technOlOgieSChemSulphide® & Met-IX™
plant capacity6,500 m3/day ChemSulphide®4,000 m3/day Met-IX™
lOcatiOnQuébec, Canada
bQe WateR ScOpeProcess design, plant supply and construction, commissioning and training, and ongoing operating services
Water Chemistry
parameter feed target resultspH 6.2 to 8.0 6.0 to 9.5 7.8 to 8.5Nickel 4 to 40 mg/L 0.50 mg/L < 0.25 mg/LTotal Suspended Solids variable 15.0 mg/L < 1.0 mg/L
Raglan Mine, Glencore Xstrata
RAG2019070CD
Suite 250 – 900 Howe StreetVancouver BC Canada V6Z 2M4
www.bqewater.com
Contact our water treatment experts to find out how we can help you.1 800 537 3073 or [email protected]
Ni RecoveryChemSulphide®
Ni RemovalMet-IXTM
Multi-mediaFilter
NiS product
INFLUENT EFFLUENTRegenerant
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