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Mine Water Treatment Gravel-Bed Bioreactor Design

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Integrated Sustainability - Industrial Water Treatment Services and Equipment
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3,000 m3/d Bioreactor System for Ammonia Removal at a Copper Gold Mine

project overview

Integrated Sustainability designed a mine water treatment plant, with a capacity of 3,000 m3/d that featured a design for a gravel bed bioreactor and an equalization pond to manage flow fluctuations.

project deliverables

  • Developed comprehensive treatment concepts for mine-impacted water aligned with the client’s operational and regulatory objectives.
  • Delivered a design focused on sustainable discharge quality, meeting or exceeding environmental criteria for downstream release.
  • Conducted design optimization to simplify the system footprint while maintaining robust treatment performance under variable influent conditions.
  • Recommended integration pathways into the client’s existing water management infrastructure, minimizing the need for standalone systems.
  • Provided technical guidance on selection of treatment technologies, balancing performance, capital cost, and operational resilience.
  • Enabled informed decision-making through development of a treatment strategy that accounted for both short-term operational needs and long-term closure planning.
  • Achieved peak inlet water flow of: 3,000 m3/d or 125 m3/hr.
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Mohammed Awad

Technical Director/Manager, Process Engineer

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