Cornish Metals Inc. has commissioned and officially opened the water treatment plant in readiness for the start of dewatering the South Crofty tin mine. RED RIVER A high density sludge bed has built up within the plant and discharge of treated water from the mine into Red River will begin the week beginning 30 October […]
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Cornish Metals begins wet commissioning of water treatment plant
Cornish Metals Inc yesterday began wet commissioning, originally expected in May, of its new mine water treatment plant at South Crofty. PROCESS The plant will use high density sludge (HDS) process technology to treat raw mine water with 25,000m3/day of water pumped directly from South Crofty tin mine. The Canadian company will fill all the […]
Cornish Metals pumps first water in 25 years from South Crofty
Cornish Metals Inc has started pumping the first water in a quarter of a century using two submersible pumps in New Cook’s Kitchen shaft from South Crofty tin mine. TREATMENT PLANT Two KSB BSX 463/5 specialist high-head 950 kilowatt vertical submersible pumps, manufactured and supplied by KSB Ltd, sit approximately 360m below surface. The pumps […]
Cornish Metals sets date for dewatering South Crofty
Cornish Metals Inc expects wet commissioning of the mine water treatment plant to begin in June and continue into July, before dewatering starts in August at the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. PROGRESS The plant, estimated to cost £6.6 to £7 million, is designed to treat 25,000 cubic metres of mine water per day. […]
Cornish Metals progresses mine water treatment plant
Cornish Metals Inc said it had made “very good progress” over the last eight months towards the start of tin production in 2026 at South Crofty mine in Cornwall. DISCHARGE The Canadian company has been working on the mine water treatment plant (WTP) along with continuing its drilling campaign. The WTP is designed to treat […]