Tailings & Dewatering Efficiency
Water Recovery and Dewatering Performance Start Upstream
Improve settling efficiency to increase water recovery and dewatering
The LOCUS ADVANTAGE
Enhanced flocculation and settling behavior
Increases % solids in thickener discharge
More stable thickening and separation performance
Water recovery and solids handling in tailings systems depend on how particles interact and separate. Locus Mining approaches tailings and dewatering challenges from a chemistry-first perspective. Our chemistry has shown to improve flocculation behavior, water release, and solids settling, helping operations recover more water and manage tailings more efficiently under real plant conditions.
The Challenge
Why tailings systems lose efficiency
Tailings systems are highly sensitive to slurry chemistry, particle size distribution, gangue mineralogy, and water balance. Inefficient flocculation, poor settling, and unstable thickening behavior reduce water recovery and limit dewatering performance, increasing operational complexity and cost.
How chemistry improves tailings dewatering
Locus Mining evaluates biosurfactant chemistry as a way to influence flotation-driven water recovery behavior that can affect downstream systems. This work focuses on:
Flocculation Behavior
Improves particle settling and enhances aggregation behavior
Water Release
System Compatibility
Integrates with existing thickening systems
Improving water recovery and dewatering performance
- Improved water recovery in tailings systems
- Enhanced flocculation and settling behavior
- Increases % solids in thickener discharge
- More stable thickening and separation performance
- Structured trial pathway with defined evaluation metrics
- Outcomes remain site- and circuit-dependent and require validation through testing.
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