Paste Thickening Optimizes Tailings Disposal and Water
WesTechs solution used paste thickening technology to facilitate a secondstage tailings thickening process. Dilute slurry from the primary thickeners is pumped a distance of approximately 3 miles to an area with adequate storage capacity for the expected 25year life of the mine to feed two 59foot diameter paste thickeners at the plants paste disposal facility.