MANAGEMENT

Veolia plant for Greenbushes mine

Veolia Water Technologies has been selected to deliver a water treatment plant at the Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia

Staff reporter
Greenbushes is the biggest hard rock lithium mine in the world

Greenbushes is the biggest hard rock lithium mine in the world

PRESS RELEASE: After extensive engineering and test work, Veolia Water Technologies will provide a water treatment plant solution based on ACTIFLO clarification, CeraMem ultrafiltration, high recovery RO and two stage EVALED thermal evaporation. The water treatment plant is designed to treat a maximum feed flow of 150m3/h and achieve the highest overall water recovery possible.

This new water treatment plant will enable Talison Lithium to double the output from the Greenbushes operations, and satisfy the environmental requirements to reduce lithium contained in the onsite mine water prior to discharge to the environment.

While preliminary activities have already commenced, the construction of the Greenbushes lithium mine water treatment plant is scheduled to be completed and operational in 2019.

Located approximately 250km south of Perth in Greenbushes, Western Australia, the Talison Lithium mine is the biggest hard rock lithium mine in the world and a leading producer of lithium in Western Australia. The lithium mined is used in batteries for consumer electronics, electric bicycles, buses and passenger vehicles. It is also used in aerospace alloys, wind turbines, glass and ceramics.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions