{"id":652,"date":"2013-05-08T04:20:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T04:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neumanndredging.com.au\/2020\/10\/27\/dredging-at-ehm-reaches-1500000-tonne-milestone\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T00:57:40","slug":"dredging-at-ehm-reaches-1500000-tonne-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neumanndredging.com.au\/dredging-at-ehm-reaches-1500000-tonne-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Dredging at EHM reaches 1,500,000 tonne milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dredging at Ernest Henry Mine reached the significant milestone of 1,500,000 tonnes during June 2013. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nu-Compact is currently operating on a 24\/7 basis pumping approximately 400 tonnes per hour to the EHM plant which is removing the magnetite via magnetic separation. &nbsp;The magentite is then transported to Townsville Port and shipped overseas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>Our 300mm CSD Nu Compact was commissioned by Ernest Henry Mining to remine tailings from the Tailings Storage Facility to recover magnetite. Nu Compact pumped the reclaimed tailings via a 1000 metre long HDPE pipeline directly into a process circuit in which the magnetite was concentrated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of Work<\/strong><br>Supply and operate dredging equipment on a 24\/7 basis. Dredge and pump a consistent feed density to the processing plant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations<\/strong><br>The dredge is fitted with an RTK navigation system to ensure the mining plan is followed accurately. Flow and density meters are fitted to the slurry line to help ensure a steady tonnage is pumped into the magnetite circuit. In addition, slurry density was controlled via addition of dilution water into the suction pipe, automated via a PLC against the dredge\u2019s density meter.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dredging at Ernest Henry Mine reached the significant milestone of 1,500,000 tonnes during June 2013. &nbsp; The Nu-Compact is currently operating on a 24\/7 basis pumping approximately 400 tonnes per hour to the EHM plant which is removing the magnetite via magnetic separation. &nbsp;The magentite is then transported to Townsville Port and shipped overseas. 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