Mine, quarry and tailings-water treatment without complex reagent logistics
Ferrator combines oxidation and coagulation to remove suspended solids, metals and organic impurities at remote sites.
Key pain points: mining
What keeps you from compliance and cost cuts
Suspended solids and heavy metals
Quarry, mine and tailings waters often carry fine suspended solids, iron, manganese and traces of heavy metals.
Variable water composition
Rainfall, overburden work and seasonality can shift the treatment load severalfold, while fixed dosing lags behind.
Remote sites
Hauling coagulants, oxidisers and consumables to mines and quarries can cost more than the reagents themselves.
Need for water reuse
Operators need to return water to the process loop and reduce reliance on external water sources.
The technology applied to your industry
Ferrator produces the active oxidiser on site and forms iron hydroxide, helping capture suspended solids and metals into separable sludge.
- Oxidation of iron, manganese and organic impurities
- Coagulation of fine suspended solids via Fe(OH)₃ formed as ferrate decomposes
- Modular setup: multiple Ferrators can run in parallel for the required flow rate
- Less hauling of ready-made reagents to remote industrial sites
Prospective scenario: quarry and tailings waters
For mining sites we position Ferrator as a polishing module after mechanical treatment or as part of a water-reuse loop. The first step is lab testing on real mine, quarry or tailings-water samples.
Key metrics
- Focus
- TSS, Fe/Mn, metals
- Format
- water samples → pilot loop
- Scale
- parallel units
Calculate the savings for your site
The calculator is pre-filled with typical parameters for mining. Adjust the numbers and get an annual savings estimate and payback period.
Frequently asked questions
The questions chief engineers and procurement directors usually ask.
Request a lab test for mining
Send us 50–100 L of your effluent samples — we’ll test the dose and come back with a technical proposal and the numbers.