Successful slurry pipeline projects for gold,copper mines

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January 8, 2013

Successful slurry pipeline projects for gold,copper mines

Fluid conveyance firm Rare Group has supplied 11 762 m of 450 nominal bore (NB) and 600 NB pipelines for two mining projects in Africa.

The company is installing 3 000 m of 450 NB pipe for a new slurry pipeline at the tailings storage facility of a gold mining company operating in Ghana. The pipes were manufactured from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and steel, and exported to Ghana from South Africa.

Print Send to Friend 1 0 The pipeline is an expansion of existing infrastructure to allow the mine to handle larger volumes of slurry. It will also be used as a back-up system for possible pump failures, says Rare Group pipeline services manager Carl von Graszouw.

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