Case Study
Copper Mountain Mine Embankment Dewatering
DrainTube™ lowers environmental impact while providing stability. Copper Mountain Mine is located 20 km south of Princeton, BC. It consists of three existing open pit mines that have been combined into one large pit. The mine utilizes conventional crushing, grinding and flotation to produce copper concentrates with gold and silver credits. Challenge A tailings pond on the mine site needed to be raised periodically as the mine tailings incr