The Chuquicamata mine needed to draw water at the lowest levels of the mine in order to keep it functioning. Commonly HDPE was used for this task, but this time the client required a fast and economical installation; two things that are not possible with this type of material. When this problem arose, they decided to install Pexgol pipes to carry out the drainage. The pipeline was connected with mechanical couplings to an existing HDPE pipe, which was then hung at 3 meters high with mining bolt supports. Thanks to the flexibility and capacity of the Pexgol pipes to be delivered in long stretches, the installation took considerably less time.

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