Water & Tailings Management: Enabling safer, more sustainable and water-efficient mining

Dewatering plant with thickener and filter presses as part of a Dry Stack Tailings system.
A dewatering plant with thickener and filter presses as part of a Dry Stack Tailings system in Brazil.

From basic water recovery to complex Dry Stack Tailings (DST) systems, TAKRAF Group supports mining companies with integrated solutions that help address some of the industry's most critical sustainability challenges. Learn how our combined TAKRAF and DELKOR product brand expertise is enabling safer and more water-efficient mining operations.

Water and the effective management of tailings are among the most pressing challenges facing the mining industry today. As operations navigate stricter regulations, increasing stakeholder expectations and growing water scarcity, the need for modern, sustainable tailings solutions continues to grow. 

For mining companies around the world, the focus is shifting from conventional tailings storage approaches toward advanced dewatering and Dry Stack Tailings (DST) solutions that improve safety, maximize water recovery and reduce environmental impacts. 

Recovering water, reducing risk

Leveraging the DELKOR portfolio, TAKRAF Group provides industry-leading dewatering technologies including High-Rate, High-Density and Paste Thickeners, Horizontal Belt Filters and Filter Presses designed to maximize water recovery and improve tailings handling performance. Water recovery rates from DELKOR Thickeners alone can range from 60% to 93% depending on the application. 

Such technologies help operations:

  • Increase safety
  • Recover and recycle process water
  • Reduce freshwater consumption
  • Improve operational efficiencies
  • Enhance environmental performance
  • Support long-term water stewardship strategies 

Complete Dry Stack Tailings (DST) systems

By combining DELKOR's dewatering expertise with TAKRAF's material transport, conveying, dump design and stacking technologies, TAKRAF Group is among a select few global suppliers capable of delivering a complete DST system. 

To learn more about the evolution of modern tailings management, explore our YouTube video “Managing and disposing of processing waste safely and effectively” at Mineração Usiminas in Brazil. The video highlights how integrated thickening, filtration, transport and stacking technologies are helping reshape tailings management globally.

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Our integrated approach covers:

  • Thickening and clarification
  • Filtration
  • Material transport and conveying systems
  • Stacking and disposal solutions 
  • Dump design capabilities
  • Engineering and lifecycle support 

The combined, internationally recognized expertise of DELKOR and TAKRAF enables customers to work with a single partner across the entire tailings management value chain, simplifying design, engineering, project execution and long-term operation.

Proven at scale: The Talabre Thickened Tailings Project

 A recent example of how advanced dewatering technologies are helping shape the future of tailings management is the Talabre Thickened Tailings Project (PRET) in Chile

TAKRAF Group is supplying seven DELKOR High-Density Thickeners and shear thinning technology for what is expected to become the world's largest thickened tailings project. Developed for Codelco, one of the world's largest copper producers, the project represents a medium to long-term solution for managing copper tailings while maximizing water recovery and operational efficiency. 

Projects like Talabre demonstrate how integrated dewatering solutions can support responsible resource management while improving long-term operational performance.

 

Supporting the future of responsible mining

As mining companies continue to pursue lower environmental footprints, improved water efficiency and safer tailings management practices, integrated dewatering and DST solutions are becoming essential components of modern mining operations. 

Leveraging decades of experience and a combined TAKRAF and DELKOR portfolio, TAKRAF Group helps clients develop safer, more efficient and more sustainable solutions for water and tailings and management.

To know how we can support you with individual dewatering equipment and/or a complete integrated DST system, please 

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This article is part of our “Critical Minerals and Solutions” series, exploring the key commodities and technologies driving the energy transition and how TAKRAF Group supports their sustainable development.

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