Meeting Mining's Water Demands Through High-Performance Reuse

Mining operations across Australia and New Zealand are facing growing pressure to reduce freshwater demand, improve environmental performance, and maintain resilience in increasingly variable climates. These pressures are accelerating a clear trend: mining operations are placing far greater emphasis on water recycling and reuse, integrating high-reliability treatment systems to reduce freshwater intake and create more dependable site water balances.

Water reuse offers mining operations a more stable and cost-effective operating model. Recycling water back from sources such as the TSF and thickeners for reuse – process critical circuits, cooling systems, washdown facilities, dust-suppression – sites reduce reliance on bores and surface water, lower discharge volumes, and gain certainty during dry periods. Reuse systems also strengthen the mine owner’s ESG performance and support social-licence commitments.

Mine water typically contains a challenging blend of contaminants, ranging from dissolved salts to heavy metals, hydrocarbons, nutrients, and organic loads. When water is being reused, insufficient removal of these constituents leads to higher maintenance requirements and reduced operational efficiency. Delivering reliable performance in harsh or remote environments demands systems engineered for consistency and low operator input.

Hydroflux is a leading specialist in mine water treatment and reuse, and Australia’s first certified carbon-neutral provider of water treatment technologies. Choosing our carbon-neutral solutions and equipment means that clients can exclude Hydroflux-related emissions from their carbon inventory, making a significant positive impact on the environment at no extra cost. Our tailored systems are engineered to meet regulatory expectations while maintaining high reliability on remote and challenging sites, and they combine robust design, automated control, and our proprietary HyCONNECT remote monitoring system to enable rapid online expert assistance wherever the site is located.

The Hydroflux group also has a dedicated sustainability consultation division, which allows us to minimise every project’s carbon footprint, and assist our clients with any ESG, carbon accounting, water stewardship and climate and sustainability strategies that would be beneficial for the project.

With coverage throughout the ANZ Pacific and proven delivery across major mining regions, Hydroflux provides complete solutions that deliver stable, reliable water quality for reuse. As water scarcity, environmental expectations, and compliance pressures continue to rise, high-reliability water reuse is becoming essential to efficient and sustainable mining operations, and Hydroflux is at the forefront of helping sites achieve it.

For more information, visit https://www.hydrofluxindustrial.au/technology-solutions/solutions/mining/.

About The Hydroflux Group
The Hydroflux Group aims to deliver the highest level of engineering and scientific know-how to the emerging issues of sustainability, climate adaptation and environmental protection with a specific focus on water and wastewater.

As part of its vision and mission, Hydroflux has always taken its climate responsibility seriously. In 2022, Hydroflux became Australia’s first water treatment and technology company to achieve Climate Active carbon neutral certification for its organisation and products. It knows that partnering with customers and clients is the most significant impact it can have in its journey. The Group employs over 100 staff and operates throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, with office locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, and Suva.