DESIGNING INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS
When the closure of a copper smelter
in Timmons, ON, presented the chal-
lenge of dealing with three ponds
work of acidic water with a high zinc
concentration, Sanexen designed, in-
stalled, and operated a water treat-
ment system on site. (The Solution?
It involved a continuous feed of lime
slurry produced on-site and more
than 10 kilometres of pipes to pump
the raw water and lime slurry to the
treatment pad and discharging treat-
ed water into the tailings manage-
ment area.)
But not all projects enjoy the benefit
of preparation time, such as the case
when Sanexen was called in to assist
with the Lac-Megantic rail disaster.
Sanexen worked in close collabora-
tion with the Government of Quebec,
the municipality of Lac-Mégantic and
other contractors present to provide
professional services under extremely
difficult circumstances.
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