In mining, precision irrigation solutions play a critical role in achieving maximum efficiency and recovery. Driplines or sprinklers deliver a solution that percolates through the heap, dissolving the metal contained in the ore as it moves downward, ensuring optimal extraction.
Precision irrigation products are crucial for maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of heap leaching. By delivering water and solution with high accuracy, this approach ensures uniform percolation, enhances mineral extraction, and minimizes resource waste. It also supports sustainable practices by optimizing water usage and reducing environmental impact, making it ideal for mining operations in various conditions.
Netafim’s mining solutions ensure higher yields with fewer resources and reduced environmental impact. When you choose Netafim, be sure you’re getting superior drippers or sprinklers and system design designed to help you recover more ore with less time, labor, water, and solution. We also offer a complete, turnkey project, powered by 60 years of global irrigation and mining experience.
Expert System Design
Benefit from decades of experience to achieve the highest uniformity of percolation across the pad.
Superior Filtration & Clogging Resistance
Our driplines feature a self-flushing design with wide water passages to prevent clogging, ensuring continuous operation.
Chemical-Resistant Products
All components are made with durable, chemical-resistant materials to withstand harsh mining conditions.
Adaptability for Slopes & Non-Even Surfaces
Pressure-compensated drippers provide uniform solution distribution on slopes and uneven areas, ensuring efficiency across diverse terrain.
Durable Materials for Tough Conditions
Pipes and tubing are constructed from high-quality resin, ensuring long-term performance even in challenging environments.
Customized Design for Uniformity
Optimized pipe diameter and dripline length to maintain consistent solution distribution, enhancing overall cost-effectiveness.
Filtration & Flushing Systems
Manual or automatic flushing systems ensure consistent, efficient water flow, improving system longevity and performance.
Pressure Optimization
Our pressure management solutions maintain uniform water and chemical distribution, especially on sloped or uneven surfaces.
The solution to insure uniform pressure at the inlet of each lateral
Innovative mainline and sub-mainline piping solutions that are easy to install, recoil, and relocate.
Netafim’s professional hydraulic design – building on 50 years of global irrigation and mining project experience - ensures constant pressure across the entire leached surface, from the pile to the slopes.
Special hydraulic valves, coupled with a strict flushing protocol combine to further minimize clogging and maximize irrigation uniformity and metal recovery.
Special hydraulic valves, coupled with a strict flushing protocol combine to further minimize clogging and maximize irrigation uniformity and metal recovery.
Special hydraulic valves, coupled with a strict flushing protocol combine to further minimize clogging and maximize irrigation uniformity and metal recovery.
Integral non-pressure or pressured - compensated, high clogging resistance dripper, for on-surface or sub-surface installations in heap leached mines. For flat terrain or slopes of heap leached pads.
Air valves discharge air from non-pressurized driplines during pipe filling, ensuring efficient liquid filling. They also intake air when lines are drained or pressure drops suddenly, operating when lines are not pressurized and closing under pressure.
Choose between two sprinklers specially adapted to the mining segment. Ensures perfect clogging resistance, durability and maximum efficiency
With MegaStand™, the sprinkler operates with high stability and high verticality thanks to its wide and sturdy base. MegaStand™ is designed to provide robust sprinkler operation, with the ability to last for many years.
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While heap leaching is an effective method for mineral extraction, several challenges can impact its success. One major issue is clogging, which occurs when acids used in irrigation or the closed system lead to blockages. This can hinder the flow of the solution and reduce efficiency. Another challenge is non-uniform solution distribution, where uneven percolation across the heap lowers extraction efficiency, causing inconsistent results.
Additionally, the chemical reactions from substances like sulfuric acid or cyanide, often used in the extraction process, can cause wear and tear on system components, potentially reducing the longevity of the equipment. Lastly, topography issues such as slopes and uneven surfaces can complicate the distribution of the solution, leading to areas with insufficient coverage and, therefore, lower extraction rates.
