Without effective scrubbing, the conveyors in the reclaim tunnel become buried in dust, reducing efficiency and risking the health of those who work in the area. Cobre was required to control the dust concentration to protect its operators, maintain production levels and comply with its operating licence.

For this challenge, Jord chose the Low Energy Venturi Scrubber (LEVS), a robust bag-less scrubber with few moving parts, few instruments and simple controls. It uses relatively little energy, has a small foot-print and requires little maintenance. Characteristics that are ideal for a remote location such as this.

Jord’s design met the brief, efficiently collecting 15 tonnes of dust per day, all but eliminating dust build up in the reclaim tunnel and significantly reducing the ‘housekeeping’ collection of fugitive dust. That in turn improved operational efficiency, maintenance and production throughput.