Newmont have been successfully operating their 158m2 vacuum belt filter plant for washing and dewatering mill tailings since it was supplied by Jord in 2017.

The original scope included the modular filter, filtrate receivers, vacuum pump, vacuum pump seal water recirculation system, support structure, access platforms, walkways, piping and instrumentation.

Since the original installation, Jord have been awarded a contract to upgrade the system by retrofitting a Viper Filtration system. The Viper Filtration system will facilitate increased throughput, lower moisture content of a finer particle size distribution of tailings. Installation is scheduled for 2021.