Enabling Efficient and Safe Slope Irrigation

Slopes account for at least 2% of the stacked ore, but they are not irrigated because conventional top irrigation systems are not suitable for them. Poor execution might cause toppling which affects heap stability and causes solids entrainment at the SX plant.

We have designed slope irrigation systems for several leaching operations in Chile and Peru, which minimize toppling by way of pressure regulators, punched drippers and other components, resulting in localized andequalirrigation delivery that makes it possible to efficiently leach slope-stacked ore.