Applications & Projects

Project: Zortman Landusky Mine

Zortman Landusky Mine

Little Rocky Mountains, Montana
2008
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CLIENT
Spectrum Engineering, Inc. for
State of Montana DEP & BLM

SITE DESCRIPTION
Emergency treatment of mine impacted water flowing into tribal lands.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Accommodated small footprint and poor access.
• Mobilized 1,000+ miles; running in 3 days.
• Training and turn-over completed in 4 days.
• Lime efficiency resulted in 2nd application to replace caustic system.

COLLATERAL TREATMENT OF MINE DRAINAGE WITH THE ROTATING CYLINDER TREATMENT SYSTEM™ (RCTS™) MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS Emergency Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage at the Leviathan Mine with the Rotating Cylinder Treatment System (RCTS™) Semi-Passive Bioreactor Design Permanganate Passivation (more resources)

Spectrum Engineering evaluated all lime and other possible treatment options prior to selecting the RCTS… The RCTS system worked so well that the decision to purchase was made after only 3 weeks of testing.

William Maehl, Eng. Spectrum Engineering

• Acid Mine Drainage
• Lime Addition
• Manganese Oxidation Removal
• Net Alkaline Drainage
• Industrial Metals Removal
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