ARMET’s foundry Chicago office has secured a contract to deliver three “Vertical Plate Pressure Filters’ with all the associated equipment for dry tailings processing to POGO Gold Mine in Alaska.
POGO is a greenfield project owned and operated by Northern Star. It is a blind epithermal gold and silver deposit in the Tintina Gold Province of Alaska.
The contract has been booked under the Chicago Office second quarter orders. The pressure filters are set for commissioning in October 2022.
POGO technical manager Frank James said: “POGOS’ vision is to be the global leader in sustainable gold mining. The POGO project is located in the Tintina Mountains, where water is scarce.
“To minimize the use of water and improve the physical and chemical stability of our tailings, we have decided to adopt filtered tailings for the project. POGO will be a benchmark plant for dry tailings processing.”
According to ARMET Foundry, POGO is an exciting project for the company to work on as it considers dry tailings as one of the ‘most socially responsible and economically viable’ solutions for the management of tailings.
ARMET’s Mining Equipment senior manager Oswald von Starck said: “The location of the plant at a height of almost 5km above the sea level comes with its own unique challenges. For example, the design and transportation of the equipment as well as commissioning needs to be done with special care.