Dewatering Project Solutions for Kalpumps Sales and Services

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As much as water is essential in life and the planet, it can also be damaging if not handled properly. Particularly in the mining sector, excessive water can cause more harm than good. Harm in a sense that mining can heavily pollute freshwater since mining needs a significant amount of water for mineral processing, dust suppression, and slurry transport.  

Misuse of water resources affects the water quality that every individual uses daily, so some mining companies are now utilising the different practices which allow them to maximise their limited supply of water. Despite the improvement in mining practices over the years, the environmental hazard with water is still evident in forms of excessive erosion, high salinity, or unwanted flooding.

To prevent this water wastage, most companies plan their mining projects with extreme precaution and analysis that includes dewatering.  

Dewatering is an essential mining process to remove excess water. Using innovative methods, it improves safety of the mining workers, and it is a vital part of the processes to prevent any project delays. With varying environmental conditions, you will need to understand your project in-depth, create a reasonable timeframe, and provide data to produce the perfect solutions. 

Floating Donut Pontoon during a Dewatering Process

Greg Hill, the Director of Sales and Marketing for Kalpumps in WA knows that water problems like these should be thoroughly planned to minimise environmental risks and project delays. Kalpumps started by offering basic pontoons with dewatering pumps, and then scaled up, expanding the range of products it provided. 

Over the years, we have developed it into a robust, larger unit that has many different functions. And then we moved on to floating platform poly units, where we had end suction pumps mounted on top, and then even bigger ones with floatable walkways with dual systems. – Greg Hill, Director for Sales and Marketing, Kalpumps Sales and Services 

Kalpumps is based in Kalgoorlie and Perth, which initially allowed them to accommodate its mining clients throughout WA. Given its proven expertise with dewatering solutions over the years, allowed them to expand its reach globally. Kalpumps exports its products globally to other mining regions in Indonesia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and Africa.  

Coerco’s Floating Walkways for Kalpumps 

At Coerco, Kalpumps is one of our long-time clients. We supply the dewatering products needed by its clients which reduces Kalpumps’ hassle of finding multiple suppliers to produce solutions for its clients. We have our own unique delivery process that includes analysing, engineering, manufacturing, and product delivery.  

Greg Hill is confident in our ability to incorporate poly in all our products. It became the preferred product for him to use due to its affordability and durability. It gives his team an advantage and confidence that our products can perform their job safely and securely. 

The advantage of poly is it's a lot easier to work with, easier to transport, lasts a lot longer. A lot cheaper, too. It sets you apart from all the other people that don't have it.

One of Coerco’s Poly Pontoons for Kalpumps 

Our process makes it easier for our clients in every dewatering project that they might take on; we will help them with every little detail possible to come up with the ideal product backed up with data from project analysis and feasibility reports. 

Without Coerco, I couldn't have grown where we are now. It's been pivotal to what we do. I've got the belief that anything I can come up with that I think can be done, those guys can do and make. So, there's no idea that can't be done because the boys at Coerco will make it happen, basically.

Coerco’s service does not end with product delivery. It continues to extend with after-sales support to check that its clients are happy with the product(s) delivered. 

So, there's no idea that can't be done because the boys at Coerco will make it happen, basically. I would never consider going elsewhere. I'm very, very loyal, and we get looked after way too well.