BQE Water, Hudbay Minerals to design, build SART plant

Executive Summary

• BQE Water Inc. has entered into a contract with Hudbay Minerals Inc. to progress the engineering design of a SART (sulphidization, acidification, recycling and thickening) plant.
• The project is being integrated into Hudbay's mill in Snow Lake, Manitoba, and has reached the issued-for-construction (IFC) phase.
• The decision to proceed follows six months of bench-scale testing, Metsim modelling, and preliminary engineering conducted by BQE Water, along with due diligence visits by Hudbay's technical team.

Key Details

• Parties Involved: BQE Water Inc. (Service provider) and Hudbay Minerals Inc. (Mining company).
• Project Scope: Engineering design and construction of a SART plant for water treatment and management.
• Location: Hudbay's mill in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada.
• Project Stage: Progressed to the issued-for-construction (IFC) phase.
• Preceding Work: Approximately six months of bench-scale testing, Metsim modelling, and preliminary engineering completed by BQE Water.
• Due Diligence: Hudbay's technical team conducted a SART process due diligence visit of plants operated under BQE technical supervision.
• Next Steps: BQE Water and Hudbay are discussing plans for site construction, commissioning, and continuing technical SART operations support.
• Significance: This marks the first Canadian application of the SART technology, invented by Chris Fleming (long-time director of BQE Water), following the construction of a dozen plants elsewhere.

Notable Quotes

• "It has been a real pleasure to work with the Hudbay's team, who clearly understood the importance of a comprehensive assessment of integration of SART into one of their operations and the value of BQE Water's expertise in achieving this objective. On a personal level, I am very happy for Chris Fleming, the inventor of SART and a long-time director of BQE Water, that his Canadian invention will finally find its first Canadian application after a dozen plants built elsewhere." — David Kratochvil, President and CEO of BQE Water