Amaruq Mine, Nunavut Canada

Project Description:

Our customer was tasked with providing a design solution that would enable the site to properly hydrate the bentonite on-demand, as required. This would allow the operation to run through winter despite freezing conditions, with the intent of reducing the operations cost and manpower required to produce the product. No tanks were required as AMIX’s system worked to shear bentonite to a standard that no longer required the 24hr hydration period before use.

Project Scope:

The Amaruq mine was on an extremely tight schedule and the cement bentonite (CB) mixture, used for the piles, required the bentonite to have 24hrs of hydration before being placed. This was an issue due to the timeline had the team poised to work through harsh winter conditions in Nunavut, requiring the large bentonite storage tanks to be heated.

Pumping of the CB mixture could not take place in the harsh winter conditions because they had to pump 2km in the freezing conditions, the cement bentonite (CB) mixture would freeze.

The Need:

The job had a fast mobilization date and required a high capacity bentonite plant capable of accurately mixing critical components. AMIX Systems designed, manufactured and supplied the Bentonite Grout Plant within an optimal time frame and the Amaruq project scope of work was completed weeks early despite variable delays

AMIX Custom Bentonite Grout System:

• High efficiency
• Fully automated
• Easy to maintain
• High quality control
• Easy to operate
• Self-cleaning
• Modular design
• Reduced labour hours and operational costs