Darling Irrigation specialises in water use efficiency and offers extensive hydraulic capabilities for the mining industry across Australia. Below are a few projects Darling Irrigation has been involved with.
Tailings dam plumbing – Eastern Star Gas, Narrabri
Eastern Star Gas required the construction of adequate plumbing to a tailings dam in the Pilliga Forrest near Narrabri and engaged Darling Irrigation for the job.
Darling Irrigation undertook the following activities:
- Pipeline installation
- Poly manifold fabrication
- Entry and exit pipework at Tailings Dam
- Valving
- Quick coupling connections
During the project, Darling Irrigation was also able to ensure a certified occupational health and safety and quality system, licensed poly welding and provide a State Water Accredited Water Meter Installer.
The outcome of the project was a lined tailings dam with poly manifolds and valves to enable safe storage of tailings water.
Bore water supply project – Endeavour Mine, Cobar
The Endeavour Mine engaged Darling Irrigation to provide 10l/s flowrate to one of the mine site processing plants, in an area with very little groundwater resource and low permeability rock layers. Darling Irrigation’s solution revolved around groundwater extraction from a number of boreholes, linked to provide a cumulative required flow and involved the following activities:
- Pipeline installation to complete network piping
- Bore testing and maximum yield analysis
- Sensitivity analysis on affect to overall groundwater table
This successful project resulted in Endeavour Mine having sufficient water to processing units and production maintained.
Improving water use efficiency through storm water capture and reuse
