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Tailings water management.
XPEL strengthens Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) safety by lowering stored water volumes that drive embankment pressure, seepage risk and overall facility instability.
TAILINGS WATER MANAGEMENT
Tailings storage facilities operate under constant hydraulic pressure as rainfall, process-water return and seasonal inflows raise pond levels, increase embankment loading and heighten the potential for seepage or structural stress.
These conditions shift quickly, especially in regions exposed to intense storms or rapid production changes, making water-level control a core component of safe TSF operation.
Across many regions, aging infrastructure, legacy embankments and tighter regulatory frameworks intensify scrutiny. Operators face stricter reporting expectations and reduced tolerance for uncontrolled water movement, pushing tailings water management to the forefront of operational risk and long-term asset stability.
The complex chemistry of tailings water adds another layer of difficulty. High solids, elevated salinity and variable process inputs can overwhelm treatment systems or slow decant recovery, forcing sites to rely on pumping networks, large storage buffers or costly off-site options to maintain compliance.
XPEL delivers engineered enhanced evaporation technology designed to remove excess liquid directly from the TSF water circuit, restoring operational space and improving stability in environments where volumes, chemistry and climate conditions fluctuate. This output reduces reliance on pumping, lowers the need for expanded storage and strengthens the overall performance of tailings water management for both active and legacy facilities.
Tailings water management applications.
Mining operations rely on XPEL evaporators to reduce water levels inside tailings storage facilities, lowering the hydraulic load that contributes to embankment instability, seepage pathways and overtopping risk. By evaporating only the clean water portion and leaving suspended solids and salinity behind in the TSF, XPEL helps sites maintain safer storage conditions during rainfall, seasonal inflows and production surges.
This controlled volume reduction gives operators more flexibility in managing tailings water, reduces reliance on pumping and trucking, and supports compliance in environments where TSF freeboard, stability and risk thresholds are tightly regulated. Across both active and legacy facilities, XPEL provides a scalable, mechanically driven pathway for sustaining safe, predictable tailings water management.
PRODUCTS
Land based
evaporators
Fully customisable and bespoke in design, our XPEL land based water evaporators are available in a range of sizes enabling operators to reduce the risks associated with excess water and ensure environmental compliance with a wide range of water processing capabilities.
Pontoon
evaporators
When land based units aren’t an option, the XPEL Pontoon Series evaporator is a water management solution that can be relied on to help reduce the risk of excess water and ensure environmental compliance by reducing the volume of water stored on-site using mechanically enhanced evaporation.