VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29,
2024 /CNW/ - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV: BQE),
a leader in mine water management, is pleased to announce that Elsa
Reclamation & Development Company Ltd. (ERDC) has contracted
BQE Water to design, supply, install, and commission a new Water
Treatment Plant (WTP) for the closure of legacy Valley Tailings
Facility (VTF) near Mayo,
Yukon, on the traditional
territory of the First Nation Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND).
The WTP will treat water generated during tailings excavation
and consolidation, and discharge treated water into the
environment, pursuant to the Water Use Licence and applicable laws
and environmental standards. The treatment process targets
primarily heavy metals.
Under the contract, BQE is responsible for implementing the new
treatment system including engineering design, equipment
procurement, site installation, commissioning, and start-up of the
WTP, with an expected completion in Q2 2025. The WTP will be
installed inside a prefabricated building and will operate
seasonally between spring freshets and fall freeze-ups for as long
as needed, presently anticipated to be 6 years.
David Kratochvil, the President
& CEO of BQE Water stated: "This project is very significant
and strategic for the company in multiple ways: it gives us an
opportunity to showcase a rapid and cost-effective deployment of a
fit-for-purpose treatment that eliminates long term liability at a
remote site; second, it will increase BQE's presence in
Yukon and leverage our experience
and resources currently working at Minto and Keno Hill; third, it will be our
first project performed in partnership with the FNNND where the
goals of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun Development Corporation (NNDDC) is
perfectly aligned with our own: to be responsible for clean water
production from mining projects located on the traditional
territory of the FNNND."
Margaret Dumkee, the interim CEO
of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun Development Corporation stated: "Everyone in
our community considers clean water essential and ensuring that
mining and/or mining legacies don't create pollution is a high
priority. We look forward to the successful implementation of BQE's
water treatment at the Valley Tailings area, and jointly developing
new opportunities that would support long-term socio-economic
development of our Nation such as for example operations of water
treatment plants".
About ERDC
Elsa Reclamation & Development Company
Ltd. is an entity established for the purpose of planning and
executing the clean-up of historical mines in the Keno Hill
district in Yukon which includes
the area of Valley Tailings.
About BQE Water
BQE Water is a service provider
specializing in water treatment and management for metals mining,
smelting and refining. We are helping to transform the way the
industry thinks about water in the context of natural resource
projects by offering services and expertise which enables more
sustainable water management practices and improved overall project
performance at reduced risks. BQE Water invests in innovation and
has developed unique intellectual property through the
commercialization of several new technologies at mine sites around
the world for organizations including Glencore, Jiangxi Copper,
Freeport-McMoRan and the US EPA. BQE Water is headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada and trades on
the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BQE. Visit
www.bqewater.com for more information.
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