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BQE Water Contracted for Water Management and Treatment Services at El Mirador Mine
(via TheNewswire) VANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - July 14, 2020 - ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"BQE Water Contracted for Water Management and Treatment Services at El Mirador Mine(via TheNewswire)\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nVANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - July 14, 2020 - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV:BQE), a leader in the management of mine wastewaters and metallurgical bleed streams, has signed two agreements with EcuaCorriente SA (ECSA), an Ecuadorian subsidiary of a Chinese consortium consisting of China Railway Construction Corporation and Tonglin Nonferrous Metals Group, to prepare an adaptive mine water management plan and to improve the design of an existing water treatment plant for the El Mirador mine that it owns and operates in Southeastern Ecuador. \n\n \n \nThe first contract is for an assessment of the water treatment plant and a water management plan that is adaptive over the life of the mine based on water flow and quality that will be monitored as part of the plan. Added to this is a second contract to provide technical support for implementing immediate improvements in the engineering design and operation of the existing water treatment facility to increase its robustness and reduce both project risks and long-term operating costs. \n\n \n \n\"We selected BQE Water for their unique technical expertise, their successful track record in the design and operation of large water treatment plants for major Chinese mining producers, and for their ability to support project execution utilizing personnel from their South American, China and Canadian offices,\" stated Mr. Qiaofeng Xu, the Project Director for ECSA.\n\n \n \nSonglin Ye, Vice President for Asia at BQE Water, commented, \"Our ability to do business with large Chinese metal producers and the success of our water treatment operations in China were instrumental in securing these new contracts. The El Mirador project is significant for BQE Water as it showcases our unique strength to be a trusted water services provider for mining projects with Chinese interests at a time when Chinese investment in global mining projects can be expected to grow.\"\n\n \n \nOscar Lopez, General Manager for Latin America at BQE Water adds, \"This is also an important project for us as it represents the first large mining project where BQE Water will be the technical lead for the overall site water management plan rather than focus only on water treatment. And with the long time horizon for wat...