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Field testing of ENPAR's acid mine drainage (AmdEL) technology is successful
TORONTO, Oct. 21 /CNW/ - ENPAR Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: ENP) ("ENPAR" or the "Company") is pleas...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Oct. 21 /CNW/ - ENPAR Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: ENP) ("ENPAR" or\nthe "Company") is pleased to announce positive results from field testing of\nits patented "ACID MINE DRAINAGE" Electrochemical Cover (AmdEL) Technology.\n\n\nThe objective of the study was to test the effectiveness of the AmdEL\nTechnology to provide a sink for oxygen, thereby inhibiting the oxidation of\nsulphide mine tailings and limiting the generation of acid mine drainage (AMD)\nand associated leaching of metals.\n\n\nENPAR'S AmdEL Technology operates independently of the mineralogy and\nassociated electrical properties of the underlying waste material (e.g.,\nsulphide mine tailings and/or waste rock).\n\n\nThe independent study was supported by the Mine Waste Technology Program,\nwhich is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) and jointly\nadministered by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy.\n\n\nThe field research was conducted by MSE Technology Applications Inc.\n(MSE) at its test facility in Butte, Montana. MSE is a diversified research\nand engineering company that provides engineering, management, and technical\nsupport services to agencies of the U.S. Government on behalf of other public\nand private sector clients.\n\n\nThe 2-year study utilized low sulphide mine tailings from the local\nGolden Sunlight Mine, and was comprised of 4 in-ground test cells (2\nelectrochemically-enhanced treatment cells and 2 untreated control cells) with\neach test cell consisting of a 1.5-metre diameter in-ground hole approximately\n3 metres in depth. Acid base accounting was utilized as the indicator of\nsulphide oxidation.\n\n\nOne of the electrochemically-enhanced cells retained 100 percent of its\noriginal sulphide sulphur content in the upper layer of the tailings, whereas\nthe untreated cells contained less than 1% total sulphide sulphur at the\nconclusion of the demonstration.\n\n\nDr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO of ENPAR Technologies stated, "the\nextremely positive results of this independent study reaffirm the Company's\nassertion that the AmdEL Technology represents a novel non-invasive method of\ncontrolling acid mine drainage. Our goal is to provide the mining industry\nwith another effective tool to assist in managing the long-term disposal of\nand significant environmental risk...