Mineral Processing Slurry Pumps
Mineral processing circuits — beneficiation, grinding and tailings — handle abrasive, variable slurry continuously. HET slurry submersible pumps are engineered for the wear and solids-handling demands of mineral-processing duty.
The Mineral Processing Challenge
Mineral-processing slurry is abrasive and continuous, with variable concentration and particle size across grinding, classification and tailings. Pump wear and solids handling drive reliability and cost in these circuits.
What You Are Pumping
Mineral-processing slurry carries abrasive ore solids with variable particle size and concentration. Tailings slurry can be high-volume with fine, settleable solids.
Why It Is Difficult
Continuous abrasion, solids handling without clogging, and reliable operation under variable slurry conditions are the key challenges. Tailings transport may also demand higher head.
The HET Solution for This Application
SSEW — Heavy Slurry Lift Submersible Pump
Why HET for This Duty
HET heavy slurry submersible pumps are engineered for abrasive mineral-processing slurry and continuous duty, with application-based selection and performance testing before delivery.
Selection Considerations
Confirm flow, head, solids concentration, particle size and specific gravity. For high-head tailings transport, the SSSEW high-head family may be more suitable — request engineering review.
Other HET Slurry Submersible Pumps
Real Mineral Processing Installations
Steel Plant Scale Pit Pumping with SSEW Slurry Pump
A steel-plant scale pit accumulated hard, abrasive mill scale and ash with intermittent heavy slugs during rolling cycles. Existing pumps choked on settled solids on restart and wore quickly from the abrasive load.
Iron Ore Slurry Transfer with SSEW Heavy Slurry Pump
An iron ore handling site needed to transfer abrasive, high-solids slurry from a sump to the processing area. Conventional dewatering pumps wore rapidly and choked on settled solids, causing repeated downtime.
Mineral Processing Slurry Pumps — Frequently Asked Questions
Which HET pump suits mineral-processing tailings?
Can HET pumps run continuously in grinding-circuit slurry?
Need a slurry pump for mineral processing?
Share your flow, head and slurry characteristics — our technical team will recommend a suitable HET slurry submersible pump.