Minetek anchors mine water leadership at Water in Mining Australia 2026

Minetek sponsors the inaugural Water in Mining Australia in Perth, bringing mechanical evaporation expertise and a water stewardship commitment this September.

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, August 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Minetek, the world's most trusted provider of mechanical evaporation solutions for the mining and industrial sectors, brings decades of Australian mine water expertise to Water in Mining Australia 2026, taking place 8–9 September at the Pan Pacific Perth. The Perth event is the second leg of the dual sponsorship Minetek announced earlier this year, following its role as an event partner at the Water in Mining Global Summit in Vancouver this past April.

Minetek will connect with delegates at Booth #10 throughout the two-day programme bringing operational insight from Minetek's mechanical evaporation deployments across mine sites worldwide to a forum built specifically around the mining sector's water challenges.

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST DEDICATED MINING WATER FORUM

Water in Mining Australia is the inaugural local edition of the global summit series and the country’s only conference focused exclusively on mine water. Over two days, the programme will bring together mining operators, regulators, Indigenous and community leaders, and technical specialists to address water management strategy, groundwater and aquifer recharge, tailings, closure and remediation, and community engagement.

For Minetek, the event lands at a moment when Australian operators are under growing pressure to treat water as a strategic risk rather than a compliance line item. Climate variability, tightening discharge and approvals requirements, and rising community expectations are pushing water management further into core operational planning, not just environmental reporting.

FROM VANCOUVER TO PERTH: A GLOBAL WATER STEWARDSHIP AGENDA

Minetek’s Perth sponsorship builds directly on the Vancouver Global Summit, where the company engaged North American operators, regulators and investors on integrated water strategies that protect production, de-risk ESG performance, and support long-term asset resilience. With Vancouver concluded, Perth allows Minetek to bring that same agenda to a market facing its own version of the same pressures: prolonged dry periods punctuated by extreme rainfall, aging tailings infrastructure, and increasing scrutiny from regulators and traditional owners alike.

"Sponsoring both events was never about running the same playbook twice," said Duane Thompson, Global Water Manager, Minetek. "Vancouver and Perth are dealing with different water problems shaped by different geography, regulation and community expectations. Being in both rooms means our solutions get built around what operators are actually facing on site, not a generic version of the problem."

ADVANCED MECHANICAL EVAPORATION FOR AUSTRALIAN MINE SITES

At the centre of Minetek’s Perth presence is its mechanical evaporation technology, engineered to help mine sites manage excess water without adding unnecessary infrastructure. The systems operate at volumes exceeding 135 m³/hour, run on a 24/7 automated basis, and are built for rapid deployment across a wide range of site conditions, from remote and arid sites to those managing sustained inflow events.

A fully integrated Environmental Management System monitors and responds to changing conditions in real time, while mobile and modular units, low-fouling stainless steel nozzles, and the ability to process water with high TDS and TSS keep the technology adaptable to the variable water quality common across Australian mine sites.

That capability has already been proven under pressure. At a Missouri cobalt mine, Minetek deployed a turn-key land-based evaporation system to manage underground inflows exceeding 300 gallons per minute into the site’s tailings storage facility, delivering 180 GPM of throughput at an estimated 45% evaporation efficiency and helping the operator maintain control of its water balance during peak inflow conditions.

"What we’re hearing from Australian operators isn’t so different from what we heard in Vancouver," said Thompson. "Sites want fewer new dams, not more of them. They want water systems that flex with the weather rather than infrastructure that’s overbuilt for nine months of the year and underbuilt for the other three."

CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION IN PERTH

Across the two-day programme, Minetek will take part in discussions on bridging operational priorities with community and regulatory expectations around water, the growing influence of climate variability on long-term site planning, and how practical, scalable technology can reduce risk while supporting stronger ESG outcomes.

Mining teams attending Water in Mining Australia 2026 are invited to visit Minetek at Booth #10 or book time directly with Duane Thompson to discuss site-specific water challenges.

ABOUT MINETEK

Minetek is a global engineering solutions provider to the mining and industrial sectors, specialising in water management, underground ventilation and sound attenuation. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with operations across North America, South America and other key mining regions, Minetek enables operators to improve safety, reduce operating costs and achieve regulatory compliance through proven, high-performance technologies.

Minetek Water delivers advanced, mechanically driven water management solutions that help operators safely manage excess water, maintain regulatory compliance and protect surrounding environments. Engineered for challenging industrial conditions, Minetek Water systems are designed to handle variable water qualities and complex operating climates, supporting clients to stabilise water balances, reduce long-term costs and strengthen ESG performance.

For more information about Minetek's participation in Water in Mining Australia 2026 or to schedule a meeting at the Perth event, please contact:
Duane Thompson, Global Water Manager - duane.thompson@minetek.com

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