Our patented technology uses one moving part to efficiently add oxygen to abandoned mine drainage and other acidic effluents which causes hazardous metals such as iron, lead, zinc, cadmium, manganese, magnesium, arsenic and copper to precipitate out of the raw water so they can be removed.

Somerset International Australia is the Australian sales and service subsidiary of Somerset International The company is made up of mineral and mining industry professionals with many years of experience in mineral processing and proven expertise in fine mineral processes, specifically flotation and de-watering.Existing fine mineral centrifuges employ a screen to de-water, which can result in the loss of ultrafine coal into the screen drain and effluent streams. This fine material either reports directly to the tailings thickener or is recirculated, accumulating in the process water, adding to the solids load in the fines circuit, and ultimately being lost to the tailings. At SIA we work closely with our customers to analyze both the ultrafine losses from the mineral processing plant and the consequences of recirculating loads. In addition to the clearly defined primary benefits of reducing ultrafine mineral losses, our analyses are finding significant areas in plant optimization and debottlenecking as well.Our business model offers expertise and technology to the mineral and mining industry through a customized commercial agreement that requires no capital outlay or installation costs and minimal maintenance costs for the customer.

Valuable mineral ore is lost to waste when minerals such as coal, iron ore, copper, and phosphate are processed. Our patent portfolio and ongoing research and development program are aimed at cleaning up the mining industry.The first step in waste reduction is to capture as much valuable mineral as possible. Our technology makes mineral preparation plants more efficient by capturing the minerals currently being discarded as waste, thereby reducing the volume of waste sent to the tailings ponds and returning cleaner water to the process plant.The second step is to dry the tailing stream to under 30% moisture so that it can be stacked rather than stored behind dams that are constantly failing. Our talented engineers and patented processes enable us to design bespoke tailing management solutions for our customers.