As unpredictable and intense rainfall continues to challenge mine water management, Integrated Pump Rental (IPR) provides a comprehensive dewatering solution essential to keeping surface and underground mining operations running smoothly, says IPR MD Lee Vine.

Vine notes that many mines struggle with insufficiently robust dewatering systems, leading to emergency interventions.

“While we often assist during crises, more mining operations are now seeking a proactive outsourced dewatering strategy,” he says.

A member of Atlas Copco’s Specialty Rental Division, IPR provides a full range of dewatering solutions including Atlas Copco electric submersible pumps and Atlas Copco diesel-driven pump sets as well as Toyo heavy-duty slurry pumps and IPR’s SlurrySucker dredging units for effective slurry management.

The company’s turnkey rental solutions include installation, operation and maintenance, aimed at ensuring optimal system performance. It also assists in correctly specifying pump capacity and duty requirements, to prevent misaligned equipment from leading to failures and costly downtime.

IPR sister company Rand Air supplies generator sets and lighting towers to support dewatering installations.