VANCOUVER, BC, July 10,
2024 /CNW/ - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV: BQE), a
leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, is
pleased to announce our contract to perform laboratory testing and
conceptual engineering for a non-biological selenium removal water
treatment plant using the Company's patented Selen-IX™ technology
for a mine in Latin America.
David Kratochvil, CEO of BQE
Water, commented "As the first selenium project with regulatory
drivers linked to long-term operation of an existing large scale
mine in Latin America, this
early-stage technical assessment contract is very significant.
First, it allows us to demonstrate the capabilities and quantified
benefits of Selen-IX™ in reducing life-cycle costs and risks of
selenium management. Second, it helps to increase awareness about
non-biological treatment of selenium in Latin America where selenium regulations are
in very early stages of adoption and familiarity with commercially
proven technological solutions somewhat lags behind North America".
About Selen-IX™
BQE's Selen-IX™ technology is a patented and award-winning
process of removing selenium from wastewater reaching effluent
limits well below 0.002 mg/L, effectively eliminating reliance on
dilution, and producing stable non-hazardous solid residue suitable
for re-use. Since its first commercial application in 2020,
Selen-IX has been successfully implemented at four sites across
North America with the fifth
installation currently under construction in the US. As the only
commercially proven non-biological treatment system, Selen-IX™
offers unique advantages of rapid start-up and ramp-up from minimum
to maximum design plant capacity, seasonal or intermittent
treatment, zero sensitivity to water temperature, and zero risk of
downstream impacts caused by organo-selenium species produced by
biological systems.
About BQE Water
BQE Water is a service provider specializing in water treatment
and management for metals mining, smelting and refining.
We are helping to transform the way the industry thinks about
water in the context of natural resource projects by offering
services and expertise which enables more sustainable water
management practices and improved overall project performance at
reduced risks. BQE Water invests in innovation and has developed
unique intellectual property through the commercialization of
several new technologies at mine sites around the world for
organizations including Glencore, Jiangxi Copper, Freeport-McMoRan
and the US EPA. BQE Water is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and trades on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the symbol BQE. Visit www.bqewater.com for
more information.
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