Status · Oct 29, 2026Preliminary MMT evaluation — no ownership or approved project announced.

MicroMining TechnologiesEkati Environmental & Asset Evaluation

MMT advanced oxidation evaluation

An Evidence-Led Advanced Oxidation Assessment

MMT proposes to assess whether its historical patent-derived advanced oxidation technology and contemporary ozone-generation, mass-transfer and reactor equipment could enhance selected water-treatment applications. AOP is not a substitute for all minewater treatments, and no Ekati-specific removal efficiencies or savings are claimed at this stage.

Conceptual process · under assessment

Integrated treatment train

  1. 01

    Source-water selection

  2. 02

    Equalization & characterization

  3. 03

    Solids / pH pretreatment

  4. 04

    Ozone / AOP contact reactor

  5. 05

    Residual oxidant destruction

  6. 06

    Targeted polishing (as required)

  7. 07

    Accredited lab verification

  8. 08

    Compliant discharge or reuse (only where authorized)

Conceptual diagram for communication only — not a site design.

Screening

Scope and limits

Potential targets

Screening categories

Certain susceptible dissolved organic compounds; disinfection where relevant; iron/manganese oxidation when supported by speciation and filtration; selected odour/colour constituents. These are screening categories, not site-specific findings.

Separate controls required

Beyond ozone alone

Nitrates/ammonia, chloride/sulfate, total dissolved solids and fine particulate kimberlite generally require other treatment technologies. Ozone alone does not remove dissolved salts or suspended solids. Cold-water kinetics, off-gas management, energy use, bromide/bromate risk and aquatic-life compatibility are mandatory design considerations.

Performance gates

Proposed evaluation stages

01

Desktop screening

Identify candidate streams and regulatory objectives from measured data.

02

Bench-scale treatability

Compare control, conventional treatment and AOP-assisted pathways at relevant temperatures.

03

Independent pilot

If justified, test a modular plant against agreed operational and water-quality metrics.

04

Commercial decision

Scale only if accredited data demonstrate compliance, lower whole-life treatment costs and an acceptable environmental risk profile.

Measurement

Key performance indicators

  • Influent & effluent chemistry
  • Analyte-specific removal
  • Ozone dose & transfer efficiency
  • kWh/m³
  • Reagent consumption
  • Treatment cost/m³
  • Sludge & by-product generation
  • Reliability
  • Operator staffing
  • Residual ozone
  • Bromate where relevant
  • Discharge compliance

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