MINING REMEDIATION AUTHORITY · Awarded contract
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Active Treatment Trials for Mine Water Pollution at Abandoned Metal Mines

Awarded 02 Jan 2025

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Awarded02 Jan 2025
Value£680,326.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEnergy & Environment
Ended 7mo ago1y 3mo term
Awarded 2 Jan 2025Expired 30 Mar 2026

The Mining Remediation Authority awarded a contract to Arcadis UK Ltd, Sand Separations Systems Ltd, and X-Ray Mineral Services Ltd for active treatment trials on up to five sites to investigate options for mine water discharging from abandoned metal mines.

The trials support the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines Programme's interim target to construct 8 mine water treatment schemes and 20 diffuse interventions by 31 January 2028, and the statutory goal to halve the length of English rivers polluted by harmful metals by 2038.

The contract value is AUD 680,326.

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