Eco Oro Minerals completes Colombia wastewater treatment plant

Pecious metals exploration and mining development company Eco Oro Minerals has completed construction of a wastewater treatment plant at its Angostura Project in Colombia.

The plant is designed by companies from Bucaramanga, Colombia and California, and helps the mining exploration process with treated industrial wastewater. It has a capacity to treat 20l of wastewater a second with the aid of specially designed processing tanks that ensure it meets international (including Colombian) environmental standards.

A unique automatic control system is used by the plant that enables both local and remote supervising through multiple control points using real-time transmission of in-situ data. This includes one at the Angostura Project and another one at Bucaramanga.

Construction began in the third quarter of 2013 and the plant was commissioned in July.

The representative of the office of the Governor of Santander said: "We appreciate all the support Eco Oro has provided our community and for building this state-of-the-art facility that clearly shows the company’s commitment to the province of Soto Norte and to maintaining its investment and presence in the region."

Eco Oro president and chief executive officer Anna Stylianides said: "Commissioning of the water treatment plant evidences Eco Oro’s commitment to protecting and enhancing the environment and the importance we place on community and stakeholder concerns as we seek to move forward with development of the Angostura Project."