Smart pumps, dry roads: how Xylem and Boliden reimagined mine dewatering for automation, cost control, and resilience underground

Jan Wikström presenting at AusIMM’s Underground Operators Conference 2025 in Adelaide on the adaptive sump system used at Renström mine. Photo: Jamie Wade.
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Content By Jamie Wade on June 6, 2025
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, Workflow Management, Costs, Budgeting, Financial Planning, Cost Control, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Water and Air Quality Monitoring, Sustainable Practices, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Product Innovation, Collaboration with Research Institutions
Europe, Sweden
Lead, Base Metals, Copper, Zinc, Energy Minerals

When Sweden-based miner Boliden set out to futureproof its Renström underground operations for autonomous mining, it quickly...

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