How to pump betterThe right equipment and smart choices when deploying a pumping system can lead to huge benefits

The right equipment and smart choices when deploying a pumping system can lead to huge benefits

By Matthew Parizot

May 15, 2023

Implementing electric submersible pumps as part of a mine’s dewatering operations can solve many of the issues that come with using diesel pumps. Courtesy of Tsurumi

Pumps have been employed in the service of dewatering mines for centuries. In fact, the need to dewater deeper mines directly led to the development of the steam engine and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

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