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With McLanahan Thickeners, producers can recover up to 90% of their water for reuse to create a more sustainable operation. They are ideal for sites where water is scarce or expensive. McLanahan Thickeners also reduce the amount of material reporting to waste. This allows producers to reduce the size of their settling ponds or tailings storage facilities, which can be expensive and dangerous to maintain, cause permitting issues and potentially cover mineable reserves.  

Most McLanahan Thickeners (but not all) incorporate a low profile rake design with or without dewatering pickets, and the rake drive is powered either by a hydraulic power pack or direct coupled electro-mechanical gearbox. A modern feedwell design based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling ensures minimal flocculant usage. Optional sensors for monitoring bed level, underflow density and overflow turbidity ensure optimal operation.