How many tons of zeolite will be necessary to treatThe hundred of tailing ponds in saskatchewan? Check on google map, the tailing ponds all around saskaoon. Lots of 100,000 m2 of surface area to treat. We all know that they use lots of water for their process, adding to that about 900 mm of annual precipitation that falls on those ponds. Imagine thousands of tons of zeolite per year. $$$$