RE:The KOMBAT CURSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WATER.........!!!!!!!!!!!!Have to agree. Why the HECK do they not have a backup pump on site? De-watering is the key to getting this mine going, and they do not even have a little extra pumping capacity? It is ridiculous.
They said they were pumping 1500 m3/hr per pump. I saw a pump that can do 380 GPM for $7000. 1 GPM = .227 m3/hr, so this pump could do 380 x .227 = 86 m3/hr. 1500 m3/hr would require 17 of these pumps. That would cost $119k. So I would assume that one of these large pumps would cost around $120k. It seems to me this would definitely be worth the cost to not only have a backup, but to also increase pumping capaicity.