News and Information

We are excited about the upcoming Underground Operators Conference 2020 in Perth this month. Unlike the other industry events, this is a trade show specifically about underground mining. For us, this is a great opportunity to share news about our new JetGuard pump. This is a PumpEng product that is designed especially for underground environments…

We are starting to see a new generation of mining managers taking a fresh broom to mining procurement. Historically mining procurement was always driven by the bottom line of the spreadsheet. The cheapest product would win the contract because the priority was all about keeping line item costs down. Lately, we’ve been noticing a different…

Mining companies are changing how they operate, and this will create demand for equipment designed specifically for the new conditions. Move Toward Brownfield Sites Currently, for a mine to go from greenfields explorational to an operational site producing income, can take as long as ten to fifteen years. Sometimes even longer. Before rigs can start…

We’ve just launched a new look for PumpEng, in parallel with our company’s expansion into overseas markets. We started out designing pump parts for Australian conditions. As we’ve grown, we’ve come to realise that the problems we are solving don’t just apply in Australia, they apply in the USA, Canada, South Africa and other countries…

Have you ever wondered where the mining term “scat” comes from? It comes from the term for animal droppings which in science are known as animal scat. In a mining plant or processing mill, they have a big grinding circuit for crushing raw material, these are usually Ball or SAG mills. Inside these Sag/Ball mill…

What Is Fair? A cheap pump hire rate may not end up being the bargain you thought it was. Many hiring companies have carefully worded terms and conditions which cover wear and damage to the pumps. The definition of fair wear is a subjective thing. How do you decide if the amount of wear is…

The Problems With Vertical Cantilever Sump Pumps Vertical cantilever sump pumps are used predominantly in processing plants all over the world. These can be run by mining companies or the type of industrial processing plants you find on the fringes of cities. Just by the nature of what they’re doing, there tends to be spillage. That…

Mining operators hate delays. You can imagine how mine managers feel about delays in their mining schedules where the root cause is a failure in a submersible pump part. Sometimes issues can arise with submersible pumps designed for international markets coming up against unique problems created by Australian conditions. So PumpEng decided to would jump in and modify…

Submersible dewatering pumps are used when excess groundwater is coming in and it needs to be dewatered so mining contractors can keep their operations going. In other cases they don’t have groundwater and they need to introduce water for their tools or for their jumbos or their drilling rigs. This applies whether they’re drilling paste…

There’s a good reason why our most popular submersible pump for civil hire is the CorroTuff sump pump. The Client Customers for this pump come from a wide range of sites. From your plumbers needing a pump for a day at $35, to someone like Leighton’s, who might be building a new freeway and want…