Mine Dredging
in South Australia
Designed & Built in Perth
Eliminate Downtime
Advanced underwater positioning technology
Operation in corrosive and extreme pH environments (pH 1 to pH 14)
Save Time & Money
Cleaning the Water Assets Behind SA’s Mines
South Australia holds the majority of the nation’s copper reserves, with the state accounting for roughly 69% of Australia’s copper. That means a lot of process water, a lot of tailings, and a lot of ponds and tanks that slowly lose capacity to settled solids. Every one of those assets has to be cleaned at some point. The old way meant draining it, isolating it, and sending people in.
We do it differently. Dredge Robotics runs online mine dredging across South Australian sites, clearing sediment while the asset keeps working. Our robots handle the remote arid conditions of the Far North, the demands of the copper province at Prominent Hill and Carrapateena, and the industrial water assets around Whyalla and Port Pirie. One partner, one method, built for SA conditions.
Conventional Dredging Still Means Downtime. Ours Doesn’t.
Draining a pond or tank to clean it is slow and expensive, and it usually stops production while it happens. It also puts people into confined, contaminated spaces to do the work by hand. That has been the standard approach for decades.
Our model removes the reasons for all of it. The asset stays in service while we clean it, so production keeps running. Nobody has to enter the space, which takes the highest-risk part of the job off the table. And because the robot works from the water, there is no need to empty, isolate or cut into the asset first. For an operation running around the clock, that is the difference between a maintenance job and a shutdown.
Mine Dredging and Dewatering Services in SA
Our dredging services in South Australia cover the two jobs every mine site faces: getting solids out, and getting water out. Both are handled by robots that keep the asset online.
Tailings and tailings dam dredging: Tailings storage fills over time and needs managing to hold capacity and stay compliant. We clear settled material from tailings dams and storage facilities without the asset coming offline, and our robots are rated for the acidic and high-pH water these environments throw at them.
Process and Evaporation Pond Dredging: Process water ponds and evaporation ponds lose volume as sludge builds on the floor. Our pond dredging services desludge them in service, restoring capacity without a drain-down. On lined ponds, our liner-safe design clears the sediment while protecting the HDPE, LLDPE or PVC lining underneath.
Mine Dewatering and Water Management: Water sitting where it should not be is a cost and a hazard. Our mine dewatering across South Australian sites removes it from ponds, basins and retention structures while operations continue. It is a practical part of day-to-day mine water management on SA sites, keeping assets at working capacity rather than letting them silt up between shutdowns.
Internationally recognised certifications and accreditations.
LINED PONDS
LINED PONDS
Lined ponds may be common, however, the delicate nature of the lining can add challenges to dredging the traditional way. See how robotic dredging in Australia can restore your HDPE, LLDPE and PVC lined ponds with zero risk of damage, even with minimal visibility.
TANKS
TANKS
Maintaining process and storage tanks is essential, but often requires shutting down operation to do so. Not with Dredge Robotics. We have revolutionised cleaning and inspecting tanks without shutting down your mining, manufacturing or other operations. Learn how.
WASTEWATER DESLUDGING
WASTEWATER DESLUDGING
Using online robotic dredging technology with pinpoint GPS tracking, we can desludge and clean wastewater ponds, raceways, digesters, oxidation ditches and sediment tanks without stopping operations or requiring entry from divers or your team. Explore more.
CHEMICAL PONDS
CHEMICAL PONDS
Our dredging contractors in Australia can operate our online robotics in highly corrosive and extreme pH environments (pH 1 to pH14), allowing you a safer, more efficient and cost-effective method of cleaning and inspecting chemical tanks.
Zero Human Entry, Every Job.
Taking people out of confined, contaminated water assets removes the highest-risk part of the job outright. That matters most in the acidic, hypersaline and high-pH conditions common across South Australian tailings and process water.
Proven in Conditions as Hard as SA’s
Remote, running non-stop, and chemically brutal is exactly where robotic dredging earns its place. Our case studies show real results delivered in water assets just as demanding as the ones on South Australian mine sites, without a single shutdown.
The Tech That Handles What Others Can’t
Acidic tailings, hypersaline ponds and near-zero visibility put most dredging equipment out of action fast. Our systems are designed and patented to keep working in exactly those conditions, so the water assets on SA mine sites get cleaned properly instead of avoided. See what sits behind the technology.
Get in Touch
Find out how you can save time and money with our online robotic dredging solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you service remote South Australian mine sites?
Yes. We mobilise to remote sites across SA, including the copper and uranium operations in the state’s Far North. Our robotic systems are designed to be transported and deployed at sites well away from major centres.
Can a process pond or tailings dam be cleaned while the plant keeps running?
Yes. Our robots clean the asset while it stays in service, so there is no need to halt production. This is the core of what separates us from conventional dredging.
Will robotic dredging damage a pond liner?
No. Our liner-safe technology is engineered to clear sediment while protecting the integrity of HDPE, LLDPE and PVC liners. Each design is tested against liners before deployment.
Can the robots work in acidic or high-pH tailings water?
Yes. Our systems operate across the full pH range, from pH 1 to pH 14, so they can clean the corrosive and extreme water common to tailings and process environments.