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Built in 1750, the Suomenlinna shipyard is a UNESCO World Heritage site that still has two active dry docks. The shipyard is part of the Suomenlinna Sea...

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Access to water and energy key risk for mining industry

In its latest report on the mining and metals industry, EY (formerly Ernst & Young) has named access to water and energy as one of the top ten risks facing...

Xylem floating pump station dewaters iron ore mine

When mining company LKAB needed to drain 35 million cubic meters of water from a flooded mine in northern Sweden, it contacted Xylem for a complete dewatering...

Canadian mine solves pump vibration problem with Xylem solution

Glencore-Xstrata is one of the many mining operations active in the Sudbury basin, located in Northern Ontario. At the company’s Nickel Rim South Mine, pumping...