PhosLocker helps capture, recover, and stabilize excess phosphorus in water systems used throughout phosphate mining and processing facilities.
Phosphate mines generate wastewater streams and tailings ponds with elevated phosphorus levels. These high nutrient loads can create water clarity challenges, algae development, and compliance risks for discharge or reuse.
Mining operations must manage phosphorus efficiently to protect water quality, meet regulations, and improve environmental stability. When phosphorus levels remain high, it can impact downstream ecosystems and raise treatment costs.
PhosLocker provides a simple way to control phosphorus in mining ponds, processing water, and recirculation systems before issues develop.
PhosLocker captures dissolved phosphorus from mining water streams and binds it into a stable, reusable form. This protects water quality, reduces environmental load, and supports safer water handling practices across the operation.
Mining sites using PhosLocker experience clearer water, reduced nutrient mobility, and improved conditions in both active and legacy water containment areas.
PhosLocker supports regulatory compliance and helps maintain predictable water chemistry.
PhosLocker integrates easily with water management setups used in phosphate mines.
Applications include:
PhosLocker works with existing infrastructure and requires minimal operational changes, making it a practical upgrade for mining teams.
WHY PHOSLOCKER WORKS: TARGETING THE NUTRIENT ITSELF
Side-by-side comparison
Traditional Mine Water Treatments:
PhosLocker’s Approach:
PhosLocker stabilizes nutrients upstream, which improves downstream water clarity and reduces the load placed on final treatment systems.
PhosLocker can be used alongside:
Clarification systems
Filtration or membrane systems
Aeration or oxygenation equipment
Settling and recapture ponds
Biological or natural remediation programs
By stabilizing phosphorus early in the process, PhosLocker strengthens the performance of any existing technology.
Mining operations using PhosLocker see improved water quality, reduced nutrient loads, and more stable holding pond conditions. This supports environmental compliance and protects surrounding ecosystems.
PhosLocker helps lower treatment costs, reduce chemical dependencies, and create predictable water quality
for both active and long-term mine management.
Mine water treatment teams
Environmental compliance managers
Processing engineers
Tailings and reclamation managers
Sustainability and ESG departments
Third-party water quality contractors
Any operation managing phosphorus-rich water can benefit from PhosLocker.
Our team can design a phosphorus control strategy tailored to your mining operation.
PhosLocker is easy to integrate, environmentally safe, and supports consistent, compliant water quality.