Dredge Mining

From dry heavy minerals mining to a wet dredge mining operation: A succesfull story in Brazil

Many ‘Heavy Minerals (HM)’ deposits, consisting of minerals such as Rutile (TiO2), Ilmenite (FeO..TiO), Zircon (ZrO2) and Monazite (rare earth minerals) are of placer origin, and are often found in either beach or in dune deposits. These minerals are concentrated in a matrix of sandy material which is the cause that besides referring to HM-mining, we also define this activity as Sand-mining. Read the whole article.


About Dredge Mining

IHC companies have been involved in the design and fabrication of dredge mining equipment since the end of the 19th Century. Most of this equipment is used in dredge mining projects all around the world, thus generating a great deal of in-house knowledge, furthering technical development.

In addition to important innovations like the development of the dredging wheel, dredge mining automation systems, submerged pumping technology and track chain bucket ladder systems, IHC Merwede is constantly trying to improve the latest state-of-the-art designs for dredge mining systems, and their operation.

IHC Mining builds equipment for mining:

  • gold
  • tin (casserite)
  • aluminium (bauxite)
  • mineral sands (ilmenite, rutile, zircon)
  • diamond deposits
  • rock salts
  • other wet mining applications


Our product brochure is also available for downloading.

Title: Reliable as a rock in Wet Mining by IHC Mining
Year of Publication: 2008
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Contact


Dredge Mining

IHC Mining
Molendijk 94, 3361 EP Sliedrecht
P.O. Box 204, 3360 AE Sliedrecht
The Netherlands

T +31 184 41 15 55
F +31 184 41 18 84
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