Firm structure

	Secondary mineralisation in a unoperational salt mine

In the framework of K-UTEC you will find a variety of competent specialists with differing fields of expertise who offer a complete service over a broad spectrum of projects. The Enterprice (Potassium-Environmental Technology), an independent engineering company, possesses over 50 years of accumulated know-how within their specific field.

• Process engineering and processing
• Waste disposal- and land fill technology
• Commercial and industrial waste
• Redevelopment of redundant mine workings
• Geophysics and geotechnology
• Environmental impact assessment

Well maintained tunnel in a redundant mine

 

 

Our field of activity extends far beyond the bounds of saltwork applications. Beside our activities in active and inactive potash mines our services also extend to the mining of other raw materials (underground and open cast), such as evaluation and assesment of the upper regions of the earth crust using up-to-date engineering methods. In conjunction with our current contract work we conduct intensive practically orientated research enabling us to offer the latest technology and most modern solutions applicable to the project on hand, to industry and the private sector.

 

 

Substantial spheres of activity

Chemical and physical analytics

Accredited and certified investigation laboratory with foci in these areas:

• Waste material
• Mineral and saline raw materials
• Sewage, ground water and drinking water
• mine and process gases, motor emissions
• materials, process fluids, biodiesel
• indoor pollution 

Chemical and physical engineering

• Studies, process development, basic engineering of processes for salt manufacture
• Manufacturing process for every alkaline and alkaline earth element compound as chloride, sulphate, nitrate, carbonate, hydroxide, oxide and borate
• Dissolving, leaching, evaporation, crystallisation, precipitation, settling, separation, filtering resp. filtration, drying techniques
• Recycling, recovery of valuable material and waste water treatment

Geoecology

• Environmetal compatibility studies
• Ecological advice on building
• Waters development and water maintenance
• Concepts for the recultivation of saline residue slag-heaps

Geomechanics and mining

• geomechanic / consulting: geomechanic monitoring, expert analysis and consulting
• Abandoned Mining situations: Investigation, site characterization, securing and bailment actions, monitoring
• Geological / mineralogical site characterizations
• R&D activities: Design, execution and monitoring of test sites in situ

Geophysics

• seismological monitoring
• development, design/installation and technical support of seismological monitoring systems
• vibration measurements
• geophysical survey with electromagnetically, seismically and geoelectrical methods on the surface as well as in mines

Waste management and backfilling

• Preparation of expert’s opinions of industrial wastes and development of mix designs for backfilling and for disposal in underground deposits
• Development of recycling concepts, co-operation in the realization of authorization procedures and in proofing the long term safety
• Development and preparation of special mortars, building material systems and special products for saline utilization
• Planning and realization of horizontal and vertical barrier and dam systems in salt formations
• Planning and realization of backfilling plants
• Process development and optimization in the processing of mineral raw materials
• Test lab for backfilling and building materials