Mining Industry

Red Valve’s Legacy in the Mining Industry

Since 1953, Red Valve has been a trusted partner to the global mining industry, beginning with the development of a custom pinch valve for the world’s first coal slurry pipeline. This groundbreaking innovation set the foundation for a decades-long commitment to designing and manufacturing valve solutions capable of withstanding the toughest applications in mining and mineral processing.

Mining operations demand equipment that performs reliably in abrasive, corrosive, and high-pressure environments. Red Valve meets these challenges with engineered valve technologies that emphasize durability, safety, and performance. Our pinch valves, slurry knife gate valves and pressure sensors are specifically designed to operate in severe service conditions—including tailings handling, slurry transport, dewatering, thickener underflow and chemical dosing. Key design features such as full-port openings, non-clogging flow paths and abrasion- and chemical-resistant elastomers ensure consistent performance and reduced maintenance. These advantages translate to lower operating costs, improved plant uptime and enhanced worker safety—critical priorities in modern mining operations.

Red Valve products are trusted in mining facilities across six continents, including operations in North America, South America, China, Australia, Africa and Europe. Our valves are used in a wide range of mining applications involving coal, copper, gold, nickel, iron ore, phosphates, rare earths and more. We continue to innovate with each advancement in material science and mining technology, offering custom-engineered solutions to meet evolving industry needs. Whether you're building a new facility or upgrading an existing system, Red Valve delivers the proven performance and long-term reliability mining operations demand.

Download our comprehensive Mining Industry Valve Solutions Guide or browse our Mining Application Solution Sheets to discover how Red Valve products can support your operation’s efficiency, safety, and sustainability goals:

 


  Precious Metal Mining

  • Concentrators
  • Concentrate Lines
  • Circuit Sizing and Reduction

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Iron Ore / Coal / Tar Sands

  • Iron Ore Reduction
  • Pelletizing
  • Dilute Coal Dust
  • Lead
  • Bitumen
  • Potash

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Aluminum and Bauxite

  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Mud Washing

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Phosphate Mining

  • Recausticizers
  • Diammonium Phosphate
  • Drying and Filtering
  • Sand and Silica Reduction
  • Pelletizing

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Miscellaneous Mining

  • Copper
  • Gold and Silver
  • Re-circulation Water

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