PMAP Mine Water

What PMAP Mine Water does

PMAP Mine Water Corporation is a privately held Canadian environmental technology company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, that delivers in-situ mine water treatment and monitoring services to mining operators worldwide. The company's platform replaces conventional lime-based fixed treatment plants with a system that injects a patented, non-hazardous magnesium-based (MgO) reagent directly into tailings ponds and pit lakes, eliminating gypsum scaling, suppressing pH overshoot, and producing a denser sludge with metal concentrations suitable for downstream recovery of cobalt, nickel, copper, and zinc.

The technical stack is built around four proprietary pillars: a patented reagent chemistry, custom PMAP Process Design using digital-twin pond modeling, an AI-driven fleet of three autonomous unmanned surface vessels (SMART for combined monitoring and reagent injection, PROBE for 30+ parameter water quality surveying, and SPORT for pilot studies), and AI-driven bathymetric monitoring with closed-loop dosing optimization. Real-time sensor feedback dynamically adjusts reagent use; a four-step methodology (bathymetry mapping, custom planning, slurry preparation, precision injection) operationalizes each deployment.

Commercially, PMAP generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts covering wastewater treatment, continuous water monitoring, engineering consulting, autonomous sampling, metals recovery, and supply of its proprietary reagent. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting mining operators directly, with a free suitability analysis service as the entry point and long sales cycles anchored in pilot projects, lab testing, and technical demonstrations. The company has executed projects across at least ten countries spanning the Americas, Europe, Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, and is backed by a strategic investment from Baymag Inc., Canada's sole high-purity MgO producer, whose CEO sits on PMAP's board.

Name

PMAP Mine Water

Legal name

PMAP Mine Water Corporation

Website

https://pmap.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PMAP Mine Water is a Canadian environmental technology company that provides in-situ mine water treatment, autonomous monitoring, and metals recovery services to mining operators worldwide using a patented magnesium-based reagent and a fleet of AI-powered unmanned surface vessels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mine Water Treatment Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Dewatering & Water Management Services (Pumping, Treatment, Tailings Water Return) (IMAKAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tailings & Water Management Engineering (TSF Design/Construction, Dams, Water Treatment) (IMAKAOAF), Mining & Metals Process & Water Chemicals (IMAEAJAJ), Process Water & Effluent Treatment (Water Recycle, AMD Treatment, Neutralization) (IMAKALAI)

Keywords

• Mine water treatment
• Wastewater treatment services
• Mine water monitoring
• Metal recovery services
• Autonomous surface vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Services: End-to-end mine wastewater treatment solutions providing comprehensive management from initial assessment to final discharge. Includes in-situ neutralization using proprietary reagents and unmanned dispensing vessels. Revenue generated through project-based service contracts with mining operations.
2. Water Monitoring Services: Continuous real-time monitoring services using autonomous unmanned vessels. Provides detailed reporting and analytics for compliance and decision-making. Ongoing monitoring contracts with mining clients.
3. Metals Recovery Services: Recovery of valuable metals (cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc) from mine wastewater, transforming environmental liabilities into revenue-generating opportunities. Revenue from metal recovery operations and associated treatment cost savings passed to clients.
4. Engineering Solutions & Consulting: Process engineering consulting including technology evaluation, bench-scale testing, process design, and facility design. Provides customized treatment processes that integrate with existing operations.
5. Sampling Services: Autonomous unmanned sampling services for water and sediment analysis. Supports compliance checks, seasonal profiling, and early contaminant detection.
6. Reagent Supply: Supply of proprietary PMAP reagent formula for mine water treatment. The patented MgO-based formula is mixed on-site with tailing pond water to create treatment slurry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PMAP Mine Water provides in-situ mine water treatment and monitoring services for the mining industry, combining a patented magnesium-based reagent with AI-powered autonomous unmanned surface vessels that dispense the reagent and continuously monitor water quality. The company delivers end-to-end wastewater treatment, real-time monitoring, engineering solutions, autonomous sampling, and metal recovery services to mining operators globally.

Product overview

PMAP Mine Water offers an integrated platform of mine water treatment technologies comprising four core services (Wastewater Treatment, Water Monitoring, Engineering Solutions, and Metals Recovery) supported by four proprietary technology pillars (Reagent & Chemical Technology, Process Design, Dispensing Technology, and Monitoring/Bathymetry). The system centers on a patented magnesium-based reagent delivered via a fleet of three AI-powered unmanned surface vessels (SMART, PROBE, SPORT) that perform both autonomous monitoring and in-situ reagent dispensing. Digital twin technology enables operational planning, while real-time AI-driven optimization coordinates treatment across the entire platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• S.M.A.R.T. Surveying, Mapping, Analysing and Reagent Transmission - AI-powered platform for mine water management providing both monitoring and in-situ treatment capabilities. Dimensions: 138" × 85" × 42".
• P.R.O.B.E.
• S.P.O.R.T.

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 85% CAPEX reduction compared to traditional lime treatment systems
• +7 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StormtecminorOthersStormtec appears as a partner/collaborator on PMAP's website. Nature of partnership is not explicitly detailed in available source material.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions with a meaningful mining segment offering treatment chemicals and digital monitoring. Competes with PMAP in providing mining operators with reagent programs and water management services, though Ecolab's approach is chemical-driven rather than autonomous-vessel-driven.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water treatment major serving mining, industrial, and municipal customers with comprehensive treatment plants and chemical programs. Competes with PMAP on enterprise mining water treatment contracts; offers legacy lime-based and active treatment solutions that PMAP positions itself as a lower-CAPEX replacement for.
• Clariant: Specialty chemicals supplier with a mining solutions business providing reagents for mineral processing and water treatment. Comparable to PMAP in supplying chemistry-based solutions to mining operators, but as a broad chemicals incumbent rather than a specialist in in-situ autonomous treatment.
• Pentair: Global water treatment and flow technologies company serving industrial, mining, and commercial customers. Overlaps with PMAP in providing equipment and treatment solutions for mining water management, though Pentair focuses on filtration and pumping rather than in-situ chemical treatment.
• BASF Mining Solutions: Diversified chemical major with a dedicated mining solutions unit offering reagents, process chemicals, and water treatment chemistries for mine operators. Overlaps with PMAP's reagent and chemical value proposition for mining water treatment, though BASF operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Xylem: Global water technology company providing pumps, treatment systems, and smart water monitoring for industrial and mining customers. Competes with PMAP on monitoring and treatment, with overlapping digital and sensor capabilities; serves as a broad incumbent with established mining relationships.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Large water technology and services provider serving mining, oil & gas, and industrial customers with treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital monitoring. Comparable to PMAP in addressing mining water challenges, but as a broad incumbent with established relationships rather than a specialized in-situ technology.
• Solvay: Major mining chemicals supplier offering reagents for mineral processing and water treatment at mine sites. Comparable to PMAP in supplying the reagent input for mine water treatment, though Solvay operates at incumbent scale with broader chemistry portfolios.

Direct peers

• WesTech Engineering (Sulzer): Designs and supplies water and wastewater treatment equipment for mining and industrial clients, including process equipment for tailings and mine water. Now part of Sulzer; directly comparable to PMAP as a specialized mining water treatment equipment provider serving similar mining customers.
• Clean TeQ Water: Specialist in advanced water treatment and metals recovery for mining and industrial applications, offering selective ion exchange and continuous ion exchange technologies. Closest direct competitor to PMAP in mine water treatment and metals recovery, with overlapping customer base and value proposition around recovering cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals from wastewater streams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pmap-mine-water

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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