Our Partners

Strategic
partnerships

Valleyspring is proud to collaborate with a network of industry leaders, each bringing unsurpassed expertise to the table. Together, we offer a comprehensive suite of solutions.

Our Partners & Associates

K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies​

K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies in Germany specialises in developing and testing of tailor-made process flowsheets, using innovative and proven process technologies, to extract and produce inorganic salts and hydroxides of various metals such as lithium, potassium, magnesium, boron, rare earths, and energy metals. 

The company provides expert guidance and support during the complete lifecycle of raw material projects, including exploration, process development, engineering, laboratory and pilot-scale testing of complete production processes, key equipment supply, commissioning, and operational optimisation. With over 70 years of experience in the mineral salt industry and a track record of successful projects worldwide, K-UTEC has become one of the leading companies providing solutions for extracting and processing lithium and potassium-containing raw materials.

MinCon​

MinCon is an engineering company with strong engineering and design capabilities, complemented by project management skills and project execution experience across multiple sectors.

MinCon’s engineering office is based in Australia through Erudite, with over 200 employees providing technical expertise across the entire project development life-cycle spectrum – from basic concept development to detail design, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, instrumentation and infrastructure development.

IHC Mining

For every phase in the mining life cycle for raw materials, IHC Mining provides reliable, integrated solutions, fully tailored to specific demand for mineral resources. By means of the state-of-the-art equipment that they design and build – and the services IHC Mining delivers – their customers can improve operational efficiency, lower the cost per tonne and make their activities more sustainable.

IHC Mining’s expertise includes dredge mining, slurry transportation, materials handling and mineral separation solutions. They have a proven track record in solutions for mineral sands, tailings rehabilitation, battery minerals, gold, diamonds, tin and other commodities. In addition, with offices in Australia, South Africa, Brazil and their head office in The Netherlands, IHC Mining can guarantee a local presence and industry leading support on every continent.

IHC Mining is part of Royal IHC, a leading designer, builder and supplier of integrated vessels, equipment and services to customers in the dredging, offshore, mining and defence industries.

Serra

Serra is based in Spain and with over 60 years of experience specialises in the design and construction of equipment for solar salt operations and processing. 

Serra specialises in building small, light-weight and efficient harvesters that are successfully being used by many of their clients globally. These machines can operate in conditions where most other, heavier equipment can’t, keeping harvesting operations going when it matters most.

Serra also offer a range of equipment related to salt washing and processing, including counter-current washing screws, centrifuges, crushers, additive dosing systems, fluid bed dryers and screens.

Kenviro

Kenviro is a specialist Geosynthetics supply and installation company, specialising in geosynthetic lined engineered dams and structures. Their expertise includes evaporation ponds, brine ponds, tailings dams, heap leach pads, water storages, landfill cell construction/ capping, and various other lined containment structures for water and waste materials.

With head office based in Perth, Western Australia and international reach, Kenviro delivers services both nationally and internationally for their clients. With the ability to provide a personalised service to their clients and their clients representatives from design stage right through to engineering and construction. Kenviro can assist with design stage consultation, materials selection and procurement, material testing, engineering, construction/ installation and commissioning.

Kenviro have long-standing partnerships and strategic alliances worldwide with geosynthetic/geomembrane manufacturers and testing agencies both nationally and internationally, thereby ensuring each project can be serviced with quality materials meticulously sourced and tested to ensure even the most stringent criteria is met or exceeded.

Kenviro people have decades of experience in all types of Geomembranes and Geosynthetics, civil construction and environmental containment at local, national, and international levels. Through their collective capacity and experience they ensure project delivery in accordance with the most stringent requirements.