Minerals

Multiflo®
MF Heavy Duty Mine
Dewatering Pumps
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 With more than 40 years of dewatering experience, and over
140 years of engineering and materials development, Weir Minerals
leads the way in premium dewatering solutions.

The Multiflo® MF range can be fully

customised to suit mine specific applications:
• A range of corrosion and wear resistant
materials are available to suit aggressive
mine water.

Reliable, long lasting equipment • A wide combination of engines and

wet-ends can be provided to optimise
Our flagship, self-primed, diesel-driven
pumping performance.
Multiflo® MF pump units are custom-built to
deliver reliable performance under the most Customised options are available including
arduous operating conditions. suction and discharge arrangements,
monitoring instrumentation, auto start/stop
First produced in 1976, our Multiflo® pump
function, custom colours and more.
units were designed and manufactured to
provide a purpose-built solution to reliably
and efficiently pump-out open cut mining
pits. The vacuum primed MF range of pump
units are capable of pumping not only water
against high head situations, but also large
quantities of solids and slurries from the
open pits.

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Attention to detail at every step of the design and manufacturing
process ensures heavy duty performance and user friendly operation.

Our Multiflo® MF series pumps are the • Choice of diesel engine brands
result of years of working in the mine pits,
• High head pumping for the
listening to the pump and maintenance
deepest mine pits
crews, and continuously incorporating this
first-hand knowledge and experience into • Compliant with mine specifications
our designs.
• Wide range of optional equipment
There are no shortcuts when it comes to
the materials and construction methods • Heavy duty skids and trailers
used on our pump units. • Stainless and steel galvanised
Design features • Chrome iron pump ends
• Heavy duty construction
• Canopy to protect engine as standard
• Stainless steel control cabinets
• 24 hour fuel tank
• Continuous welding - no stitch welding
• Engineered pump solution
that traps water causing rust in
inaccessible places • Fully customised to your needs
• Internal baffling of the pump unit base • Heavy duty steel fabricated pump
fuel cell and all deck mounts are fully base and canopy
supported by the internal baffles
• Comprehensive operations and
• Two-pack epoxy paint systems spare parts manuals
• Vactronic™ auto-prime vacuum system

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 Customised solutions
and accessories
Custom built to suit site specific applications,
providing reliable performance under the toughest conditions.

Customised dewatering solutions

Multiflo® pumping units offer a customised,
optimum solution for your dewatering
needs, rather than a one-size-fits-all
approach. Below are just some of the many
fully customised options and accessories:
• Skid, trailer or pontoon mounted units
• Diesel or electric drive with your choice
of diesel engine or electric motor
• Wide range of pump ends available
• Variety of corrosion and wear resistant
materials available
• Customised instrumentation
• Wear resistant materials
• Stainless steel wetted parts
• Choice of engine manufacturer
• Suction hose
• Suction boom and winch
• Discharge pipe
• Hydrau-Flo® safety refueling valves
• Auto lubrication
• Service lights
• Strobe lights

Top left: Service points clearly labelled and easily accessed. • High lift skid

Top right: Lockable steel plate battery box. • Pontoon

Bottom left: Fast fill service points. • Auto start/stop system
Bottom right: Service lights. • Engineered custom options
For more details and customised
options, please contact your local
Weir Minerals representative.

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Vactronic™ priming system

The Vactronic™ vacuum priming system

automatically takes control of priming the pump.

When the Multiflo® MF pump unit is Waterloss shutdown

started, the Vactronic™ priming system will Waterloss shutdown is another feature of
quickly and efficiently lift the water up into the Vactronic™ priming system. If there is
the priming tank and the pump will then be no more water to be pumped, the level in
primed. Once the water in the priming tank the priming tank will fall below the lower
contacts the upper probe, the drive to the probe and activate a six minute timer to
vacuum pump will disengage. If at any time shut down the pump unit.
the level in the priming tank drops below
the upper probe, the drive will re-engage
and lift the water up again to the probe
level. This system is designed to prolong
the life of the vacuum pump as the pump is
only operating when required.

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 Mounting options

No matter what conditions your Multiflo® pump is operating

under, we can deliver a heavy duty, mobile mounting solution.

Our mounting options are engineered

to deliver reliability in the harshest
mining environments. We offer several
mounting options:
• Heavy duty skid bases
• Mine trailers
• Steel pontoons
Heavy duty skid bases
(pictured below)
The heavy duty skids are fitted with a dozer
push-bar, tow chains and Bisalloy** wear
plate. The Multiflo® MF pump unit base is
easily removed from the heavy duty skid
allowing easy replacement of wear plates
when required.

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Mine trailers
Mine trailers are available for our smaller
pump units. These heavy duty trailers
are designed to survive the harshest of
mining environments.
We deliver the complete pontoon and
pumpset. This means you will not need
to deal with separate suppliers, helping
to reduce lead times and ensure easy
assembly and installation.

Steel pontoons Design features include:

(pictured below) • V
 ariety of corrosion and wear resistant
We custom engineer all of our pontoons to materials available
meet your specific requirements. Whether
• D
 esigned to be skidded around site,
you need diesel or electric drive, a simple
no cranes required
float for a single pump, or a pontoon to
house multiple pumps, our in-house design • Pontoons may be customised
group can provide the optimal solution.
• Walkways provided upon request
Using state-of-the-art 3D CAD modelling,
• Available in different materials
our engineers ensure the pumpset and
pontoon are balanced for optimal stability.
Our pontoons are sized to suit the specific
pump unit they need to float. The pontoon
hulls are designed with multiple air tight
flotation cells. The pontoons are able to be
pushed or towed around a mine-site, just
like the heavy duty skids.

Top: Pontoon mounted diesel pump

and walkway.

Bottom: Diesel driven pumps in action.

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 Multiflo® MF Pump Unit Quick Selection Chart

US gallons per minute (gpm)

400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000 4400 4800 5200 5600 6000

240
640
220
600
200

180 560
210MV
160 - 520
420EXHV
150
480
140
440
130
400
120
385HP
360
Total head (metres)

110

Total head (feet)

100 320

90
280
80
240
70
90HV
200
60 290
50 160

40
120
30
80
20
40
10

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360

Litres per second (l/s)

Note: The information contained in the chart above is a guide only. Please confirm details with your Weir Minerals representative.

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Dimensions
MODEL A B C D E F G H I
mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in
MF290 3450 136 1400 55 1850 73 4910 193 1470 58 2110 83 7710 303 3820 150 2850 112
MF385HP 4200 165 1800 71 2300 91 5816 229 1890 74 2950 116 8910 351 3820 150 3950 155
MF90HV 5300 209 1800 71 3250 128 6710 264 1890 75 3450 136 10710 421 4520 178 4520 178
MF210MV 5300 209 1800 71 3250 128 6710 264 1890 75 3450 136 10710 421 4520 178 4520 178
MF420EXHV 6240 246 2040 80 3470 137 8516 335 2121 83 3886 153 10710 422 5120 202 4750 187

Typical Physical Properties

PUMP INLET / SHUTOFF MAX ENGINE POWER MASS MASS MASS
MODEL OUTLET HEAD FLOW MINIMUM* WET INC. SKID INC. PONT.
mm in m ft l g kW hp kg lbs kg lbs kg lbs
MF290 200/150 8/6 85 279 100 1585 105 141 4000 8818 4735 10439 10890 24008
MF385HP 200/150 8/6 165 541 160 2536 310 415 8150 17967 9200 20282 16400 36155
MF90HV 305/246 12/10 110 361 420 6657 448 600 12500 27556 13600 29982 22500 49604
MF210MV 200/150 8/6 210 689 170 2695 448 600 12500 27556 13600 29982 22500 49604
MF420EXHV 250/150 10/6 218 715 300 4755 536 718 18100 39904 22480 49556 30700 67680

* Minimum required continuous engine power.

Note: The information contained in the tables above is a guide only. Please confirm details with your Weir Minerals representative.

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