Mining & Refining

Base and Precious Metals

Optimize concentrate thickening, tailing dewatering and neutralization with advanced filter media for base and precious metals, to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and improve sustainability.


Engineered for Efficiency, Built for Tough Conditions

  • Improve recovery

    Achieve high concentrate purity, consistent moisture levels and dewatering efficiency with optimized filter media.

  • Reduce downtime

    Durable, abrasion-resistant solutions extend filter life and minimize maintenance interruptions in harsh environments.

PF Minerals

Suitable Solutions for Every Process Step

Our advanced filtration solutions for iron ore, lead, zinc, copper, molybdenum, nickel, gold, silver, and other precious metals ensure high productivity, low moisture, and reliable performance.

  • Concentrate Thickening 
    Sefar filter media ensures high solids capture, clear filtrate, efficient cake formation, and reliable cake release, to deliver consistent thickening of slurries for downstream processing.
  • Tailings Dewatering
    Our durable filter solutions with long service life reduce residual moisture, support dry stacking of mining waste, lower environmental impact, and minimize reliance on settling ponds and tailings dams.
  • Neutralization
    In processes where neutralization is required, Sefar filtration systems effectively separate solids from liquids, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and protecting downstream ecosystems.
     

Our products

Sefar’s extensive application expertise and broad portfolio of filtration fabrics ensure the optimal selection of filtration solutions that meet your specific requirements.

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Minerals Labor

Powering process performance

Filtration plays a critical role in mineral processing performance. With extensive experience and a global presence, we help companies meet specific production, quality, and sustainability demands.

Custom-fit filtration for complex needs

Decades of application expertise and a fully integrated value chain, from yarn manufacturing to the finished product, enable us to deliver filter media precisely matched to specified processes and standards. This ensures optimal performance and long-term efficiency.

Maximized efficiency and yield

Sefar filtration solutions increase throughput, reduce product loss, and extend service life. Faster filtration, lower maintenance, and more durable filter media help boost productivity and yield while minimizing downtime and operating costs.

Worldwide support, where you need it

Our local teams are backed by global lab resources to provide fast support and expert guidance. From troubleshooting to delivery, our strong local presence ensures reliability, responsiveness, and results, anywhere in the world.

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21-24 October 2025 | Hermosillo, Sonora | Mexico

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