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Subscriber only An Anglo American mine site in the Bowen Basin is operating the first of two reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plants, to reduce the use of freshwater in its mining operations. CEO Tyler Mitchelson said the $5 million water treatment system was treating two megalitres of mine affected water a day and supporting construction of the Aquila Mine near Middlemount. A key target in Anglo American s global Sustainable Mining Plan is to reduce our reliance on freshwater by 50 per cent by 2030 across our mine sites, and I m pleased to say Aquila is currently sourcing recycled water during construction of the mine, he said.