MDESS — GCO CONTRACTORS
170 drilled wells in need of rehabilitation ,” says Williams . “ There is a village in Ghana where there have been 10 wells drilled and it was totally unnecessary . Why do we drill new ones , when there are already 10 wells in the village ? Why do you add more ? Why don ’ t you build roads and schools with that money instead ? All the existing water wells can be used if they ’ re rehabilitated . You wouldn ’ t buy a new car just because your engine is smoking . You have to get the thing running again . These are things I ’ m seeing around a lot of the countries , where we ’ re just drilling the holes and leaving the holes behind ; holes that can rehabilitated . I have a program for rehabilitation that I ’ m going to put into action very soon .”
Water well maintenance programmes , in line with NGO support , have a number of aims including the improvement and maintenance of well performance as well as lengthening the overall lifespan of the well and its assets . Such work can also reduce operational costs as well as eliminating the risk associated with well transfer . The quality of both the water and the well improve as a result of these initiatives . A successful rehabilitation of a well will decrease the drawdown , lower energy costs and increase the pump life resulting in the raising of efficiencies and quality of water . “ We have always been in close proximity with environmental groups , making sure we don ’ t spill oil and that we keep our sites clean and safe and that we have all our papers in place .”
MDESS is a contractor of personnel , equipment , transportation and logistical support to a number of global businesses such as Grand Côte Operations . MDESS enjoys good relationships with its numerous partners , including Grande Côte . GCO ’ s mineral sands operation is the largest single dredge mineral sands operation in the world and is managed by an experienced team , positioned on a coastal , mobile dune system approximately 50km north-east of Dakar in Senegal , home to Africa ’ s largest international shipping port . GCO will primarily produce high-quality zircon and ilmenite as well as small amounts of rutile and leucoxene . The operations comprise a dredge , a wet concentrator plant ( WCP ), a mineral separation plant ( MSP ), rail , port facilities and a power station .
NOVEMBER 2018