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Dr. David Kratochvil

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Canada BQE Water

Biography

David is a chemical engineer with over 25 years of experience in water management and treatment in the mining industry. David provides technical leadership and oversight for all major projects carried out by BQE Water, focusing on reducing risk adjusted life cycle cost of water. Over the past two decades David lead the implementation of cyanide recycling SART technology at mines in North and South America, and acted as the QP responsible for water treatment on two dozen projects, providing continuity from scoping level assessments through permitting, piloting, to implementation. David is a co-author on four water treatment patents including one for selenium.

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Commissioning and Ramp-up of SART and Selen-IX: Key Ingredients to Achieving McNulty Series 1 or Better
David Kratochvil BQE Water
Chris Fleming SGS Canada Inc.
Amin Imani BQE WATER
Haijiang Yang BQE Water
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Sustainability: Transforming Processes & Project Delivery Symposia
Sustainability: Transforming Processes & Project Delivery 3
The 65th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)
Ammonia Source Terms and Management at a Nickel Mine in Quebec, Canada
David Kratochvil BQE Water
Chim Xiao BQE Water
HC Liang BQE Water
Technical Session
Source Control – Investigations and Opportunities
ICARD 2024
Industrial Scale Non-Biological Selenate Removal - Examples of Plants & Drivers for Adoption
David Kratochvil BQE Water
Brent Baker BQE Water
Environment: Reliance & Adaptability Technical Session
Mine Water Management and Treatment
CIM 2022 Convention Vancouver
Process Technologies for Improving Economics of Tailings Management
David Kratochvil BQE Water
Impact of Processing Advances on Mining Economics Technical Session Video
Symposium: Impact of Processing Advances on Mining Economics, part 2
CIM 2022 Convention Vancouver
Future of the SO2/Air Cyanide Destruction Process
David Kratochvil BQE Water
Environment: Minimizing our Footprint Technical Session
Water in Processing
CIM 2023 Convention Montreal
Assessment of Mitigation Options for Thiosalts Toxicity – Field Thiosalts Measurements and Results of Two Pilot Programs
Kresimir Ljubetic BQE Water
Nasrin Mehrjoo BQE Water
Mohammadali Shahsavari BQE Water
Guy Gilron Borealis Environmental Consulting Inc.
+1 more
Water & Environment Technical Session
Water Management: Advancements in Tools and Technologies for Water Treatment
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal
Emergency Response Water Treatment at the Eagle Mine: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Brent Baker BQE Water
David Kratochvil BQE Water
HC Liang BQE Water
Kresimir Ljubetic BQE Water
+1 more
Water & Environment Technical Session
Water Management: Proof-to-Concept and Lessons Learned to Water Management
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal