DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - Sep 19, 2012) - Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Mines and other industrial projects are taking a fresh look at desalination projects around the world, water consultant Hu Fleming told about 100 attendees at a "Water Management for Mining" conference in Denver last week. "Globally, there is a significant trend for mines and other industrial facilities to investigate different types of water-treatment options, because most areas operate in a negative water balance," meaning the local demand for fresh water outstrips the availability of that water in lakes and aquifers and from precipitation.

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