In the entire centrifugal pump system for conveying corrosive slurries—this includes slurry pumps, sand pumps, and mud pumps, among others—slurry pumps are widely utilized. They are employed in various processes of non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgy—from industrial hydraulic conveyance to the discharge of ore processing waste. In a few cases where heavy media mineral beneficiation processes are used, suspended liquid pumps are employed.

With the advancement of mineral hydraulic processing, which includes the increased extraction of minerals and slurry transportation distances from deep and dry ore deposits, high-head slurry pumps have been developed to transport ore, coal blocks, and crushed rock.

In the construction materials industry, slurry pumps are utilized for the conveyance of cement slurry within the hydraulic transportation systems of workshops, whether it's for the supply of slurry to processing factories or in the main process equipment recirculation systems. Due to the increased transportation distance, high-head slurry pumps and two-stage slurry pumps have been developed.

In the construction of hydraulic and hydroelectric projects, large slurry pumps are essential for the efficient completion of massive earthwork. In the navigation system, large flow and low head slurry pumps are used for dredging projects. Additionally, in thermal engineering, slurry pumps are widely applied in slag and ash removal processes.