Case history - geotechnical design of a tailings storage facility in Bolivia
Lee Martin, Frederic Claridge
In the proceedings of: GEO2011: 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical EngineeringSession: Embankments and Dams
RESUMEN: Este papel presenta los retos del diseño de una Presa para Almacenamiento de Relaves Mineros (PARM) para una mina de oro en el departamento de Potosi, Bolivia. El propósito de la presa es contener aproximadamente 20 millones de toneladas de relaves espesos (thickened tailings) en una cuenca relativamente pequeña (1.3 km2) delimitada por pendientes controladas por formaciones rocosas y cubierta por una capa delgada de material coluvial. El dique principal esta diseñado para ser construido mediante el sistema de línea central y estará compuesto por un núcleo de material impermeable y material rocoso en los flancos del dique. Al altura final de la presa será de aproximadamente 110 m. Un aspecto particular de este proyecto fue el balance de agua en todas las etapas para evitar la necesidad de construir vertederos de emergencia sino hasta el cierre final.
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Martin, Lee, Claridge, Frederic (2011) Case history - geotechnical design of a tailings storage facility in Bolivia in GEO2011. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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title = {Case history - geotechnical design of a tailings storage facility in Bolivia}
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering}
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