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for humanity.
The Guardian reported that Abbott
said, The future for coal is bright and
it is the responsibility for government
to try to ensure that we are there
making it easier for everyone wanting
to have a go.
It is a great day for the world
because this mine will keep so many
people employed it will make so
many lives better.
In May, Abbott told a minerals
industry parliamentary dinner he could
think of few things more damaging
to our future than leaving coal in the
ground.
A month later, after a meeting
with U.S. President Barack Obama in
June of this year, Abbott said he took
climate change very seriously.
In Moranbah, the prime minister
said he was proud to have abolished
It is a great day for the world because this mine will keep so many
people employed it will make
so many lives better.
Tony Abbott
the carbon tax and the mining tax.
In October, China imposed a
6-percent tariff on noncoking coal
and announced attempts to address
pollution in its cities by increasing
spending on renewable energy. Last
year, China spent $56 billion on wind,
solar and other renewable energy
projects while Australias renewable
industry slumped by 70 percent, due
to uncertainty over the governments
intentions for the Renewable Energy
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environmental protection.
Billions of dollars worth of projects
have been halted altogether or delayed in
recent years, snarled up in red tape and
opposed by local communities.
The decision about El Morro overturns
a local appeals court finding from last April,
which dismissed an appeal lodged by the
opposition group Diaguita.
The Diaguita
who also opposed the
massive Barrick Gold Pascua-Lama project,
stalled since last year claimed that a
previous consultation on El Morro was not
properly conducted.
They also say the mine in northern
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The Allied Nevada Gold Corp. Hycroft Mine pictured above, has one of the largest Merrill Crowe
facilities in the United States. This site houses seven Veolia Filtra-Matic pre-coat, pressure
leaf filters. These clarifying filters contain durable leaves designed to provide maximum
strength as well as the flexibility needed to prevent deformation.
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MSHA said.
Also, MSHA said that Brody
allowed the destruction of evidence
that would have contributed to the
investigation of the May 9 incident.
Such an investigation, MSHA said,
would have prohibited mining
activity in the affected area until
MSHA permitted the operator to
resume normal mining activities. n
El Morro: Mine
was due to begin
producing in 2017
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Bennett openly opposed the
2010 reorganization of the so-called
dirt ministries the government
departments responsible for resource
development.
The government reorganization
in 2010 was designed to reflect a
realignment of priorities under
then-premier Gordon Campbell.
Responsibilities of seven ministries
were shuffled to move to a single
team approach to resource
management.
However, a recent report by the
Professional Employees Association
suggests the decline hasnt been
entirely reversed. Since 2009, the
number of government-licensed
science officers, including geoscientists
and engineers, has shrunk by 15
percent. The report, published last
March, warned those cutbacks could
put the environment and public safety
at risk.
The companys engineering firm
of record reported a crack at least 10
meters in length had been observed
in the earthen dam while work was
under way to raise it in 2010. That
crack was almost a kilometer away
from where the dam breached this
year. The companys engineering
firm also warned that a number of
instruments required to measure
water pressure behind the dam were
in a state of disrepair, which the
company says were later fixed.
The government has not released
its geotechnical inspection reports for
the Mount Polley dam, but Bennett
said he has been assured by his staff
that the problems flagged by Mount
Polleys engineering firm were
addressed. They advised me the 2010
deficiencies were rectified. n
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Rehabilitation of Heclas
Lucky Friday siver shaft
by D. Berberick and B. Strickland
Initial planning
Figure 1
Plan view of the Silver Shaft compartments and steel set.
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Excavation for the extension of the south winch foundation. The process
was duplicated for the north winch.
could begin:
1. Design and procurement of work decks for
the top of the production skips.
2. Structural evaluation of the existing
headframe and sinking sheave deck.
3. Procurement of shaft sinking winches,
ropes, and sheave wheels.
4. Design of modifications to the headframe
to accommodate the new winch sheaves.
5. Modifications to the existing sinking hoist
building to handle the new winches and
electrical gear.
6. Design and procurement of a Galloway
stage that would fit within the confines of
the west (service) compartment.
7. Design of collar doors for the production
compartment to protect workers in the
shaft.
8. Design and procurement of new shaft
steel, including new power cable and pipe
brackets.
The shaft inspection and repair from the
production compartments required work decks
that could be installed on top of the skips, and
provide solid, overhead protection, with certified
tie-off points for fall protection. The design
needed to be light enough that it could easily be
installed and removed by a forklift, and would
not limit the personnel and material capacity
of the cages and skips. The work decks were
designed by Spencer Engineering, fabricated by
Northwest Machine using 6061-T6 aluminum
to reduce weight, and delivered to site by midFebruary.
The initial work plan was submitted to
MSHA on Feb. 1, 2012 with a more detailed plan,
including preliminary drawings, following on
Feb. 13, 2012. MSHA approved the plan, allowing
operations in the shaft to begin on Feb. 17, 2012.
Headframe
Figure 4
Lowering the south winch through the roof of the old sinking hoist building
and onto its new foundation.
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Working from the lower deck of the Galloway to remove old ventilation tubing.
the surface and 150 m (500 ft) level, and the
manbasket was fitted with guide shoes to mate to
the wire rope. The goal was to start shaft work
from the manbasket on Feb. 16; the actual start
was six days later on Feb. 22. Clean-down using
the crane suspended manbasket reached its
limits on March 8. Commissioning of the winches,
Galloway, and ancillary equipment for shaft
cleaning was completed on March 31, 2012.
Figure 10
Cable clamps supporting the abandoned power cables. The cable above
this point has had the tension removed and can be safely cut and removed.
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New brattice installed in the Silver Shaft. The top deck of the Galloway can
be seen at the bottom of the brattice.
mm (3.5 ft) by 4,000 mm (13 ft) and fabricated
of expanded metal and angle iron, were hung
from new brackets placed on each bunton and
anchored to new brackets on the next bunton
below. The panels were then bolted together
to form a curtain between the east and west
compartments (Fig. 11). Specialized carriers were
built to transport a full set of brattice in the cage
to the worksite where they were unloaded and
placed using the monorails on the Galloway stage.
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New power cable being fed from the winder to the Silver Shaft.
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The Prysmian Airguard power cable being fed into the shaft, parallel to
the winch cable, to which it was attached using Kellems and bolted cable
clamps.
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generation
family
owned
dealership
for
Caterpillar
which
consistently
ranks among the top
Caterpillar
dealers
worldwide.
A Special Citation
will be presented to
employees of RioTi n t o - Ke n n e c o t t
Bingham
Canyon
Mine for their speedy
recovery from the
massive Manefay slope
failure in 2013.
Early
sponsors
include
Ames
Construction, Asarco
LLC;
Brierley
Consultancy
LLC;
Caterpillar Inc.; Click
Automotive
Team;
Deconcini McDonald
Yetwin & Lacy, P.C.; Armine Frederick Banfield Jr.,
Empire
Southwest; 2014 inductee, guest of honor.
Florence Copper Inc.;
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc; Independent Mining
Consultants Inc.; Joy Global Inc.; Komatsu
America Corp.; Liebherr Mining Equipment;
Lowell Copper Ltd.; M3 Engineering &
Technology; Modular Mining Systems Inc.;
MWH Global; Newmont Mining Corp.; Ram
Enterprise; Rio Tinto/Kennecott, Sonoran
Process Equipment Co.; Southwest Energy LLC
and SRK Consulting.
MFSW is a nonprofit organization and its
mission to promote the value of the industry
to our community and profession to ensure its
future success. Funds raised from its annual
banquet are principally designated to support the
foundations education program, a partnership
with the Lowell Institute for Mineral Research
at the University of Arizona.
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2014 Medal of Merit recipient.
David E. Nicholas
2014 Medal of Merit recipient
Scott M. Shields
2014 Medal of Merit Young Professional
recipient
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Industry
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Empire Southwest
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Special Citation
Award
Employees of Rio
Tinto/Kennecott
Bingham Canyon
Mine
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Cat autonomous
trucks are at
work in iron ore
operations in
Western Australia.
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Automation
reduces variability
in mining
operations,
helping enhance
productivity
and equipment
utilization.
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Spanish Abstracts
Editors note: As a service to Mining Engineerings Spanish-speaking members, this page contains brief summaries of
the feature articles and the peer-reviewed technical papers that are in this issue.
Nota del Editor: Como un servicio a los miembros de habla hispana de la revista Mining Engineering, esta pgina
contiene resmenes breves de los principales artculos y de los documentos tcnicos revisados por pares que se encuentran
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Abstract n Paste tailings disposal was successfully implemented at the New Jersey mill in
Kellogg, ID with two different types of ore feed, a gold ore and a silver ore. The purpose
of this paper is to describe the production of paste tailings, including operational problems
during commissioning, and also highlight the environmental and economic benefits that
were realized versus conventional tailings disposal such as the recycling of process water,
increased shear strength and reduced permeability of the tailings mass, and reduced
environmental permitting.
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the flotation process. No cement is added to the paste tailings.
Paste tailings deposition was successful, as the flotation
tailings were deposited from a hillside and formed a slope
with a gradient of approximately 7% with no standing water.
A minimal retaining berm is used to contain the paste stack.
Initial results show that the recycling of process water did
not affect overall metallurgical performance. The recycling
of process water is a significant environmental and economic
benefit, as there is no discharge of process water from the
tailings stack to surface waters of the United States. Bleed
water at the tailings stack either evaporates or sinks into the
groundwater, which is classified as land application of water
and is exempt from permitting in Idaho.
Figure 2
Mill description
Figure 3
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and Golden Chest, were processed and the tailings were
deposited from a hillside to form a sloped feature known
as a tailings stack. Processing of the Crescent silvercopper ore produced tailings comprised of the minerals
quartz, siderite and pyrite from the vein gangue and
wallrock dilution of the Revett formation. The specific
gravity of the Crescent tailings was measured to be 2.7.
Figure 3 is a graph of the slump versus the pulp density
for the Crescent and Golden Chest tailings. Slump is
measured using the ASTM C143 test method. Particle
size analysis of the Crescent tailings indicated the P80 to
be 72 microns with abundant ultrafine particles necessary
to form a paste.
Processing of the Golden Chest ore produced tailings
comprised of quartz and abundant clay minerals from the
host rock, which was primarily an argillite of the Prichard
formation. The specific gravity of the Golden Chest
tailings was found to be 2.6 and particle size analysis
measured the P80 to be 72 microns also.
Note from Fig. 3 that the Golden Chest tailings
exhibited paste characteristics over a wider range of pulp
densities than the Crescent tailings, but at lower densities,
which is probably attributable to the abundance of finer
particles in the Golden Chest tailings. Screen analysis of
the two tailings types indicated that the Golden Chest
had 60% of the particles passing 38 microns, while the
Crescent tailings had 53% passing 38 microns.
Another reason for the selection of paste tailings
disposal was the reduced permeability of the tailings
mass compared with conventional tailings disposal where
tailings are deposited as dilute slurry, typically from 25%
to 35% solids, which promotes the segregation of tailings
particles by size fraction. A significant benefit to paste
tailings disposal is the nonsegregating property of the
tailings particles, which produces a material with a low
permeability that helps to reduce the acid-generating
potential of sulfide-bearing tailings (Brackebusch, 1998).
Previous permeability testing has shown paste tailings
permeability of the Golden Chest tailings in the range of
2 x 10-6 cm/sec to 4 x 10-6 cm/sec after 28 days of curing
in a test cylinder. No permeability testing was completed
for the Crescent tailings.
Acid-base accounting tests were not completed for
either tailings type, as it was deemed unnecessary since
both ores come from historic mines where mine drainage
is near a neutral pH due to the significant carbonate
content of the ores and wallrocks.
Paste production
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the night to minimize startup problems the next day.
Planned improvements to the paste thickening process
include the installation of pressure transducers to monitor
the bed depth to control the speed of the underflow pumps
automatically so less operator attention is required.
Paste delivery
Figure 5
Paste tailings deposition at the New Jersey mill.
Commissioning
Paste deposition
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it was found that a natural rubber hose was better suited
to the application. Variable feed rates of the tailings to
the DCTs caused surging, which resulted in poor dilution
at the inverted bell dilution feature (V-Duc) located
below the DCT feed well. Fine-tuning of the VFD used
to control the scavenger tailings pump was required to
minimize surging of the DCT feed rate.
Costs
Permitting
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Conclusions
References
Brackebusch, F.W., 1994, Basics of paste backfill systems, Mining Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 10, October, pp. 1175-1178.
Brackebusch, F.W., and Shilabeer, J., 1998, Use of paste for tailings
disposal, Minefill 98, Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Mining with Backfill, M. Bloss, ed., April 14-16, 1998,
Brisbane, Australia, AIMM.
Rust, D., 2012, Bench testing of paste tailings flocculants, New Jersey
Mill Report, New Jersey Mining Co., July, 5 pp.
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Abstract n In 2009, the Gold Quarry openpit mine experienced multiple large-scale slope
failures of the upper east highwall that reduced gold ore extraction for nearly 18 months.
The slope failures occurred within a weak, consolidated sedimentary sequence that exhibits
strength characteristics that are transitional between soil and rock. Instability initiated as
mining exposed the lower, high plasticity subunits of the Carlin Formation. This deformation
created preferential flow paths that allowed ground water from the upper sandy subunits to
infiltrate low-permeability, clay-rich subunits, thereby enhancing deformation of the slope
toe, which, in turn, destabilized the upper portion of the highwall. The outcome was a 160
m high slope failure that had a lateral run-out of 850 m. The effort to return the pit to ore
production required geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations and the preliminary
remediation mining activity to be concurrent. This required the development of detailed
safety procedures and a requirement to modify the remediation design as new results
were obtained. An initial challenge was to mitigate a near vertical, 90 m headscarp with
localized, blast-induced slope failures. Back-analyses with numerical modeling software
indicated that the failure surface could be shallower, which contradicted the initial failure
interpretations. Eventually, drilling results confirmed this alternative failure geometry. The
final remediation design incorporated shallower slope geometries and an approximately
3 Mt buttress along the base of the Carlin Formation and bedrock contact to reinforce
the subunits with residual strength properties. The results are a stable highwall within the
Carlin Formation following nearly 10 years of repeated slope failures, and an example of
the necessity to conduct appropriate geotechnical and hydrogeological studies during the
early stages of a new layback evaluation or new openpit development.
Mining Engineering, 2014, Vol. 66, No. 11, pp. 57-71.
Official publication of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc.
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Resumen n El 2009, la mina a cielo abierto Gold Quarry experiment mltiples fallas de talud
a gran escala en su cresta este lo cual redujo la extraccin de mineral de oro durante casi
18 meses. Las fallas de talud ocurrieron dentro de una secuencia sedimentaria dbilmente
consolidada que tena caractersticas de resistencia transicionales entre suelo y roca. La
inestabilidad se inici cuando el minado dej al descubierto las subunidades de alta plasticidad
inferiores de la formacin Carlin. Esta deformacin cre trayectorias de flujo preferenciales las
cuales permitieron que el agua subterrnea de las subunidades arenosas superiores se infiltre
hacia las subunidades de baja permeabilidad, ricas en arcilla, propiciando as la deformacin del
pie del talud que, a su vez, desestabiliz la parte superior del mismo. El resultado fue una falla
de talud de 160 m de altura, la cual tuvo un desplazamiento lateral de 850 m. El esfuerzo para
volver a tener el tajo operativo requiri que las investigaciones geotcnicas e hidrogeolgicas, y
la remediacin preliminar de la actividad minera sean simultneas. Esto requiri el desarrollo de
procedimientos de seguridad detallados y la necesidad de modificar el diseo de remediacin
conforme se obtenan nuevos resultados. Un reto inicial fue mitigar un salto de falla casi vertical
de 90 m, el cual tena fallas de talud locales inducidas por la voladura. Los anlisis previos
utilizando software de modelamiento numrico indicaron que la superficie de falla podra ser
menos empinada, lo cual contradijo las interpretaciones iniciales de la falla. Finalmente, los
resultados de perforacin confirmaron esta geometra alternativa de la falla. El diseo final
de remediacin incorpor geometras de talud menos empinadas y aproximadamente 3 Mt
de contrafuertes en la base de la formacin Carlin y contactos de lecho de roca para reforzar
las subunidades con propiedades residuales de resistencia. El resultado es un talud estable
dentro de la formacin Carlin tras casi 10 aos de repetidas fallas de talud, y un ejemplo de la
necesidad de realizar estudios geotcnicos e hidrogeolgicos apropiados durante las primeras
etapas de una nueva evaluacin para el desarrollo de una mina a cielo abierto.
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aquifer that will be discussed in a later section.
The bedrock units are overlain by the Tertiary Carlin
Formation. The Carlin Formation attains thicknesses of 600 m
within structural basins near Gold Quarry. Currently a 160 m
sequence is exposed in eastern highwall. The bedrock contact
is characterized by gravel and swelling clays. The gravel clasts
are derived from the underlying bedrock formations with
varying amounts of high plasticity clay providing the matrix.
Certain areas along the contact are predominately swelling
clay with minimal to no gravel clasts. Variably indurated
tuffaceous sedimentary subunits, with minor sand and gravel
lenses, are deposited upon the basal gravels and basal clays.
The lower tuff units, dominated by the lower laminated tuff,
contain significant clay and montmorillonite-altered tuff. In
recent years, geologists have identified evidence of potential
hydrothermal alteration in the clays and lower tuffs. The
middle subunits, upper sands and silts, are characterized by
partially indurated, interbedded siltstone and sandstone,
with minor tuffaceous and gravel lenses, and more recently
recognized unconsolidated sands. The uppermost subunits
consist of variably calcite-cemented sands and gravel
debris flows, which are only minimally exposed in the
Carlin Formation highwall. The updated Carlin Formation
stratigraphic column, developed based on geotechnical and
hydrogeological needs, is shown in Fig. 2.
By the late 1990s, Newmont geologists had divided the
Carlin Formation into 14 separate subunits, developing a welldefined stratigraphic model. This information was used in
the geotechnical slope design analysis and recommendations
provided for the pending Gold Quarry laybacks to begin in
2002. In the latter part of the 1990s and into the 2000s, during
the decline in gold price, the resources to continually update
the Carlin Formation model were decreased. Over the
ensuing several years, the Carlin Formation would typically be
logged and modeled as a homogeneous, continuous unit with
only several well-defined faults. As Gold Quarry expansions
were evaluated from 2004 through 2006, geologic exploration
of the Carlin Formation to better define the unit was further
hindered by the presence of a tailing storage facility that was
in operation from the 1980s into the early 1990s.
Because of lateral discontinuity within the Carlin
Formation due to facies changes, tectonic activity
synchronous with deposition, and internal deformation, it is
difficult to identify some subunits based on the stratigraphic
column developed in the late 1990s. Furthermore, recent
drilling has encountered lithologies that were not identified
in earlier investigations. In order to expedite engineering
studies and mine planning, while acquiring the drill data
density and allowing time for geologists to interpret the
results and develop an updated, detailed Carlin Formation
stratigraphic column and three-dimensional model,
the logging approach for the slope failure investigated
focused on identifying the dominant geotechnical and
hydrogeological material properties and characteristics.
The Carlin Formation stratigraphic column shown in Fig. 2
is based on this simplified approach that divides the Carlin
Formation into five main stratigraphic units.
Tectonic activity: Structural development along the
Carlin Trend occurred during four major tectonic episodes.
The Antler Orogeny during the late Devonian to early
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Mississippian applied eastwest compression, which formed
the Roberts Mountain thrust. This event resulted in repeating
sequences of Ordovician age rock units thrusts upon Silurian
and Devonian age formations (Roberts et al. 1958). The
Elko Orogeny of the middle Jurassic imparted a north-bynortheast principal compressive stress, which developed
strike-slip, reverse and dilational faulting. Tectonic activity
of the Elko Orogeny provided the structural conduits that
would allow hydrothermal gold mineralization (Thorman
et al. 1990). Primary mineral deposition ensued during the
middle Tertiary. Extensional faulting of pre-existing northnortheast and north-northwest conjugate faults allowed
gold-bearing hydrothermal solutions to penetrate the host
rock mass. The most recent major tectonic activity was
associated with Basin and Range normal faulting activating
north-south trending structures, as well as re-activating most
pre-existing faults along the Carlin Trend.
Tectonic activity resulted in structural control on
deposition of the Carlin Formation. Major Basin and Range
structures developed a generally stair-stepped bedrock
contact that deepens toward the east, forming grabens and
horsts. Grabens near the pit have exposed thicker sequences
of basal clays and lower laminated tuff (the weaker
subunits). The varying thicknesses and rapid deposition
resulted in differential loading conditions upon the high
plasticity clays. It is conceivable that the differential loading,
growth faulting and tectonic activity caused deformation
within the clays during deposition. The reactivation of the
Paleozoic Good Hope fault during Tertiary Basin and Range
extension is visible within the Carlin Formation. The Good
Hope fault originated in the Paleozoic bedrock formations
during a compressional stress regime, but the subsequent
extensional regime induced normal movement upon the
structures which then projected into the Carlin Formation as
normal faults. In isolated cases distinct structures are visible,
but more widespread evidence is a preferential fabric in the
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shallow bedrock aquifer could be a significant source of
recharge. In 2006, a new piezometer network and three test
wells were constructed to investigate this hypothesis.
One of the test wells was completed in the shallow
bedrock aquifer. Pumping showed good response in a
number of nearby Carlin Formation piezometers. It was
hypothesized that ground water in the Carlin Formation has
been recharged from the shallow bedrock aquifer and then
flowed within higher permeability sands and gravels, as well
as along faults with gradients toward the openpit. Springs
were often observed in the footwall of the Challenger fault,
generally at the intersection of east-west oriented structures.
In 2008, two more shallow bedrock wells and four new Carlin
Formation wells were completed in an attempt to eliminate
recharge from the bedrock, and to intercept ground water
up-gradient of the pit. These wells were brought online in
summer 2009.
Carlin Formation properties prior to the Nine Points slope
failures: Geotechnical studies were conducted throughout
the 1990s to characterize the material strength properties
of the Carlin Formation and evaluate the slope stability of
proposed pit designs prior to a series of laybacks that would
begin in 2001. The results from several triaxial and direct
shear testing programs and back-analyses of previous slope
failures provided the material strength properties. That
study evaluated the peak and residual strengths. However,
previous highwall performance led to the determination
that the peak cohesion and friction angle for the individual
Carlin Formation subunits would be appropriate for the
design analysis. The pertinent data and recommended slope
angles are shown in Table 1. Slope stability analyses of the
Carlin Formation conducted from this point through most of
2008 would use these strength values.
A large slope failure of the Gold Quarry North Waste
Rock Facility (NWRF) in 2005 significantly altered the
geotechnical and hydrogeological approach to understanding
the Carlin Formation (Sheets and Bates, 2008). In summary,
samples collected from the NWRF slide mass were
characterized for grain size distribution and Atterberg limits.
Results of Atterberg limits indicated a liquid limit greater
than 80% and a plasticity index of approximately 35%. The
material at the base of the NWRF was highly plastic, which
Figure 4
Plan view of the Nine Points slope area, just prior to the April 2009 slope
failure, with key features identified. The blue line indicates the location of
all cross-sections. The grid spacing is 200 m by 200 m; and the contours
represent the middle bench face elevation at 6 m intervals.
40-150
95
20
25-35
Basal clay
25-40
100
15
25-35
30
80
26
25-49
Basal gravels
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deformation
that
progressed into the Nine Points
slope failures initiated during
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Figure 5
Figure 6
Monitoring graphs depicting the average velocity and average inverse
velocity for several survey monitoring prisms that were installed in
the Nine Points Carlin Formation highwall. Slope failure occurred at
approximately 5:00 am, 26 April 2009; indicated with the dashed red line.
Figure 7
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Figure 9
Slope monitoring data prior to the December 24 Nine Points slope
failure. The area of primary interest was the head scarp as movement
within the upper slide mass includes remediation activity.
Table 2
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(mm/hr)
.10
.75
1.04
12:00 pm
1.33
2.58
12:00 pm
3.08
6:00 pm
5.17
5.67
4:00 am
9.70
(Failure) 7:00 am
13.57
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A cross-section through the Nine Points failure and the resulting slide mass through the bottom of the pit.
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Figure 12
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Numerical modeling back-analysis study conducted with FLAC on the
northeast-southwest cross-section, looking southeast, identified in
Fig. 4. This independent study also found that the Nine Points slope
failures could be more readily explained with the presence of another
shallower weak subunit, rather than the Basal Clay (Itasca Denver, 2010).
Table 1
Hydraulic
conductivity (cm/s)
Inter-ramp
angles
cohesion
(kPa)
friction
angle ()
cohesion
(kPa)
friction
angle ()
plasticity
index (%)
horizontal
vertical
aquifer
test
results
()
70-95
24-28
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
25-30
18-24
18
31.4
6.3 x 10-5
3.0 x 10-4
2.1 x 10-6
3.0 x 10-5
4.0 x 10-4
18-20
0-50
14-18
16
41.6
3.5 x 10-7
3.5 x 10-7
7.0 x 10-5
14-16
Basal
clay
7.5-9.5
8.3
71.9
3.5 x 10-8
3.5 x 10-7
3.5 x 10-8
3.5 x 10-7
6.0 x 10-5
12
Basal
gravels
10
9.5
N/A
3.5 x 10-8
3.5 x 10-7
3.5 x 10-8
3.5 x 10-7
9.0 x 10-5
12
Debris
flow cemented
sands
Upper
sands &
silts
Lower
laminated
tuff
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Figure 16
Southwest-northeast cross-section through the Nine Points remediation final slope design with the toe
buttress and the updated Carlin Formation geological model. Along the central axis of the slide area, there was
a portion of the slide mass, approximately 100 m wide, which was left in place, as shown behind the buttress.
Figure 17
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Figure 18
Numerical modeling results for the Nine Points remediation slope design,
along the northeast-southwest cross-section identified in Fig. 12, with the
toe buttress that indicate an acceptable overall FOS of at least 1.20 can be
achieved. (Itasca Denver, 2010; Itasca Inc., 2011).
Figure 19
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of completing an openpit as scheduled.
Subsequent to the post-slope failure geotechnical and
hydrogeology investigation program conducted throughout
2010, investigation of the Carlin Formation has continued in
advance of the next planned layback, particularly to identify
the contacts between the lower laminated tuff/basal clay/
bedrock. The objectives are to expand the Carlin Formation
model to the east and southeast of Gold Quarry where the
planned layback would excavate a new highwall. In addition
to drilling, geophysical techniques have been used in the
investigation. The methods that have been successful with
the Carlin Formation include controlled source audiofrequency magnetotelluric (CSAMT) surveys and gravity
surveys. Data from this work have expanded the area in
which the Carlin Formation and bedrock contact has been
modeled, identified additional structures and provided a
map of likely ground water within the upper sands and silts.
These new data have also provided potential targets for wells
to depressurize the upper sands and silts in advance of the
layback. Removing this ground water will prevent it from
draining into the lower laminated tuff and basal clay, should
slope deformation occur, which otherwise would enhance
the strain-softening deformation of these units.
With the increased understanding of the subunits and
hydrogeology of the Carlin Formation, the location of
additional drains and pumping wells to dewater the Carlin
Formation can accurately target structural intersections. As
a result, the potentiometric surface has been drawn down
between 20 and 43 m in the Nine Points slope area since
summer 2010. A sensitivity analysis with respect to ground
water on overall slope stability found that, for every 15 m
of average drawdown, the FOS would improve by nearly 10
percent. With more accurate information, geotechnical and
hydrogeological staff will be able to develop more confident
and accurate pit slope design inputs for future Gold Quarry
laybacks. Prior to acquiring the necessary data, the projected
design for the next layback through the Carlin Formation
maintained a conservative overall 12 slope angle through
all subunits, along with a foundation bench on the bedrock
to allow construction of a buttress across the exposed critical
Carlin Formation contacts. Further geologic definition
and dewatering progress during the past three years have
allowed the slope angle to be improved, up to 18 slope
for specific domains. However, a buttress across the critical
Carlin Formation subunit contacts is still required.
Conclusions
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Minnesota Section is
now a partner with
CIM in hosting the
North American Iron
Ore Symposium every
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between Duluth and
Montral.
In 2015, the annual
conference in Duluth
will be held on April
13-15, supported by
a strengthened SME
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partnership that Thorleifson worked to
Outgoing Minnesota Section chair
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also preparing to host banquet at the conclusion of the 2014
the SME Annual Con- SME Duluth conference.
ference and Expo in
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Meanwhile, the Twin Cities Subsection has been holding a successful conference in the autumn, focusing on
silica sand, crushed stone, sand and gravel. This year, 200
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Turning ideas into reality
By Julie Varichak, Minnesota Section and SEH Inc.
Engineering,
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Three students prepare their rockets prior to
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BERNARD SCHEINER
group was also instrumental in developing the chlorine oxidation technique for treatment of carbonaceous gold ores
prior to cyanidation. The initial, full-sized plant to use the
technology operated at Newmonts Carlin #1 Mine. For this
research, he received the AIME Richards Award in 1994 and
was listed number one on the patent granted to the USBM.
Scheiner joined BCD Technologies, a small company
dealing with modeling, mineral process and computer control, as president in 1996. He later served as an adjunct chemistry professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
until his death.
Scheiner was active in SMEs Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division, serving on many committees. He
became a Distinguished Member of SME in 1990. He was
president of the American Filtration & Separations Society
(AFS) in 1992 and received the AFS Frank Tiller Award in
1995, the Wells Shoemaker Award in 1996 and the Fellow
Member Award 2000. He also served as editor of the AFS
Fluid Particle Separation Journal.
Scheiner resided in Northport, AL with his wife for the
last 35 years of his life. A member of the Church of Christ for
55 years and a former elder, he was currently a member of
the Northwood congregation. He is survived by his wife of 55
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Founders Award
100-year anniversary
It was noted that WAAIME will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017. An ad hoc committee has been appointed
to develop ideas and a budget for this celebration. Any
suggestions are welcome and should be forwarded to the
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PHYLLIS LaPRAIRIE
SHIRLEY DAY
Necrology
Section
Year joined
Ruth Bryant
Salt Lake City, UT
1992
UT-N
Shirley Day
Rolla, MO
1989
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Joyce Fuerstenau
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1971
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Sally Klein
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1956
AZ-TSM
Phyllis LaPrairie
1971
Reno, NV NV-R
Josephine S. Leonard
1987
he Missouri Rolla section has donated $150 to the Expanding Your
State College, PA
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Horizons program in memory of Shirley Day, a recently deceased, longtime member of WAAIME. Day was an enthusiastic supporter of educaBonney M. Sayre
1955
tion. She was the wife of Delbert Day, a ceramics engineering faculty memCO
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The Expanding Your Horizons program is a one-day camp for more
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he Lewis E. and Elizabeth W. Young scholarship grants are administered by WAAIMEs Pennsylvania-Western section. The funds are
awarded as grants and may vary in amount depending on the money available from the investment of the capital funds donated to WAAIMEs by
Lewis and Elizabeth Young. An eligible recipient must be a graduate from
a high school located in the general area of the Pennsylvania-Western Section (western Pennsylvania, West Virginia or Virginia or a student enrolled
in a college or university in the general area of the section. The grants are
awarded on the basis of need, satisfactory scholastic achievement (C+ or
better) and good character. Students must plan to study mining engineering,
metallurgical engineering, material science or petroleum engineering in a
four-year curriculum.
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1949. Elizabeth Young was an active member of the Pennsylvania-Western
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Russ Spaulding, Kyle Spaulding, Sheldon Kargis and Jake Seiter, Front row (l-r) Ashley Hodgson, Natalia Healey, Michale Stine, Tyler
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