Permafrost Engineering Considerations in Mining, Handout D (BGC Engineering, March 2002)
A technical presentation by BGC Engineering on permafrost engineering considerations for mining operations, covering site investigation, infrastructure design (foundations, embankments, water containment), tailings facilities, and open pit/underground mine design with specific applications to Ekati Diamond Mine projects including Diavik and Panda Pit.
- Date
- 2002
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Dr. K. Wayne Savigny, BGC Engineering Inc.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik, Panda Pit, Lac de Gras, Ross River, Highland Valley Mine, Jericho Diamond Project
- Parameters
- permafrost engineering, latent heat, ground thermal regime, subsurface investigation, soil classification, embankment design, foundation design, tailings facilities, processed kimberlite containment (PKC), water containment, waste rock embankment, open pit mine design, underground mine design, freeze/thaw zones, ground ice, permafrost table, active layer, cut slope design, pile foundations, pit stability
- Pages
- 24
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