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AP
PE
ND
IX
2
PR
OJE
CT
F
INA
L
PR
ES
EN
TA
TIO
N
08/2
1/1
3
Min
e T
aili
ngs M
ass F
low
Stu
dy
A C
arl
so
n S
oft
ware
Ap
pro
ach
Ph
oto
s b
y A
. F
ou
rnie
r
3
Intr
od
uction
•N
am
e: A
nto
ine
Fo
urn
ier
•U
niv
ers
ity: M
cG
ill U
niv
ers
ity
•D
egre
e: M
inin
g E
ng
ine
erin
g C
o-o
p
•E
xp
ecte
d g
rad
ua
tio
n d
ate
: 0
6/1
5
•P
ositio
n T
itle
: A
ssis
tan
t m
ine
eng
ine
er
•D
ep
art
me
nt: M
inin
g E
ng
ine
eri
ng
•S
up
erv
isor/
Ma
na
ger
Na
me: R
ob
ert
Pri
de
•W
ork
Loca
tion
: M
arb
le F
alls
, T
exas
•P
roje
ct T
itle
: M
ine
Ta
ilin
gs M
ass F
low
Stu
dy
4
Obje
ctives a
nd d
eliv
era
ble
s
•A
ll m
ines f
ace a
pro
ble
m: ta
ilings
•D
ete
rmin
e t
aili
ngs;
Octo
ber
200
7 t
hru
July
31 2
01
3
•W
here
to s
tore
?
•H
ow
lo
ng is it goin
g t
o last
?
•A
t w
hat
rate
is it
pouri
ng?
•W
hat
are
the c
onse
quence f
or
life o
f m
ine p
lan
nin
g?
5
Ele
ments
of S
olu
tion
•D
ete
rmin
e e
levations o
f sedim
en
t acro
ss the p
ond f
or
grid
•C
alc
ula
te v
olu
me u
sin
g C
arlson m
inin
g s
oftw
are
•D
ete
rmin
e p
rod
ucti
on
rate
(to
ns c
rush
ed
/ye
ars
)
•C
alc
ula
te p
ort
ion o
f pro
duction e
ffecting t
aili
ngs
•D
ete
rmin
e t
aili
ng d
ep
ositio
n r
ate
•D
ete
rmin
e M
ass D
ensity o
f ta
iling
s
6
Initia
l findin
g 2
01
1
7
FIN
ES
ST
OR
AG
E W
OR
KS
HE
ET
Init
ial
Fin
din
gs
Ro
be
rt P
rid
e 2
01
1
8
Taili
ng
s P
oin
ts
...
..
9
Challe
nges
•A
eri
al surv
eys s
ho
w o
nly
wa
ter
leve
l (n
ot se
dim
ent le
ve
l)
•F
ind
su
bm
erg
ed
se
dim
en
t le
ve
l
•N
ot p
ossib
le to
ge
t p
oin
ts in
th
e m
idd
le (
ha
ve
to
ap
pro
xim
ate
)
•C
rea
te a
gri
d fo
r 2
007
when
min
ing
be
ga
n
•W
ate
r le
ve
l is
ne
ver
co
nsta
nt, h
ard
to
dra
w c
on
tact lin
e
10
Taili
ng p
on
d g
rid
Blu
e =
Fill
Re
d =
Cu
t
11
Min
e p
rod
uction s
chedule
sum
mary
Eff
ective T
ons
Eff
ective T
ons =
only
tons e
ffe
cting t
aili
ngs
12
13
Result / C
alc
ula
tion S
um
mary
•23,9
23,7
18
cubic
foot of sedim
ent (f
rom
Carlson)
•23,9
80,7
81
tons o
f ro
ck e
ffecting taili
ngs (
from
pro
duction s
chedule
)
•1 ton o
f ro
ck 1 c
ubic
foot of sedim
ent 1
.0 :1.0
•D
ensity f
or
rock is a
ppro
xim
ate
ly 1
65
lb/c
u ft
•D
ensity o
f w
et sedim
ent
is 8
8.8
lb/c
u ft
BY
VO
LU
ME
•F
rom
density o
f ro
ck w
e h
ave 2
90, 676,1
33
cubic
foot of ro
ck
•F
rom
Carlson w
e h
ave 2
3,9
23,7
18 c
ubic
foot of sedim
ent
•T
hus c
u ft of sedim
ent =
8.2
5%
cu ft eff. cru
shed tons
BY
WE
IGH
T•
Fro
m v
olu
me r
eport
there
is 1
,062,2
13.1
1to
ns o
f sedim
ent
•F
rom
pro
duction s
chedule
there
is 2
3,9
80,7
81
eff. to
ns o
f ro
ck
•T
ons o
f sedim
ent =
4.4
%eff
. cru
shed tons
•S
well
facto
r ta
iling’s
fin
es w
ith w
ate
r =
1.6
7(a
dditio
nal stu
dy f
or
benefits
)
Initia
l ta
ilings s
am
plin
g n
ear
surf
ace
14
Opp
ort
unitie
s
•S
up
ply
min
e p
lan
nin
g w
ith
da
ta fo
r lif
e o
f m
ine
•P
rovid
e a
ssis
tan
ce
to m
inin
g c
on
tracto
r
•E
limin
ate
un
kn
ow
ns for
recla
ma
tio
n p
lann
ing
•Id
en
tify
an
y n
ew
are
as fo
r cost sa
vin
gs fro
m s
tud
y
•O
ffer
che
mic
al p
rop
ert
ies fo
r fu
ture
op
po
rtu
nity (
ne
eds s
tud
y)
15
Va
rio
us S
tora
ge
Pla
ces
Su
m T
ota
l T
his
Co
nce
pt
to 2
03
1
16
Additio
nal ta
sks c
om
ple
ted
GP
S m
ine s
urv
ey
Supply
dri
ll o
pera
tors
with d
rill
depth
Carlso
n m
ine s
oft
ware
Mass d
ensity m
easure
ments
Qualit
y c
ontr
ol (Q
C)
Lab a
ssis
tance
17
QU
ES
TIO
NS
?
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