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International Projects
Dewatering / Water
Supply, Sonora, Mexico
Water Management Consultants
was commissioned to design an
integrated mine dewatering/water
supply system and an environmental
monitoring network for the La
Colorada Gold Mine near Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mexico. Under the direction
of Amado Guzman, Manager of Water
Managements Tucson, Arizona office,
a comprehensive system was
designed to satisfy the requirements
of environmental permits, provide
needed water supplies, and dewater
the open pit while minimizing the
impacts on the adjacent community
of La Colorada.
Monturaqui Basin
Wellfield, Chile
This successful project entailed the
development of a wellfield for the
Escondida Copper Mine in Chile.
Located in the Monturaqui Basin, the
project was conducted on behalf of
Minera Escondida Limitada. The
investigation culminated in computer
models used to locate wellfields that
would best utilize and manage
groundwater
resources.
Water
Management continues to advise
Escondida on all water related issues.
As environmental requirements
become increasingly stringent on
operating mine facilities, so too do
the requirements for mine closure. A
major consideration during mine
closure is the final water quality of
flooded open pits and the potential
impact
to
the
surrounding
environment. To address such
sensitive issues, Water Management
Consultants has developed a
sophisticated approach to pit lake
studies that combines groundwater
flow and hydrochemical modeling
with probabilistic analysis to predict
pit lake water quality over time. This
approach is backed by extensive
practical experience in mine closure
and actual monitoring of the
formation of pit lakes.
Direct
Precipitation
Precipitation
On Pit Walls
Evaporation
Alluvium
Alluvium
Rock Unit A
Rock Unit B
Groundwater Inflow
Rock Unit A
Precipitation / Sorption
Groundwater
Inflow
Rock Unit B
Rock Unit B
Figure 1
Precipitation
On Pit Walls
Direct
Precipitation
Evaporation
Alluvium
Precipitation
On Pit Walls
Alluvium
Precipitation / Sorption
Rock Unit A
Groundwater Inflow
Rock Unit A
Groundwater Inflow
Turnover
Rock Unit B
Rock Unit B
Rock Unit B
Figure 2
Santiago
Enrique Foster, Sur 76
Las Condes, Santiago
Chile
Tel:
56-2-231-5623
Fax:
56-2-246-3518
Email: 70501.1616@
compuserve.com
Lima
Avda. Ricardo Rivera
Navarrette 451
Edificio Delia 601-602
San Isidro, Lima
Peru
Tel:
51-14-42-0204
Fax:
51-14-41-1902
Email: 105114.3345@
compuserve.com
Perth
Subiaco Business Centre
531 Hay Street
Subiaco, WA 6008
Australia
Tel:
61-8-9380-8346
Fax:
61-8-9380-8347
Email: 100401.3066@
compuserve.com
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