Slope Stability in Surface Mining

by Hustrulid, William A.; McCarter, Michael K.; Van Zyl, Dirk J. A.

• ISBN13: 9780873351942
• ISBN10: 0873351940
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Society for Mining Metallurgy

Summary

"Slope Stability in Surface Mining" creates a common platform on which to base correct, economical, and safe slope design and construction decisions. It documents the progressive rise in technical understanding and sophistication in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	xiii
SECTION 1 ROCK SLOPE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS	1	(138)
Large-Scale Slope Designs---A Review of the State of the Art	3	(8)
E. Hoek
K.H. Rippere
P.F. Stacey
Collecting and Using Geologic Structure Data for Slope Design	11	(16)
David E. Nicholas
Danny B. Sims
Designing Catch Benches and Interramp Slopes	27	(12)
Thomas M. Ryan
Paul R. Pryor
Managing and Analyzing Overall Pit Slopes	39	(8)
Richard D. Call
Paul F. Cicchini
Thomas M. Ryan
Ross C. Barkley
A Slope Height Versus Slope Angle Database	47	(12)
Jonny Sjoberg
Rock-Mass Properties for Surface Mines	59	(12)
Evert Hoek
Antonio Karzulovic
Failure Mechanisms for High Slopes in Hard Rock	71	(10)
Jonny Sjoberg
Time-Dependent Movements of Open-Pit Slopes	81	(8)
Zavis M. Zavodni
The Role and Mitigation of Groundwater in Slope Stability	89	(8)
Lee C. Atkinson
The Influence of Seismic Events on Slope Stability	97	(10)
Charles E. Glass
Coupled Geomechanic-Hydrologic Approach to Slope Stability Based on Finite Elements	107	(8)
William G. Pariseau
Practical Slope-Stability Analysis Using Finite-Difference Codes	115	(10)
Loren Lorig
Pedro Varona
Blast Designs to Protect Pit Walls	125	(6)
Timothy N. Hagan
Brad Bulow
Use of Blast Timing to Improve Slope Stability	131	(4)
Claude Cunningham
Large-Diameter and Deep-Hole Presplitting Techniques for Safe Wall Stability	135	(4)
Rodney Burke
SECTION 2 CASE STUDIES IN ROCK SLOPE STABILITY	139	(126)
The Role of the Geotechnical Group in an Open Pit: Chuquicamata Mine, Chile	141	(12)
German Flores
Antonio Karzulovic
Slope Stability at Escondida Mine	153	(10)
Cristian Valdivia
Loren Lorig
Slope Stability at Collahuasi	163	(8)
Graham Swan
Richardo S. Sepulveda
The Sur Sur Mine of Codelco's Andina Division	171	(6)
Reinaldo Apablaza
Emilio Farias
Ricardo Morales
Jaime Diaz
Antonio Karzulovic
Design, Implementation, and Assessment of Open-Pit Slopes at Palabora over the Last 20 Years	177	(6)
Alan Stewart
Fanie Wessels
Susan Bird
Slope Stability at Aznalcollar	183	(20)
Jonny Sjoberg
John C. Sharp
David J. Malorey
Slope Stability at Aitik	203	(10)
Jonny Sjoberg
Urban Norstrom
Practical Rock-Slope Engineering Designs at Barrick Goldstrike	213	(6)
Nick D. Rose
Robert P. Sharon
Slope Stability and Operational Control at Barrick Goldstrike	219	(8)
Robert Sharon
Pit Slope Design at Orapa Mine	227	(12)
J. Jakubec
P.J. Terbrugge
A.R. Guest
F. Ramsden
Slope Stability Assessment at the Main Cresson Mine	239	(12)
M. Pierce
T. Brandshaug
M. Ward
Analysis of Stability Loss in Open-Pit Slopes and Assessment Principles for Hard, Tectonically Stressed Rock Masses	251	(6)
Anatoly A. Kozyrev
Sergei P. Reshetnyak
Victor A. Maltsev
Vadim V. Rybin
Coal Mine Highwall Stability	257	(8)
Ben L. Seegmiller
SECTION 3 STABILITY OF WASTE ROCK EMBANKMENTS	265	(98)
Site Selection, Characterization, and Assessment	267	(8)
P. Mark Hawley
Assessment of Embankment Parameters	275	(10)
David J. Williams
The Mechanism Controlling Angle-of-Repose Stability in Waste Rock Embankments	285	(8)
David B. Campbell
Embankment Hydrology-Storage Water Controls	293	(12)
Gary R.E. Beckstead
John Slater
Neil van der Gugten
Andrzej Slawinski
Embankment Hydrology and Unsaturated Flow in Waste Rock	305	(6)
G. Ward Wilson
Operation and Monitoring Considerations from a British Columbia Mountain Terrain Perspective	311	(12)
Tim Eaton
Reclamation and Surface Stabilization	323	(6)
Rene A. Renteria
Observational Engineering for Open-Pit Geotechnics: A Case Study of Predictions Versus Performance for the Stability of a High Overburden Embankment over a Soft/Deep Soil Foundation at PT Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg Open-Pit Mine	329	(16)
W. Kevin Walker
Mark J. Johnson
Construction and Operation of a Major Mined-Rock Disposal Facility at Elkview Coal Corporation, British Columbia	345	(6)
Brent K. Zeitz
Steepened Spoil Slopes at Bridger Coal Company	351	(10)
William L. Gerhard
Design Objectives for Mine Waste Rock Disposal Facilities at Phosphate Mines in Southeastern Idaho	361	(2)
Brian Buck
SECTION 4 TAILINGS AND HEAP LEACHING	363	(76)
Tailings Dam Stability: Essential Ingredients for Success	365	(14)
Michael Davies
Todd Martin
Peter Lighthall
A Database of Quantitative Risks in Tailing Management	379	(4)
Dr. F. Oboni
Dr. I. Bruce
Management and Operational Background to Three Tailings Dam Failures in South Africa	383	(8)
Geoffrey Blight
Tailings Basin Water Management	391	(8)
Donald E. Welch
The Gold Ridge Mine Tailings Storage Facility: An Australian Case History	399	(6)
Mike Gowan
Glen Fergus
Stability Analysis of a Waste Rock Dump of Great Height Founded over a Tailings Impoundment in a High Seismicity Area	405	(6)
Ramon Verdugo
Carlos Andrade
Sergio Barrera
Jose Lara
Stability Issues Related to Tailing Storage and Heap Leach Facilities	411	(8)
Donald R. East
Julio E. Valera
Case Study: Stability Analysis of the Cresson Valley Leach Facility (Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company)	419	(8)
John F. Lupo
Terry Mandziak
Radomiro Tomic Secondary Heap Leach Facility	427	(8)
Carlos Andrade
Edgar Bard O
Hugo Garrido
Jose Campana
Influence of the Direction of Ore Placement on the Stability of Ore Heaps on Geomembrane-Lined Pads	435	(4)
M.E. Smith
J.P. Giroud
Index	439