Accomplishments:
Carlota Copper Project, Miami, Arizona – Supervising Geotechnical Engineer for design of South Embankment and Water Storage Impoundment: responsible for the geotechnical design of a water storage impoundment with capacity of 90 (x106) gallons and retrofit on existing embankment.
Responsible for the geotechnical design of an in-heap PLS Pond, water storage and metering embankment and process ponds. Performed data reduction on geotechnical laboratory results, and revised design criteria where necessary to utilize geologic materials available on site.
Performed construction observations for the construction of heap leach pad including metering, PLS and process ponds and for the plant site structures.
Performed seepage and slope stability analyses for design of a 425 ft high heap leach valley fill heap leach stockpile, modelled as-built stability conditions for the Heap Leach Stockpile, and modelled the effectiveness of stability of the stockpile with interlift drains.
Performed site reconnaissance and slope stability analyses to back-calculate material strengths and design mitigation of incipient rock slide feature.
Authored geotechnical report for design and construction of the Main Power Substation for the Carlota Copper Mine in Miami, Arizona.
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Tyrone, New Mexico – Supervising Geotechnical Engineer, Geotechnical Engineering Site Reconnaissance Report, authored geotechnical site reconnaissance report for mat foundation design for the 4A Raffinate Booster Pump Station at the FMI Tyrone Mine. The project included designing geogrid reinforcement for a 20 ft thick bearing zone on top of 400 ft of unconsolidated acid-digested ore.
Main Power Substation, Carlota Copper Company, Carlota Copper, Miami, Arizona – Supervising Geotechnical Engineer, Authored geotechnical report for design and construction of the Main Power Substation for the Carlota Copper Mine in Miami, Arizona.
