Mr. Corser has 30 years of engineering and construction experience working on mining, civil, geotechnical, and environmental projects and is a senior member of MWH’s engineering team. He has managed mine development, closure and reclamation projects for numerous mines in North and South America and throughout Europe. His specific areas of technical expertise include both design and construction of containment systems for mine waste disposal (tailing and waste rock facilities), mine closure and reclamation. He has extensive experience working on the geotechnical aspects of tailing storage facilities.
Mr. Corser leads MWH’s Global Natural Resource Sector, which provides engineering and environmental services to the mining industry. In this capacity he is involved in conceptual, basic, and detailed engineering as well as the design and review of MWH’s work for the mining industry. This includes providing senior project review for MWH’s services including environmental baseline and permitting studies, mine water supply and water resource management, civil infrastructure, environmental monitoring, waste product handling, mine closure/reclamation and remediation.
Primer día: Martes, Agosto 31, 18:40-19:00
Computer Aided Earthmoving Systems - Mine Reclamation in a Digital Age – A Case Study
Mine Reclamation – the necessary component of a successful mine closeout. It is a task that does not generate profit for the mining company, or its shareholders, but is none the less required for liabilities disclosure by most stock analysts and governmental entities, and more importantly, can be one of the most visible examples of a mining company’s commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible mining. Therefore, it is paramount for mining companies to utilize technologies that allow for a complete, yet economical reclamation pursuit. Computer Aided Earthmoving Systems (CAES) is a convenient tool that can allow mining companies to use large scale mine equipment to successful implement and complete massive earth moving projects such as tailings dam reclamation quickly and efficiently. Mine equipment that is no longer being used in active mining activities can be utilized for reclamation purposes, obviously reducing capital and potentially operating costs, or saving the mining company millions of dollars in equipment rental fees. In addition, mining companies can self perform the reclamation work, keeping their workers employed and minimizing expensive subcontractor costs. Finally, the CAES system drastically reduces the number of surveyors and grade checkers required to provide grade and design control for the reclamation work. This paper discusses the use of CAES for a reclamation project at a mine in the US. Included in the discussion is a brief overview of the CAES system, its setup and implementation during reclamation at the mine, design considerations that enhance the usefulness of the CAES system, various problems and solutions encountered and solved during its use, and an economic evaluation of the utilization of the system. In the end, it is demonstrated how CAES brings success to mine reclamation.
