Major Sustaining Capital Project – Oxide Leach Expansion, Chile
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The Oxide Leach Expansion Project involved the engineering, procurement, construction management, testing and start-up services required for the construction of a new Oxide Leach Pad (Pad II ).
The new pad measures approximately 2460 x 975 metres and accommodates a final volume of 120 million tonnes of agglomerated, crushed copper oxide ore at a stacking rate of approximately 60,000 tonnes per day.
The main installations/activities included:
- Earthworks and Pad (2460 x 975m)
- Irrigation and collection systems
- Power line and electrical control room
- Material handling system
– Overland conveyor (1.6km)
– Shiftable conveyor (2300m) and tripper car
– Grasshoppers (760m)
– Crawler-mounted spreader
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