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Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Investigation Report. Phelps Dodge Corporation Morenci Tailings Dams Morenci, Arizona.

PB243075

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	182
Abstract	Volume 2 presents the results of studies of Phelps Dodge Corporation's tailings embankments numbers at Morenci, Ariz. The work involved compilation and description of pertinent factors relating to the physical features and operational characteristics of the facility, including information on embankment construction practices; investigation and research of the general geologic and seismicity characteristics of the site and vicinity; limited field exploration and materials sampling and testing at the site; installation and limited monitoring of piezometers, surface movement markers, and slope indicator casing; limited laboratory testing of materials to evaluate the basic index and engineering properties of the embankment and tailings materials; selected engineering analyses of the embankment for various types of potential 'failure' conditions; and includes appendices.
Keywords	Waste disposal Tailings Mining industries Dams Southwest Region(United States) Embankments Soil stabilization Physical properties Construction Mills Geologic structures Seismic prospecting Geological faults Civil engineering Failure Arizona Morenci Tailings Dams Morenci(Arizona)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	50B - Civil Engineering 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Wahler (W. A.) and Associates, Palo Alto, Calif.; BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197519
Contract Number	S0110520

Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Investigation Report. Phelps Dodge Corporation Morenci Tailings Dams Morenci, Arizona.

Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Investigation Report. Phelps Dodge Corporation Morenci Tailings Dams Morenci, Arizona.
PB243075

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	182
Abstract	Volume 2 presents the results of studies of Phelps Dodge Corporation's tailings embankments numbers at Morenci, Ariz. The work involved compilation and description of pertinent factors relating to the physical features and operational characteristics of the facility, including information on embankment construction practices; investigation and research of the general geologic and seismicity characteristics of the site and vicinity; limited field exploration and materials sampling and testing at the site; installation and limited monitoring of piezometers, surface movement markers, and slope indicator casing; limited laboratory testing of materials to evaluate the basic index and engineering properties of the embankment and tailings materials; selected engineering analyses of the embankment for various types of potential 'failure' conditions; and includes appendices.
Keywords	Waste disposal Tailings Mining industries Dams Southwest Region(United States) Embankments Soil stabilization Physical properties Construction Mills Geologic structures Seismic prospecting Geological faults Civil engineering Failure Arizona Morenci Tailings Dams Morenci(Arizona)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	50B - Civil Engineering 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Wahler (W. A.) and Associates, Palo Alto, Calif.; BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197519
Contract Number	S0110520