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Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. Volume 3. Lakeshore Field Experiment and Design of Commercial Scale Operation.

PB89153282

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Davidson, D. H.; Huff, R. V.; Weeks, R. E.; Edwards, J. F.
Page Count	376
Abstract	The report provides the program plan, costs and schedule, and engineering design specification for an in situ copper leaching field experiment at the Noranda Lakeshore Mine in Casa Grande, Arizona. The field experiment is based on a unit cell concept of direct scale-up to a commercial scale design which was developed for this site using the algorithms and computer program contained in the Draft Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. The field experiment unit cell design includes integrated testing of two 5-spots and an SX/EW plant with supporting environmental permitting activities. The field experiment has a maximum capacity of 50 gpm and 1,095 tons per year copper production. The unit cell consists of: a plan area of 150 feet by 300 feet; 150 feet producer-to-producer spacing; well depth of 1,335 feet; leach interval of 180 feet averaging 0.88% copper. The time frame of the field experiment is 44 months at a cost of $14,340,723. On July 23, 1987 the mine was renamed the Cyprus Casa Grande mine by the new operator, the Cyprus Casa Grande Corporation.
Keywords	Copper ore deposits Mines(Excavations) Design criteria Cost engineering Field tests Open pit mining Leaching Mining Model tests Construction costs Specifications Tables(Data) Scheduling
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA.; Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN. Twin Cities Research Center.; Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith, Inc., Phoenix, AZ.; Davy McKee Corp., San Ramon, CA.; Huff (Ray V.) and Associates, Inc., Golden, CO.
Supplemental Notes	See also Volume 1, PB89-148217. Prepared in cooperation with Huff (Ray V.) and Associates, Inc., Golden, CO., Davy McKee Corp., San Ramon, CA., and Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith, Inc., Phoenix, AZ. Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN. Twin Cities Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open file rept. 30 Sep 86-30 Apr 88,
NTIS Issue Number	198911
Contract Number	J0267001

Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. Volume 3. Lakeshore Field Experiment and Design of Commercial Scale Operation.

Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. Volume 3. Lakeshore Field Experiment and Design of Commercial Scale Operation.
PB89153282

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Davidson, D. H.; Huff, R. V.; Weeks, R. E.; Edwards, J. F.
Page Count	376
Abstract	The report provides the program plan, costs and schedule, and engineering design specification for an in situ copper leaching field experiment at the Noranda Lakeshore Mine in Casa Grande, Arizona. The field experiment is based on a unit cell concept of direct scale-up to a commercial scale design which was developed for this site using the algorithms and computer program contained in the Draft Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. The field experiment unit cell design includes integrated testing of two 5-spots and an SX/EW plant with supporting environmental permitting activities. The field experiment has a maximum capacity of 50 gpm and 1,095 tons per year copper production. The unit cell consists of: a plan area of 150 feet by 300 feet; 150 feet producer-to-producer spacing; well depth of 1,335 feet; leach interval of 180 feet averaging 0.88% copper. The time frame of the field experiment is 44 months at a cost of $14,340,723. On July 23, 1987 the mine was renamed the Cyprus Casa Grande mine by the new operator, the Cyprus Casa Grande Corporation.
Keywords	Copper ore deposits Mines(Excavations) Design criteria Cost engineering Field tests Open pit mining Leaching Mining Model tests Construction costs Specifications Tables(Data) Scheduling
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA.; Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN. Twin Cities Research Center.; Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith, Inc., Phoenix, AZ.; Davy McKee Corp., San Ramon, CA.; Huff (Ray V.) and Associates, Inc., Golden, CO.
Supplemental Notes	See also Volume 1, PB89-148217. Prepared in cooperation with Huff (Ray V.) and Associates, Inc., Golden, CO., Davy McKee Corp., San Ramon, CA., and Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith, Inc., Phoenix, AZ. Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN. Twin Cities Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open file rept. 30 Sep 86-30 Apr 88,
NTIS Issue Number	198911
Contract Number	J0267001