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Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. Volume 5. Field Testing at the Santa Cruz Site.

PB89153308

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Davidson, D. H.; Huff, R. V.; Weeks, R. E.; Edwards, J. F.
Page Count	118
Abstract	The report describes the field tests conducted at the Santa Cruz Joint Venture Site in Casa Grande, Arizona. These tests were carried out in existing core holes SC-46 and SC-19 and include: coring, water injection permeability measurements; geophysical wireline logging measurements of initial water saturation, porosity, and flow profile; and laboratory core leaching. The purpose of these tests is to provide supporting data for the commercial scale operation and experiment designs. Preliminary laboratory core leaching data indicate that a 50 gpl sulfuric acid strength that 10 gpl copper loadings are achieved at a net acid consumption of less than 3 1/2 lb acid per lb copper. These data are within the range of input parameters used to calculate the economics for the best mining scenario for the commercial design.
Keywords	Copper ore deposits Mines(Excavations) Field tests Permeability Porosity Coring Leaching Water injection Open pit mines Drill core analysis Graphs(Charts)
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 4, PB89-153290. 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 5. Field Testing at the Santa Cruz Site.

Generic In situ Copper Mine Design Manual. Volume 5. Field Testing at the Santa Cruz Site.
PB89153308

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Davidson, D. H.; Huff, R. V.; Weeks, R. E.; Edwards, J. F.
Page Count	118
Abstract	The report describes the field tests conducted at the Santa Cruz Joint Venture Site in Casa Grande, Arizona. These tests were carried out in existing core holes SC-46 and SC-19 and include: coring, water injection permeability measurements; geophysical wireline logging measurements of initial water saturation, porosity, and flow profile; and laboratory core leaching. The purpose of these tests is to provide supporting data for the commercial scale operation and experiment designs. Preliminary laboratory core leaching data indicate that a 50 gpl sulfuric acid strength that 10 gpl copper loadings are achieved at a net acid consumption of less than 3 1/2 lb acid per lb copper. These data are within the range of input parameters used to calculate the economics for the best mining scenario for the commercial design.
Keywords	Copper ore deposits Mines(Excavations) Field tests Permeability Porosity Coring Leaching Water injection Open pit mines Drill core analysis Graphs(Charts)
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 4, PB89-153290. 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