The Lancaster County, South Carolina Mining Application Project is a welded wire wall constructed in May 2016. The engineers on the project are Amec; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT). The wall designer for the project is Tom Jepsen, P.E., Jepsen Engineering. 

Wall Details:

•    Welded Wire Walls, two (area 100 wall: three angle points)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 56’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 40’
•    Uniform live load surcharge above crusher CAT 789D – 700psf
•    Uniform live load surcharge non-traffic areas – 100psf
•    Seismic acceleration of 0.15g
•    50-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized steel
•    24,632 SF
 

The Chihuahua, Mexico Mining Application project is two welded wire walls constructed in July. The engineers on the project are Kappes, Cassiday & Associates. The MSE wall designer is Tom Jepsen, P.E., Jepsen Engineering. 

Wall Details:

•    Welded Wire Walls, two 
•    Maximum Wall Height of 54’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 38’
•    Uniform Live Load Surcharge of 600 PSF for a CAT 777 mine haul truck
•    Seismic Acceleration of 0.08g
•    25-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized steel
•    28,840 SF
 

Mazapil Near-Pit Sizer Mining Project is a welded wire wall constructed from November 2011 to March 2012. The project is located in Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico. The wall builder was Gluyas Construcciones.

Wall Details:

• 2 Welded Wire Walls (3 angle points & 2 angle points)
• 50-year design life [hot-dipped galvanized steel)
• Uniform live load surcharge of 700 psf
• Maximum Wall Height of 58’
• Maximum Mat Length of 38’
• 48,614 SF (4,518 SM)

State of Durango, Mexico Mining Project is a welded wire wall project constructed in November 2017. The project is located 100 km N of the City of Durango, State of Durango, Mexico. The projects wall designer was Topografia Ingenieria Integral. 

WALL DETAILS:
•    Welded Wire Wall (two angle points)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 30’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 22’
•    10-year design life – Black steel
•    5,192 SF (248 SF Spare Parts)
 

The MSE Crusher Wall at Nevada Mine was constructed in 2013. The wall construction was provided by EarthTech West, Ltd, and the wall was designed by Collins Engineering.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Wall for Crusher & ArtWeld Gabion Wall (on top of WWW Crusher Wall)
• Maximum Wall Height of 114’
• Maximum Mat (spliced) Length of 80’
• Loads: uniform live load surcharge of 900 psf, for CAT 795 haul truck
• Seismic acceleration of 0.185 g
• 20-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized steel
• 31,352 SF of Welded Wire Wall & 140 CY of ArtWeld Gabions, 9 gauge, galvanized

The Chirano Ghana Mine project was constructed in 2013, and is located in Ghana, West Africa.  The wall was designed by SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Walls (two walls with one angle point each)
• Maximum Wall Height of 42’
• Maximum Mat Length of 32’
• Loads: 3’ soil surcharge, 375 psf.  CAT 998B, 1,900 psf
• Lower tier of headwall is 2,200 psf from the crusher supports.
• 50-year design life – Hot Dipped Galvanized steel
• 581.20 SM / 6256 SF of Welded Wire Wall

The Crusher Wall at Butler Quarry project is a Welded Wire Wall Constructed in 2004.  The wall is located in Butler, Kentucky and was designed by Geotechnical Design Services.

Wall Details:

• Crusher Wall: 3,792 SF, variable base

• 20 year design life (Non-Galvanized Steel )

• Seismic Acceleration of 0.1g

• Design Loading: CAT 785C Off-Highway Mine Truck (550,000 lbs. GVW)

• Maximum Wall height 46’

• Maximum Mat length of  42’

The Bingham Canyon Mine 2002 is a Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2002 by Ames Construction Inc., and was designed by Geotechnical Design Services Inc.

Wall Details:

• West Wing Wall: 6,144 FSF (supplied)
• 20 year design life
• Design Loading: Crane CT-2000 Transporter; Maximum Load of 8.5 ksf
• 3 angle points
• Maximum Wall height 42’
• Maximum Mat length of  35’
• Truck Dump Wall: 24,208 FSF (supplied)
• Design Loading: CAT 797 Truck
• 5 angle points
• Maximum Wall height 62’
• Maximum Mat length 40’ 

The Mariposa Port of Entry Project is a Welded Wire Wall and ArtWeld Gabions.  The Mariposa Port of Entry wall is 52 feet tall and 86,000 sf, and also consists of 500 cy of Artweld Gabions.  The Wall is owned by the General Services Administration Public Building Service, it was designed by Geotechnical Design Systems, and was built by Advanced Paving and Construction. 

The US 97: Modoc Point Project is a Steepened Slope Wall with a ERS Wall and ArtWeld Gabions at the base, and was constructed in 2010.  The US 97: Modoc Point Project is 160 feet tall and 104,000 sf of Steepened Slope.  The ERS at the base is 20 feet tall and 17,500 sf with 1850 cy of ArtWeld Gabions for an overall height of over 180 feet. The wall is owned by the State of Oregon Dept. of Transportation, it was designed by Ontiveros & Associates, and was built by K&E Excavating.