The Soledad Mountain Project, Crushing Plant Phase 4 Project is a welded wire wall constructed in June 2015. The project is located in Mojave, Kern County, California. The MSE wall designer is Kirk Cesaretti, P.E., Ontiveros, Cesaretti & Prebor.

Wall details:

•    Welded Wire Wall (two angle points for ore dump, four angle points for fine ore bin)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 54’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 39’
•    Loads for ore dump: Traffic Surcharge - Komatsu HD785-7 Dump Truck
Loaded at 366,000 lbs Distrubuted evenly on 18'x20' Pad LL = 1020 psf Behind Wheel Berm 4' from Face of Wall Concrete Pad (2' Thick) - DL 300 psf
•    Loads for fine ore bin: Concrete Pad (3' Thick @ 20’ from face of wall) - DL 450 psf 27’Ø Tank Empty – DL 120 kips on 2,000 sf slab (60 psf) Tank Potential Load – LL 1,841 kips on 2,000 sf slab (920 psf) Conveyor footing Load – LL 625 psf @ 4’ from face of wall
•    Seismic acceleration of 0.20g
•    30-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized steel
•    8,128 SF of Welded Wire Wall for ore dump
•    10,656 SF of Welded Wire Wall for fine ore bin
•    105 CY of ArtWeld Gabions for fine ore bin
 

The Stonewell Mining Project is a welded wire wall project constructed in June 2015. The project is located Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada. The wall designer was Kirk Cesaretti, P.E., Ontiveros, Cesaretti & Prebor and the contractor was Maple Leaf Construction, Ltd. 

Wall Details:

•    Welded Wire Wall (two angle points)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 34’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 24’
•    Loads for ore dump:
Traffic Load – CAT 773G Loaded is 102,738 kg (226,500 lbs) distributed evenly on wheel
base of 3.96m x 4.27m (13’x14’), LL is 59.6 kPa (1,245 psf) @ 4’ from face of wall
•    Seismic acceleration of 0.20g
•    50-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized steel
•    3,416 SF / 317.36 SM
 

The San Cristóbal Mine Project is a Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2006.  The wall construction was supervised by EarthTech West, Ltd.

Wall Details:

•    Primary Crusher Design Loading: CAT 785C, confined to a concrete apron.  
•    20-year design life, Based on normal corrosion criteria, (TxWW Hot Dip Galvanized)
•    Primary Crusher Maximum Wall Height is 82' [25 m]
•    Longest Mat is 58’ [18 m]; [spliced mats used to achieve required embedment]
•    Seismic Acceleration Coefficient of 0.15g  
•    2,440 SM  
 

The Meeker Colorado Mine Crusher Wall was built in 2018 by EarthTech West Ltd, and was designed by Jepsen Engineering.

Wall Details:

•    Welded Wire Wall (four angle points)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 80’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 58.25’
•    Loads: 750 PSF for a Komatsu 830E-Mine Haul Truck
•    30- year design life – Hot- Dipped Galvanized
•    13,296 SF (Crusher Wall) 2,336 SF (Wing Walls)
 

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