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)
 

Meeker Colorado Mining Project is a hot dipped galvanized welded wire wall. The project is located in Meeker, CO 81641. The maximum wall height is 26 feet and 15,648 square feet. The wall designer is Jepsen Engineering.

The Ely, Nevada mining project is a hot dipped galvanized Welded Wire Wall constructed in March 2018. The project is located on State Route 892, Ely, NV 89803. The wall designer is CESaretti Engineered Solutions.

WALL GEOMETRY AND CONDITIONS:
•    Welded Wire Wall (seven angle points)
•    Maximum Wall Height of 24’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 18’
•    Loads: 350 psf (5’ Wide, 1’ from the Face of Wall)
•    Maximum ground acceleration coefficient, A=0.310
•    50-year design life – Hot Dip Galvanized
•     25,104 SF (218 AWG)
 

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 Sorting Facility Ramp project is a mining project constructed in June 2018. The project is located in Montana. The maximum wall height is 28 feet and 8,440 square feet. The designer of the wall was CESaretti Engineered Solutions.

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