Antamina Tailings Dam
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The Antamina Tailings Dam, also known as the Antamina Tailings Impoundment Facility, is a tailings dam located in the Huincush Ravine 55 km (34 mi) east of Huaraz in the Ancash Region of Peru. The purpose of the dam is to store tailings processed at the nearby Antamina mine. In 2003, Golder Associates, Burnaby, B.C. was awarded the 2002 Canadian Consulting Engineering Award for its innovative design of the dam.[1][2]
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Antamina Tailings Dam | |
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Country | Peru |
Location | Huaraz |
Coordinates | 09°32′26″S 77°01′53″W |
Status | In use, being raised |
Construction began | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) |
Opening date | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
Owner(s) | Teck Resources |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Tailings dam |
Impounds | Ayash River |
Height | Concrete-face rock-fill: 130 m (427 ft) Rock-fill raising: 215 m (705 ft) |
Length | Concrete-face rock-fill: 1,050 m (3,445 ft) Rock-fill raising: 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 570,000,000 metric tons (560,997,721 long tons; 628,317,447 short tons) |
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