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2023-05-31

Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil

Evaluación geotécnica de un depósito de relave de una mina de caliza en el sur de Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987

Palabras clave:

mine tailings; waste rock dump; geotechnical evaluation; stability analysis (en)
estériles de mina; relave de pila seca; evaluación geotécnica; análisis de estabilidad (es)

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This paper presents the geotechnical study and stability assessment of a Mining Waste Rock Dump (WRD) from a Limestone Mine in the city of Dom Feliciano/Rio Grande do Sul (RS), south of Brazil. A literature review is used to provide considerations on the geotechnical properties of materials and geometries adopted. These parameters were the basis for the stability evaluation performed on realistic profiles of the WRD and on a proposed expansion. The conclusions regarding stability are confirmed and supported by a quantitative Waste Dump classification methodology. The results obtained demonstrate the viability of adopting an optimized geometry, with a height of 25 meters for the first level and 15 meters for the second level. It is concluded that the methodology and sequence of steps adopted in the evaluation can be replicated for other WRDs and even serve as an indication for similar structures.

Este trabajo presenta el estudio geotécnico y la evaluación de la estabilidad de un depósito de relave de pila seca (DR) de una mina de caliza en la ciudad de Dom Feliciano/RS, al sur de Brasil. A partir de una revisión bibliográfica, se hacen consideraciones sobre las propiedades geotécnicas de los materiales y las geometrías adoptadas. Estos parámetros fueron la base para la evaluación de la estabilidad realizada en perfiles reales del DR y en una propuesta de ampliación. Las conclusiones relativas a la estabilidad son confrontadas y corroboradas por una metodología cuantitativa de clasificación de la relavera. Los resultados obtenidos corroboran la viabilidad de adoptar una geometría optimizada, con una altura de 25 metros para el primer nivel y 15 metros para el segundo. Se concluye que la metodología y la secuencia de pasos adoptados en la evaluación pueden ser replicados para otros DR e incluso servir de indicación para estructuras similares.

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F. Alves Cantini Cardozo, «Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil», DYNA, vol. 90, n.º 226, pp. 98–106, may 2023.

ACM

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Alves Cantini Cardozo, F. 2023. Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil. DYNA. 90, 226 (may 2023), 98–106. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987.

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Alves Cantini Cardozo, F. Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil. DYNA 2023, 90, 98-106.

APA

Alves Cantini Cardozo, F. (2023). Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil. DYNA, 90(226), 98–106. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987

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ALVES CANTINI CARDOZO, F. Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 90, n. 226, p. 98–106, 2023. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/104987. Acesso em: 22 mar. 2026.

Chicago

Alves Cantini Cardozo, Fernando. 2023. «Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil». DYNA 90 (226):98-106. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987.

Harvard

Alves Cantini Cardozo, F. (2023) «Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil», DYNA, 90(226), pp. 98–106. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987.

MLA

Alves Cantini Cardozo, F. «Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil». DYNA, vol. 90, n.º 226, mayo de 2023, pp. 98-106, doi:10.15446/dyna.v90n226.104987.

Turabian

Alves Cantini Cardozo, Fernando. «Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil». DYNA 90, no. 226 (mayo 25, 2023): 98–106. Accedido marzo 22, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/104987.

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Alves Cantini Cardozo F. Geotechnical evaluation of a waste rock dump from a limestone mine in south Brazil. DYNA [Internet]. 25 de mayo de 2023 [citado 22 de marzo de 2026];90(226):98-106. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/104987

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