USA
Arizona
Phelps Dodge Mining Company
Remote site
Cast-in-place vertical upstream face
Internal spillway
The project involved constructing a new RCC containment dam nine miles inside the active open pit copper mine. The RCC batch plant was located approximately 1'/ miles from the dam, with RCC hauled in 35 ton (32 t) rock trucks to the dam site. Other features of the project include riprap placement, backfill, and general site work
Type of Dam: RCC Cast
Height: 64 feet; 20 m
Crest Length: 265 feet; 81 m
RCC Volume: 7,800 cy; 5,960 cm