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Análisis espacial y temporal de desplazamientos superficiales para la evaluación de estabilidad de presas de relaves

Las presas de relaves (TSFs) desempeñan un papel fundamental en la industria minera, sirviendo como depósitos para la mayor parte de los relaves post-flotación generados durante los procesos de extracción de mineral. El creciente número mundial de TSFs, junto con los casos emergentes de fallos, subraya la necesidad imperativa de monitorizar vigilantemente sus estados. En particular, un solo fallo puede producir resultados catastróficos, infligiendo un daño sustancial al medio ambiente y provocando pérdidas de vidas.

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Análisis espacial y temporal de desplazamientos superficiales para la evaluación de estabilidad de presas de relaves

Resumen

Monitoring the stability of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is extremely important due to the catastrophic consequences of instability, which pose a threat to both the environment and human life. For this reason, numerous laboratory and field tests are carried out around dams.

 

An extensive database is collected as part of monitoring and field research. The in-depth analysis of available data can help monitor stability and predict disaster hazards. One of the important factors is displacement, including surface displacements—recorded by benchmarks as well as underground displacements—recorded by inclinometers.

 

In this work, methods were developed to help assess the stability of the TSF in terms of surface and underground displacement based on the simulated data from geodetic benchmarks. The context of spatial correlation was investigated using hot spot analysis, which shows areas of greater risk, indicating the places of correlation of large and small displacements. The analysis of displacements versus time allowed us to indicate the growing exponential trend, thanks to which it is possible to forecast the trend of future displacements, as well as their velocity and acceleration, with the coefficient of determination of the trend matching reaching even 0.97. Additionally, the use of a geographically weighted regression model was proposed to predict the risk of shear relative to surface displacements.

 

This work has received funding from EIT RawMaterials GmbH under Framework Partnership Agreement No 21123 (SEC4TD Project).

Autores

Wioletta Koperska

KGHM Cuprum Ltd.—Research and Development Centre

Pawel Stefaniak

KGHM Cuprum Ltd.—Research and Development Centre

Maria Stachowiak

KGHM Cuprum Ltd.—Research and Development Centre

Sergii Anufriiev

KGHM Cuprum Ltd.—Research and Development Centre

Ioannis Kakogiannos

Worldsensing

Francisco Hernández-Ramírez

Worldsensing