With the transition from Open Pit to Block Cave mining at the Chuquicamata Underground Project, it was necessary to validate ITASCA´s caving algorithm (IMASS) as used to predict caveability in a structurally controlled environment. CODELCO proposed a case study at Esmeralda Mine, El Teniente Division, which was known to have been influenced by the presence of a few major faults in its development.
Mr. Chambers graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a master’s degree in hydrogeology. He received his bachelor’s degree in geosciences with a minor in geospatial information systems (GIS) at Virginia Tech. He has over 3 years of experience developing and calibrating groundwater models, conducting GIS spatial analysis for a variety of projects, and developing Python-based scripts. Additionally, he has overseen drilling operations, hydraulic testing, and other geologic field initiatives.
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